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Energy Policy News — ScienceDaily Energy Policy. Read the latest research and energy policy recommendations from scientific organizations around the world.

  • Low-carbon policies can be ‘balanced’ to benefit small firms and average households
    on January 18, 2021 at 4:31 pm

    A review of ten types of policy used to reduce carbon suggests that some costs fall on those less able to bear them – but it also shows these policies can form the bedrock of a ‘green recovery’ if specifically designed and used in tandem.

  • A climate in crisis calls for investment in direct air capture, new research finds
    on January 14, 2021 at 1:54 pm

    There is a growing consensus among scientists as well as national and local governments representing hundreds of millions of people, that humanity faces a climate crisis that demands a crisis response. New research explores one possible mode of response: a massively funded program to deploy direct air capture (DAC) systems that remove carbon dioxide directly from the ambient air and sequester it safely underground.

  • Advanced light reveals how different biofuels behave
    on January 12, 2021 at 5:52 pm

    Vehicles have evolved to become more efficient and sophisticated, but their fuel hasn’t necessarily evolved along with them. Researchers are determined to identify cleaner burning and renewable alternatives to gasoline, and are getting closer to that goal.

  • Researchers turn coal powder into graphite in microwave oven
    on January 6, 2021 at 6:30 pm

    Researchers created an environment in a microwave oven to successfully convert raw coal powder into nano-graphite, which is used as a lubricant and in items ranging from fire extinguishers to lithium ion batteries.

  • Using solar energy and agriculture to limit climate change, assist rural communities
    on January 5, 2021 at 2:56 pm

    Co-developing land for both solar photovoltaic power and agriculture could provide 20% of total electricity generation in the United States with an investment of less than 1% of the annual US budget, new researchers found.

Solar Energy News — ScienceDaily Solar Energy Information. Read the latest news and techniques for efficient solar photovoltaic power, new solar energy systems and more.

  • An anode-free zinc battery that could someday store renewable energy
    on January 20, 2021 at 1:50 pm

    Renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar power, could help decrease the world’s reliance on fossil fuels. But first, power companies need a safe, cost-effective way to store the energy for later use. Massive lithium-ion batteries can do the job, but they suffer from safety issues and limited lithium availability. Now, researchers have made a prototype of an anode-free, zinc-based battery that uses low-cost, naturally abundant materials.

  • On the road to invisible solar panels: How tomorrow’s windows will generate electricity
    on January 5, 2021 at 3:48 pm

    Researchers demonstrate the first transparent solar cell. Their innovative technique rests on a specific part of the solar cell: the heterojunction, made up of thin films of materials responsible for absorbing light. By combining the unique properties of titanium dioxide and nickel oxide semiconductors, the researchers were able to generate an efficient, transparent solar cell.

  • Using solar energy and agriculture to limit climate change, assist rural communities
    on January 5, 2021 at 2:56 pm

    Co-developing land for both solar photovoltaic power and agriculture could provide 20% of total electricity generation in the United States with an investment of less than 1% of the annual US budget, new researchers found.

  • First glimpse of polarons forming in a promising next-gen energy material
    on January 4, 2021 at 6:19 pm

    Polarons affect a material’s behavior, and may even be the reason that solar cells made with lead hybrid perovskites achieve extraordinarily high efficiencies in the lab. Now scientists have used an X-ray free-electron laser to directly see and measure the formation of these ephemeral atomic lattice distortions for the first time.

  • A polarization-driven guide to making high-performance, versatile solar cells
    on January 4, 2021 at 4:04 pm

    When solar cells are exposed to sunlight, certain bound ‘charge pairs’ are generated in its components, which need to be separated for photocurrent generation. Ferroelectric materials, due to their spontaneous electric polarization, are highly efficient at charge separation but do poorly in light-to-electricity conversion. Now, scientists have demonstrated using theoretical calculations that antiperovskite oxides, a class of ferroelectric materials, show large absorption of sunlight, making them suitable photoabsorbers for thin film solar cells.

Batteries News — ScienceDaily Read the latest research on everything from new longer life batteries and batteries with viruses to a nano-size battery.

  • An anode-free zinc battery that could someday store renewable energy
    on January 20, 2021 at 1:50 pm

    Renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar power, could help decrease the world’s reliance on fossil fuels. But first, power companies need a safe, cost-effective way to store the energy for later use. Massive lithium-ion batteries can do the job, but they suffer from safety issues and limited lithium availability. Now, researchers have made a prototype of an anode-free, zinc-based battery that uses low-cost, naturally abundant materials.

  • How short circuits in lithium metal batteries can be prevented
    on January 19, 2021 at 3:28 pm

    There are high hopes for the next generation of high energy-density lithium metal batteries, but before they can be used in our vehicles, there are crucial problems to solve. An international research team has now developed concrete guidelines for how the batteries should be charged and operated, maximizing efficiency while minimizing the risk of short circuits.

  • Inexpensive battery charges rapidly for electric vehicles, reduces range anxiety
    on January 18, 2021 at 4:31 pm

    Range anxiety, the fear of running out of power before being able to recharge an electric vehicle, may be a thing of the past, according to a team of engineers who are looking at lithium iron phosphate batteries that have a range of 250 miles with the ability to charge in 10 minutes.

  • Lead poisoning of children
    on January 14, 2021 at 6:40 pm

    A remediation and public education effort at an abandoned battery recycling facility in Bangladesh eliminated most lead soil contamination, but levels of the toxic metal in children living near the site did not decrease nearly as much. The discrepancy reveals the scope of other lead exposure sources and the challenge they present to public health.

  • A safer, less expensive and fast charging aqueous battery
    on January 11, 2021 at 5:55 pm

    Researchers have developed a new battery anode that overcomes the limitations of lithium-ion batteries and offers a stable, high-performance battery using seawater as the electrolyte.

Alternative Fuels News — ScienceDaily Alternative fuel sources. From hydrogen cars and microbial fuel cells to break-throughs in bioconversion, browse the latest research in alternative fuels.

  • Giving the hydrogen economy an acid test
    on January 14, 2021 at 3:27 pm

    Scientists show that the effectiveness of hydrogen-producing metal catalysts protected by graphene depends on the ability of protons to penetrate into the inner metallic surface. This work may lead to widely available hydrogen-powered cars.

  • Copper-indium oxide: A faster and cooler way to reduce our carbon footprint
    on January 13, 2021 at 3:08 pm

    Emergent e-fuel technologies often employ the reverse water-gas shift (RWGS) reaction to convert atmospheric CO2 to CO. While efficient, this reaction requires high temperatures and complex gas separation for high performance. However scientists have now demonstrated record-high CO2 conversion rates at relatively low temperatures in a modified chemical-looping version of RWGS using a novel copper-indium oxide.

  • How will we achieve carbon-neutral flight in future?
    on January 13, 2021 at 3:08 pm

    Carbon-neutral aviation is possible, but in future, aircraft are likely to continue to be powered by fossil fuels. The CO2 they emit must be systematically stored underground. This is the most economical of various approaches researchers have compared in detail.

  • Advanced light reveals how different biofuels behave
    on January 12, 2021 at 5:52 pm

    Vehicles have evolved to become more efficient and sophisticated, but their fuel hasn’t necessarily evolved along with them. Researchers are determined to identify cleaner burning and renewable alternatives to gasoline, and are getting closer to that goal.

  • Sustainable transportation: Clearing the air on nitrogen doping
    on January 12, 2021 at 4:01 pm

    Researchers have identified the active nitrogen atoms in the carbon catalyst of a technology that will help optimize a proposed renewable energy storage technology.

Energy Technology News — ScienceDaily Energy News and Research. From super-efficient hybrid vehicles to new energy sources, read all the latest science news from leading energy technology laboratories around the world.

  • An anode-free zinc battery that could someday store renewable energy
    on January 20, 2021 at 1:50 pm

    Renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar power, could help decrease the world’s reliance on fossil fuels. But first, power companies need a safe, cost-effective way to store the energy for later use. Massive lithium-ion batteries can do the job, but they suffer from safety issues and limited lithium availability. Now, researchers have made a prototype of an anode-free, zinc-based battery that uses low-cost, naturally abundant materials.

  • Light-induced twisting of Weyl nodes switches on giant electron current
    on January 19, 2021 at 5:20 pm

    Scientists have discovered a new light-induced switch that twists the crystal lattice of the material, switching on a giant electron current that appears to be nearly dissipationless.

  • How short circuits in lithium metal batteries can be prevented
    on January 19, 2021 at 3:28 pm

    There are high hopes for the next generation of high energy-density lithium metal batteries, but before they can be used in our vehicles, there are crucial problems to solve. An international research team has now developed concrete guidelines for how the batteries should be charged and operated, maximizing efficiency while minimizing the risk of short circuits.

  • Inexpensive battery charges rapidly for electric vehicles, reduces range anxiety
    on January 18, 2021 at 4:31 pm

    Range anxiety, the fear of running out of power before being able to recharge an electric vehicle, may be a thing of the past, according to a team of engineers who are looking at lithium iron phosphate batteries that have a range of 250 miles with the ability to charge in 10 minutes.

  • Research breaks new ground in understanding how a molecular motor generates force
    on January 14, 2021 at 9:40 pm

    A team of biophysicists set out to tackle the long-standing question about the nature of force generation by myosin, the molecular motor responsible for muscle contraction. The key question they addressed – one of the most controversial topics in the field – was: how does myosin convert chemical energy, in the form of ATP, into mechanical work? The answer revealed new details into how myosin, the engine of muscle and related motor proteins, transduces energy.

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