Self-assembling nanomaterial offers pathway to more efficient, affordable harnessing of solar power

Medicine & Technology Jan 25, 2019

New nanomaterials developed by researchers at the Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) at The Graduate Center of The City University of New York (CUNY) could provide a pathway to more efficient and potentially affordable harvesting of solar energy. Early research suggests these materials could create more usable charges and increase the theoretical efficiency of solar cells up to 44 percent.

Guiding the way to a more sustainable energy future

Jan 24, 2019

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released an alarming report this October about what it would take to cap rising global temperatures at 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.

Research center at UC Riverside receives additional funding from Department of Energy

Jan 14, 2019

The Spins and Heat in Nanoscale Electronic Systems center, known as SHINES, at the University of California, Riverside, has received funding for two more years from the Department of Energy. SHINES received $12 million from the department in 2014. The new funding of $1.9 million is part of $100 million in funding for 42 Energy Frontier Research Centers, or EFRCs, that Secretary of Energy Rick Perry announced today.

Better electrical cables can save energy

Jan 14, 2019

At present one-tenth of generated electricity is lost in the grid because of the cables we use. The Energy Safety Research Institute (ESRI) at Swansea University has secured a £20,000 Royal Society Research Grant to develop improved copper-carbon nanotube materials to deliver electricity more efficiently and to save energy.

China Shames U.S., Runs Entire Province on Renewable Energy for 7 Days

Jun 29, 2017

U.S big oil politicians who said renewables could not power the entire grid are trying to look the other way.

New Fuel From Carbon Dioxide Captured From Air For Finnish Pilot Plant Production

Jun 13, 2017

The prospect of the creation of new fuels and other hydrocarbon is something that could add more renewable sources of energy made available by the Technical Research Institute in Finland and the Lappeenranta University of Technology.

Floating Solar Farm In China Unveils The Country's Aim To Acquire Clean Energy

Jun 12, 2017

The floating solar farm indicates China’s ambition to possess the clean energy and to decrease its dependency on the fossil fuel to generate energy.

Storage technology Discovered For Continuous Fluctuating Renewable Energy, High Power Performance With Density Factor

Jun 12, 2017

The discovery of the bismuth based antiferroelectric materials is the answer in addressing the storage technology to accommodate the fluctuating supply and storage of renewable energy in large magnitude.

Muon Experiments: Heavy Cousins of Electrons Magnetic Field Behavior, Providing New Particles Existence

Jun 09, 2017

Researchers will be put into trial the muon g-2 experiment to explore on new physics regarding the existence of new particles for energy.

Blue Energy: Harnessing Generated Energy Where River Water Meets Sea Water, Potential Power Supply For World's Demands

May 29, 2017

The potential energy that could be tapped in the mixture of two bodies of water could supply 40 percent of the world energy requirement, scientists doing the study said.

Nuclear Power Project Still Idle After Facing Bankruptcy, Controversies

May 29, 2017

Turkey's Point is originally aiming to be one of the US's biggest nuclear plants a decade ago but with some controversies and backruptcy, their plans of making nuclear the "next fossil fuel" is still waiting to happen.

More Efficient Solar Cells Discovery Enhances Solar Energy Conversion Rate Up To 700%

May 27, 2017

New materials, perhaps an infusive replacement of a few atoms will make the difference in a new discovery when enhancing a faster conversion rate from solar energy to electrical supply.

Creation of New Molecules for New Formulas Results Into New Fuels & Medications

May 26, 2017

Breaking down molecules to create new ones will create new forms of fuels and alter the [laying field pf the pharmaceutical industry according to a study made by the researchers from UCLA.

Perovskite Holds The Future Of Solar Cells Technology As Scientists Discover Its 'Ferroelasticity' Property

May 25, 2017

A special class of perovskite has potential to become the future of solar cell technology after a study finds it to have the "ferroelasticity" property

New Zealand Alpine Fault Line Opens New Source Of Energy

May 19, 2017

A potential Source was accidentally discovered by researchers of New Zealand in the form of hot water. During their deep drill research, they found hot water stretching hundreds of miles underground and could be an enormous source of energy that can be converted to electricity. It could also be harnessed to heat homes and nearby industries like dairy farming.