Alternative Fuels News
May 21, 2024
Top Headlines
May 16, 2024 Perovskite hydrides are promising materials for various emerging energy technologies, but measuring their intrinsic hydride-ion conductivity is difficult. In a recent study, researchers address this issue using a novel laser deposition technique in ...
Apr. 9, 2024 Scientists are using computer simulations and laboratory experiments to see if depleted oil and natural gas reservoirs can be used for storing carbon-free hydrogen fuel. Hydrogen is an important clean fuel: It can be made by splitting water using ...
Mar. 28, 2024 Building upon recent findings showing the promise of coating the inner surface of the vessel containing a fusion plasma in liquid lithium, researchers have determined the maximum density of uncharged ...
Mar. 25, 2024 Researchers have successfully transformed CO2 into methanol by shining sunlight on single atoms of copper deposited on a light-activated material, a discovery that paves the way for creating new green ...
Latest Headlines
updated 10:23am EDT
May 17, 2024 Researchers have developed a groundbreaking data-driven model to predict the dehydrogenation barriers of magnesium hydride, a promising material for ...
May 16, 2024 Researchers have found that persimmon tannin, known for its antioxidant properties, improves the growth of yeast in the presence of ...
May 9, 2024 Researchers report a new method that reduces the amount of iridium needed to produce hydrogen from water by 95%, without altering the rate of ...
Apr. 16, 2024 Scientists have found a way to transform metal waste into a highly efficient catalyst to make hydrogen from water, a discovery that could make ...
Apr. 11, 2024 New research is shedding light on one barrier to a clean energy future: corrosion. Using nanoscale imaging techniques, researchers have captured high-resolution videos of tiny crystals of ruthenium ...
Apr. 3, 2024 Researchers show that using magnetic fields can boost electrocatalysis for sustainable fuel production by enhancing the movement of the reactants, which improves the efficiency of energy-related ...
Apr. 1, 2024 Among the many chemicals we use every day, ammonia is one of the worst for the atmosphere. The nitrogen-based chemical used in fertilizer, dyes, explosives and many other products ranks second only ...
Mar. 25, 2024 Pairing cryptocurrency mining -- notable for its outsize consumption of carbon-based fuel -- with green hydrogen could provide the foundation for wider deployment of renewable energy, such as solar ...
Mar. 22, 2024 Scientists introduce superaerophobic three-dimensional nickel nanostructured catalysts for accelerated water ...
Mar. 18, 2024 A new report uncovers how hydrogen gas, the energy of the future, provided energy in the past, at the origin of life 4 billion years ago. Hydrogen gas is clean fuel. It burns with oxygen in the air ...
Earlier Headlines
Apr. 25, 2024 Oxide ion conductors used in solid-state fuel cells often fail to reach full potential when operating at temperatures below 500 degrees Celsius, but researchers have recently found a solution to this ...
Mar. 13, 2024 Scientists have developed a catalyst for the urea oxidation reaction, enhancing hydrogen generation ...
Mar. 6, 2024 A research team has reported a groundbreaking development in efficient hydrogen ...
Mar. 5, 2024 A research team has identified materials capable of catalyzing the conversion of ortho-hydrogen to para-hydrogen. These catalysts should be essential to the spread of mass-transportation/storage of ...
Feb. 28, 2024 Embrittlement is one of the biggest obstacles facing the transition to a global hydrogen economy. A new process uncovered by researchers is helping shed light on how to better prevent ...
Feb. 16, 2024 A key step to achieving climate neutrality in the European Union is to rapidly shift from fossil fuels to electric technologies powered by renewable energies, a new study shows. At the same time, ...
Feb. 9, 2024 Hydrogen stored in hydrogen boride sheets can be efficiently released electrochemically, report scientists. Through a series of experiments, they demonstrated that dispersing these sheets in an ...
Feb. 8, 2024 Cutting-edge research converted waste carbon dioxide into a potential precursor for chemicals and carbon-free ...
Feb. 6, 2024 In hydrogen fuel cells, electrolyte membranes frequently undergo deformation and develop cracks during operation. A research team has recently introduced a fatigue-resistant polymer electrolyte ...
Feb. 5, 2024 Switching to ammonia as a marine fuel, with the goal of decarbonization, can instead create entirely new problems. This is shown in a study where researchers carried out life cycle analyses for ...
Jan. 24, 2024 Emerging research suggests it may be easier to use fusion as a power source if liquid lithium is applied to the internal walls of the device housing the plasma. Past experiments studied solid lithium ...
Jan. 18, 2024 Researchers have developed a material to remove urea from water and potentially convert it into hydrogen gas. By building these materials of nickel and cobalt atoms with carefully tailored electronic ...
Jan. 18, 2024 Researchers have developed a framework that uses machine learning to accelerate the search for new proton-conducting materials, that could potentially improve the efficiency of hydrogen fuel ...
Jan. 16, 2024 Chemists have mapped how proton-coupled electron transfers happen at the surface of an electrode. Their results could help researchers design more efficient fuel cells, batteries, or other energy ...
Jan. 15, 2024 Researchers are tapping into idled electric vehicles to act as mobile generators and help power overworked and aging electricity grids. After analyzing energy demand on Alberta's power grid ...
Jan. 11, 2024 The water electrolysis method, a promising avenue for hydrogen production, relies on substantial freshwater consumption, thereby limiting the regions available with water resources required for water ...
Jan. 9, 2024 A study has found that green ammonia could be used to fulfill the fuel demands of over 60% of global shipping by targeting just the top 10 regional fuel ports. Researchers looked at the production ...
Dec. 22, 2023 Researchers have developed a solid electrolyte for transporting hydride ions at room temperature. This breakthrough means that the full advantages of hydrogen-based solid-state batteries and fuel ...
Dec. 19, 2023 Using conventional X-rays and lasers to detect the atomic state of hydrogen is challenging, given its small size. A group of researchers may have overcome this barrier by unveiling a new ...
Nov. 16, 2023 Energy researchers posit hydrogen fuel can potentially be a cost-competitive and environmentally friendly alternative to gasoline and diesel, and that supplying hydrogen for transportation in the ...
Thursday, April 25, 2024
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Friday, February 16, 2024
Friday, February 9, 2024
Thursday, February 8, 2024
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Monday, February 5, 2024
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Thursday, January 18, 2024
- Efficiently Moving Urea out of Polluted Water Is Coming to Reality
- Machine Learning Method Speeds Up Discovery of Green Energy Materials
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
Monday, January 15, 2024
Thursday, January 11, 2024
Tuesday, January 9, 2024
Friday, December 22, 2023
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
Thursday, November 16, 2023
- Hydrogen Fuel Can Be a Competitive Alternative to Gasoline and Diesel Today
- Preventing Hydrogen Vehicle Aging During Sudden Stops
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Monday, November 13, 2023
- Ammonia Fuel Offers Great Benefits but Demands Careful Action
- Solar-Powered Device Produces Clean Water and Clean Fuel at the Same Time
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Monday, October 30, 2023
- Engineers Develop an Efficient Process to Make Fuel from Carbon Dioxide
- How to Protect Biocatalysts from Oxygen
Friday, October 27, 2023
Thursday, October 26, 2023
Monday, October 16, 2023
Thursday, October 12, 2023
Thursday, September 28, 2023
Friday, September 22, 2023
Thursday, September 21, 2023
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
- Cheap and Efficient Catalyst Could Boost Renewable Energy Storage
- Predictive Model Could Improve Hydrogen Station Availability
Thursday, September 14, 2023
Monday, September 11, 2023
Tuesday, September 5, 2023
Thursday, August 31, 2023
Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Thursday, August 24, 2023
Monday, August 21, 2023
Wednesday, August 9, 2023
Thursday, August 3, 2023
Thursday, July 20, 2023
Thursday, July 13, 2023
Thursday, July 6, 2023
Monday, June 19, 2023
Thursday, June 15, 2023
Monday, June 12, 2023
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Friday, May 26, 2023
Monday, May 22, 2023
Friday, May 19, 2023
Thursday, May 18, 2023
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Monday, April 24, 2023
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Monday, April 17, 2023
- A Novel Platinum Nanocluster for Improved Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Fuel Cells
- A Solar Hydrogen System That Co-Generates Heat and Oxygen
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
Thursday, March 30, 2023
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
- Team Uses Natural Catalysts to Develop Low-Cost Way of Producing Green Hydrogen
- Probe Where the Protons Go to Develop Better Fuel Cells
Monday, March 20, 2023
Monday, March 13, 2023
Thursday, March 9, 2023
Friday, March 3, 2023
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
Friday, January 13, 2023
- Interfacial Interactions of the Lead-Free Perovskite for Efficient Hydrogen Production
- Theoretical Computations Identify a Solid-State Hydrogen Storage Material's Key Bottleneck
Wednesday, January 4, 2023
Tuesday, December 13, 2022
Monday, December 12, 2022
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
Thursday, November 17, 2022
Tuesday, November 1, 2022
Thursday, October 27, 2022
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
- One-Stop Hydrogen Shop: Reducing the Cost of a Future Energy Carrier
- Nano-Sized Islands Open Possibilities for Application of Single-Atom Catalysts
Wednesday, October 19, 2022
Tuesday, October 4, 2022
Monday, October 3, 2022
Thursday, September 29, 2022
Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
- New Laser-Based Instrument Designed to Boost Hydrogen Research
- Decarbonizing the Energy System by 2050 Could Save Trillions
Friday, September 9, 2022
- A Little Strain Goes a Long Way in Reducing Fuel Cell Performance
- Super-Dense Packing of Hydrogen Molecules on a Surface