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Alberta to phase out coal
Dec 01, 2015 (UPI)
The provincial government of Alberta, Canada, said it aims to phase out coal by 2030 by adding more renewable energy resources to its grid. "The plan we have pu...
Identifying new sources of turbulence in spherical tokamaks
Nov 30, 2015 (SPX)
For fusion reactions to take place efficiently, the atomic nuclei that fuse together in plasma must be kept sufficiently hot. But turbulence in the plasma that ...
HKUST scientists explain the theory behind Ising superconductivity
Nov 30, 2015 (SPX)
Superconductivity is a fascinating quantum phenomenon in which electrons form pairs and flow with zero resistance. However, strong enough magnetic field can bre...
Dutch lawmakers approve plan to close coal power plants
Nov 27, 2015 (AFP)
Dutch lawmakers voted in favour Thursday of phasing out coal power plants in the Netherlands, appealing to other countries to do the same, days ahead of a crunc...
Energy from a fossil fuel without carbon dioxide
Nov 26, 2015 (SPX)
The production of energy from natural gas without generating carbon dioxide emissions could fast become a reality, thanks to a novel technology developed by res...
ORNL microscopy captures real-time view of evolving fuel cell catalysts
Nov 26, 2015 (SPX)
Atomic-level imaging of catalysts by scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory could help manufacturers lower the cost and improve ...
The route to high temperature superconductivity goes through the flat land
Nov 26, 2015 (SPX)
Superconductors are marvellous materials that are able to transport electric current and energy without dissipation. For this reason, they are extremely useful ...
Researchers discover salty solution to better, safer batteries
Nov 24, 2015 (SPX)
A team of researchers from the University of Maryland (UMD) and the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) have devised a groundbreaking "Water-in-Salt" aqueous Li...
Perpetual youth for batteries
Nov 23, 2015 (SPX)
A key issue with lithium ion batteries is aging. It significantly reduces their potential storage capacity. To date, very little is known about the causes of th...
Carbon Capture: key green technology shackled by costs
Nov 21, 2015 (AFP)
Every credible plan to save humanity from global warming reserves a key role for a green energy technology called carbon capture and storage. But there's a prob...
Valley current control shows way to ultra-low-power devices
Nov 20, 2015 (SPX)
University of Tokyo researchers have demonstrated an electrically-controllable valley current device that may pave the way to ultra-low-power "valleytronics" de...
Computers uncover mechanism that stabilizes plasma within tokamaks
Nov 20, 2015 (SPX)
A team of physicists led by Stephen Jardin of the U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) has discovered a mechanism that prevent...
Imitating synapses of the human brain could lead to smarter electronics
Nov 19, 2015 (SPX)
Making a computer that learns and remembers like a human brain is a daunting challenge. The complex organ has 86 billion neurons and trillions of connections - ...
Saft delivers innovative cold weather energy storage system in Arctic Alaska
Nov 19, 2015 (SPX)
Saft has delivered its Intensium Max+ 20M containerized Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) with innovative "Cold Temperature Package" on schedule during Q3 20...
Quantum dots made from fool's gold boost battery performance
Nov 19, 2015 (SPX)
If you add quantum dots - nanocrystals 10,000 times smaller than the width of a human hair - to a smartphone battery it will charge in 30 seconds, but the effec...
Rich powers cut export aid for coal plants
Nov 18, 2015 (AFP)
Advanced economies including the United States, Japan and European Union have agreed for the first time to restrict state aid for exports of large, inefficient ...
Britain signals closure of dirty coal power plants
Nov 18, 2015 (AFP)
Britain will shut polluting coal-fired power plants by 2025, its government said Wednesday ahead of key UN climate change talks in Paris. All coal power station...
Clay makes better high-temp batteries
Nov 18, 2015 (SPX)
A unique combination of materials developed at Rice University, including a clay-based electrolyte, may solve a problem for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries d...
Using hydrogen to enhance lithium ion batteries
Nov 15, 2015 (SPX)
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists have found that lithium ion batteries operate longer and faster when their electrodes are treated with hydroge...
Mixing an icy cocktail to safely cool hot plasma
Nov 13, 2015 (SPX)
A shot of icy chemical cocktail - that's the promising solution to controlling hot plasmas in fusion devices, researchers say. Recent experiments conducted at t...
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