In Germany, researchers at Fraunhofer UMSICHT, in collaboration with Ruhr University Bochum, developed a new carbon-based bipolar plate, presenting a cost-effective alternative to titanium for PEM electrolysis without compromising on performance. This innovative plate consists of a thermoplastic polymer-bound carbon matrix with conductive additives such as soot and graphite, produced through a powder-to-roll process. The […]
In Japan, Material Flow Plus reports seven leading Japanese companies have agreed to conduct a demonstration test to promote the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel at Narita Airport through an initiative to build a new scheme for trading “Scope 3 environmental value,” which refers to the indirect reduction of CO2 emissions from using SAF. Participants […]
In Iowa, Iowa State University reported that a research team led by Iowa State University landscape ecologist Lisa Schulte Moore has spent the past six years studying how to efficiently turn harvested grass into lucrative renewable natural gas. “We’re looking at existing markets where there is already a demand, use existing infrastructure to reduce costs […]
In Germany, in order to achieve its goal of decarbonizing raw material flows, the chemical industries must cover their carbon requirements from sustainable sources. The direct capture of CO2 from the air has hardly played a role so far – mainly due to the high investment and operating costs. The partners in the “Air2Chem” project […]
In Spain, the combined thermal degradation of olive pomace and plastic waste by pyrolysis increases the effectiveness of the process and generates new value-added products, such as biofuels, according to a study by the University of Córdoba. Through recovery processes new lives can be given to single-use plastics, an industry that generates tons of non-degradable […]
In Ohio, chemists have been working to synthesize high-value materials from waste molecules for years. Now, an international collaboration of scientists is exploring ways to use electricity to streamline the process. In their study, recently published in Nature Catalysis, researchers demonstrated that carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, can be converted into a type of liquid […]
In Washington State, the interactions between algae and bacteria are essential to the primary productivity of Earth’s oceans and surface waters. Bacteria can increase the productivity of algae by producing key factors, such as vitamins, iron-chelating molecules, and growth hormones. In addition, bacteria remineralize organic matter—a process that provides a steady supply of nutrients to […]
In the UK, Global Construction Review reported that researchers at the US state-funded National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) noted that wind farms off the coast of New York could power green hydrogen production at below $2 a kilogram by 2030. They evaluated four different scenarios to calculate the potential “levelized cost” of a wind-hydrogen system […]
In Washington, teams of researchers working to develop the science to create energy, animal feed, and other essential products from sustainable materials have been selected to join the Virtual Institute on Feedstocks of the Future (VIFF). The institute is a partnership between Schmidt Sciences and the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR), to enhance […]
In Sweden, the possibility of hydrogen-powered flight means greater opportunities for fossil-free travel, and the technological advances to make this happen are moving fast. New studies from Chalmers University of Technology, in Sweden, show that almost all air travel within a 750-mile radius (1200 km) could be made with hydrogen-powered aircraft by 2045, and with […]
