In Illinois, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have discovered a novel way to address the problem of air travel’s greenhouse gas emissions—by converting food waste into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) that meets industry standards without relying on fossil fuel blends. Their process, described in a new Nature Communications study, could help the aviation […]
In China, on November 2, 2025, a Tsinghua University research team achieved a breakthrough in the field of solid-state batteries by successfully developing an innovative solid-state electrolyte based on soybean protein, which is expected to provide an efficient, long-life green solution for next-generation batteries. As a renewable resource, soybean protein is characterized by low cost, […]
In Brazil, Equinor and the Center for Research and Innovation in Greenhouse Gas (RCGI) of the University of São Paulo (USP) announced on Wednesday during the Summit Agenda SP + Verde — event of the Government of the State of São Paulo that integrated the programming of the 8th edition of the Energy Transition Research […]
In the UK, Fuel Cells Works reported the inauguration of a green hydrogen hub located at the Vietnamese-German University (VGU) in Binh Duong, Vietnam. The report noted that the hub is a public–private partnership between VGU, GIZ, AHK, and industry leaders. The facility aims to catalyze workforce development, tech demos, and cross-sector business coordination. Thomas […]
In Saudi Arabia, microbes are masters of survival, evolving ingenious strategies to capture energy from their surroundings. For decades, scientists believed that only a handful of bacteria used specialized molecular “circuits” to shuttle electrons outside their cells—a process known as extracellular electron transfer (EET). This mechanism is critical for cycling carbon, sulfur, nitrogen, and metals […]
In the UK, researchers at Brunel University of London and Genuine H2 will split seawater into hydrogen, store it safely on-board ships and boats and burn it to power engines emitting only steam. Led by Brunel’s Centre for Powertrain and Fuels and start-up Genuine H2, the project is Britain’s first all-in-one hydrogen maritime demonstrator. It […]
In China, a research team from Hefei University of Technology, Zhejiang University, and South China University of Technology has discovered that adding specially treated biochar to cement can significantly improve its ability to capture and store carbon dioxide while strengthening the material itself. Cement production is one of the world’s largest sources of CO₂ emissions. […]
In Germany, scientists wondered how do you turn toxic waste into fuel? Ask the microbe. A team of scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, together with a colleague from the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, experimentally demonstrates the molecular tricks used by the gas-converting microbe Clostridium autoethanogenum to […]
In Brazil, Agencia Fapesp reported that a study led by researchers from the Center for Innovation in New Energies (CINE) has shown that replacing water with glycerol – popularly known as glycerin – increases the efficiency of photoelectrochemical cells. These cells use sunlight as a source of clean, renewable energy to generate green hydrogen. CINE […]
In Washington state, researchers reporting in ACS Energy Letters have devised a battery powered by vitamin B2 (riboflavin) and glucose. Inspired by how human bodies break down glucose for energy using enzymes, the team incorporated riboflavin into a prototype flow cell battery. The riboflavin mediator helped shuttle electrons between the battery’s electrodes and the glucose […]
