Jul
22
Upgrading Bio Oil With a Catalyst
July 22, 2014 | Leave a Comment
Researchers at the University of Twente have developed a simple new catalyst that improves the quality of bio oil. The bio oil they have in mind comes from wood chips or plant residues, which seldom has the same quality and energy content as fossil sourced crude oil. The new catalyst upgrades the bio oil closer […]
Jul
17
Blacklight Power Comes Back to the Forefront Of Energy
July 17, 2014 | 28 Comments
Dr. Randall Mills of Blacklight Power plans a demonstration a power production device that is expected to produce 10 MW of power in a one cubic foot sized module. The Blacklight Power announcement hasn’t garnered a huge following, but there is good cause to watch and encourage the enterprise’s continued efforts. Dr. Mills is without […]
Jul
16
A New Hybrid Fuel Engine Design
July 16, 2014 | Leave a Comment
A University of Wisconsin team led by Professor Rolf Reitz has designed a hybrid fueled engine using both diesel fuel and gasoline that is 59.5% efficient. Chemical efficiency at 59.5% is far better than gasoline engines and 10 to 15% better than the 52% maximum in modern diesel truck engines. Professor Reitz is one to […]
Jul
15
Carbon Nanotubes May Replace Platinum To Produce Hydrogen
July 15, 2014 | 1 Comment
Rutgers researchers have developed a technology using carbon nanotubes in place of platinum to produce hydrogen. The technology could overcome platinum’s major cost barrier to making clean-burning hydrogen fuel. The new technology is a novel catalyst that performs almost as well as cost-prohibitive platinum for so-called electrolysis reactions, which use electric currents to split water […]
Jul
10
Singlet Fission in Solar Cells Gains Credence
July 10, 2014 | Leave a Comment
Scientists have reviewed chemists’ work on “singlet fission,” a process in which a single photon generates a pair of excited states. Singlet fission as a 1->2 conversion process has the potential to boost solar cell efficiency by as much as 30 percent. Chemists at the University of California, Riverside published a perspective article published last […]
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