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Electric cars could help strengthen electrical grids, shows study

American homeowners with solar panels can sell the surplus electricity they generate back to their local grids. Should electric vehicle (EV) owners be able...

Scientists turns plastic bags into sustainable fuel

More than 300 million tons of plastic waste are produced annually, which causes serious environmental issues because of plastic's life cycle and the difficulty...

How aircraft can get higher, be greener using doped fuels

The goal of creating a cleaner fuel for aircraft engines is creating a spark at UBC Okanagan. A team of researchers studying the burning rate...

Electric vehicles could be powered by hydrogen harvested from sewage

Hydrogen is valuable as it is a renewable source, and could be sold to the chemicals and plastics industry or used in hydrogen fuel...

Scientists find potential way to convert food waste into batteries

What do apple cores, spent grain, and walnut shells have in common? They could one day be used to power a data center. As the world...

A more efficient and sustainable battery for a more ‘electrified’ society

An assistant professor in the department of chemistry at the University of Chicago, John Anderson has patented a material that can store and produce...

New material from trees could help make better, safer batteries

A material derived from trees could potentially replace liquid electrolytes in next-generation batteries. To get batteries that deliver more power and operate more safely, researchers...

Next-gen solar material could outshine other solar cells

An exciting new solar material called organic-inorganic halide perovskites could one day help the U.S. achieve its solar ambitions and decarbonize the power grid. One...

Liquid metal could be cheap and efficient CO2 converter

Engineers from UNSW have helped discover a cheap new way to capture and convert CO2 greenhouse emissions using liquid metal. The process can be done...

Plant-based jet fuel could reduce emissions by 68%

Replacing petroleum-based aviation fuel with sustainable aviation fuel derived from a type of mustard plant can reduce carbon emissions by up to 68%, according...