Aug
20
Doubling the Excitons From a Photon of Light
August 20, 2019 | Leave a Comment
Columbia University scientists have designed organic molecules capable of generating two excitons per photon of light. The process is called singlet fission. Of importance is the excitons can live for much longer than those generated from their inorganic counterparts, which leads to an amplification of electricity generated per photon that is absorbed by a solar […]
Aug
15
New Catalyst Splits Water In Sunlight
August 15, 2019 | Leave a Comment
Lehigh University engineers have utilized a single enzyme biomineralization process to create a catalyst that uses the energy of captured sunlight to split water molecules to produce hydrogen. The synthesis process is performed at room temperature and under ambient pressure, overcoming the sustainability and scalability challenges of previously reported methods. Solar-driven water splitting is a […]
Aug
14
Harvesting Energy Where Salt and Fresh Waters Merge
August 14, 2019 | Leave a Comment
Stanford University has built a new battery made from affordable and durable materials that generates energy from places where salt and fresh waters merge together. The technology could make coastal wastewater treatment plants energy-independent and carbon neutral. Salt has power potential. It might sound like alchemy, but the energy in places where salty ocean water […]
Aug
13
New Catalyst Makes Methanol From CO2 and Hydrogen
August 13, 2019 | Leave a Comment
ETH Zurich scientists have developed a new catalyst that converts CO2 and hydrogen into methanol. The new catalyst offers realistic market potential that make for the sustainable production of fuels and chemicals from recycled CO2 The global economy still relies on the fossil carbon sources of petroleum, natural gas and coal, not just to produce […]
Aug
8
New Butanol Producing Organisms Announced
August 8, 2019 | Leave a Comment
Uppsala University researchers have successfully produced microorganisms that can efficiently produce the alcohol butanol using carbon dioxide and solar energy. The researchers press release is optimistic that we will be able to replace fossil fuels with a carbon-neutral product created from solar energy, carbon dioxide and water. The researchers have published their study in the […]
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