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06/20/2022
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By Nolan Barton
Technology that turns solar energy into hydrogen fuel nears “practical feasibility threshold” for solar hydrogen generation
Israeli and Italian scientists have developed a renewable energy technology that converts solar energy into hydrogen fuel, and according to the team, it’s nearing the threshold of practical viability. “Think of this research as a sort of artificial photosynthesis,” said Lilac Amirav, a chemistry professor at Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. “We start with a semiconductor that’s very […]
04/18/2022
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By Nolan Barton
Researchers demonstrate how a novel membrane allows separation of hydrogen gas
A group of researchers from Nagoya Institute of Technology in Japan led by Professor Yuji Iwamoto collaborated with researchers from France to successfully demonstrate how a novel membrane allows highly selective separation of hydrogen gas generated from the photoelectrochemical (PEC) reaction. “Membrane separation is attractive as a low-cost hydrogen gas purification technology. However, current techniques face […]
04/04/2022
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By Nolan Barton
Saudi Arabia starts shift to green fuel production, builds $5B hydrogen plant
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest crude exporter, is building a $5 billion hydrogen plant to produce green fuel and lessen its dependence on petrodollars. Petrostates are projected to lose as much as $13 trillion by 2040 because of climate-change targets. Finding a way to corner part of the green fuel market represents […]
03/06/2022
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By Nolan Barton
Alkaline fuel cells provide US utilities with resilient backup power to resolve frequent shutdowns and blackouts
Power utilities in the United States need a resilient backup power to resolve the frequent shutdowns and blackouts across the country caused by heavy snowstorms, hurricanes and other severe weather conditions. Just last month, darkness blanketed Texas amid extreme weather conditions. As a winter storm forced the state’s power grid to the brink of collapse, […]
03/03/2022
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By Nolan Barton
Trump calls on Biden administration to boost domestic oil production
Former President Donald Trump has called on the Biden administration to boost oil production in the United States. “We are so foolish,” Trump said during a recent phone interview with Fox Business Network‘s Maria Bartiromo. “The whole thing with the climate is just out of control. Unless everybody is going to do it, [this] makes […]
01/19/2022
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By Nolan Barton
Virginia approves deployment of 1.1 million smart meters, which would expose residents to harmful radiofrequency radiation
The Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) recently approved the deployment of roughly 1.1 million smart meters. It was part of a $776 million grid transformation plan by Dominion Energy Virginia. According to the plan, the deployment of the smart meter, which can track energy usage or power outage remotely thus eliminating the need for meter readers, will […]
09/04/2021
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By Nolan Barton
Form Energy CEO reveals “multiday storage” solution for buffering renewable power without breaking the bank
Form Energy Inc. recently announced the battery chemistry of its first commercial product that could offer long-duration storage at a price of less than $20 per kilowatt-hour (kWh). That product is a rechargeable iron-air battery capable of delivering electricity for 100 hours at system costs competitive with conventional power plants and at less than 1/10th the cost […]
08/12/2021
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By Nolan Barton
Solar farming: German farmer grows berries beneath solar panels
A 33-year-old German farmer found a way to grow fruits beneath solar panels, proving that a solar farm can harvest more than just electricity. Fabian Karthaus grew up with solar energy. “My father built the first photovoltaic system on the barn roof and you could see that it worked,” he said. Now, he owns two […]
08/02/2021
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By Nolan Barton
World’s “most powerful” tidal turbine starts generating electricity
The Orbital O2, a 680-ton tidal turbine billed by its makers as the most powerful in the world, has started to generate electricity off the northeastern coast of Scotland. Anchored near Orkney, it has the capacity to meet the annual electricity demand of 2,000 homes for the next 15 years. The Orbital O2 is anchored in […]
07/27/2021
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By Nolan Barton
Form Energy CEO claims iron-air battery can “fully retire thermal assets like coal and natural gas”
Form Energy Inc. on Thursday, July 22, unveiled its first commercial product – a rechargeable iron-air battery capable of delivering electricity for 100 hours at system costs competitive with conventional power plants and at less than 1/10th the cost of lithium-ion. Made from iron, one of the safest, cheapest and most abundant minerals on Earth, the […]
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