Energy, fuels and sustainable energy – Page 23
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ResearchProtonation enhances water splitting
Onset reduction potential of new electrocatalyst significantly outperforms theoretical Nernst value
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FeatureCO2 recycling – an uphill struggle
James Mitchell Crow explains how chemists are turning a problematic greenhouse gas into commercially useful molecules, at industrial scale
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NewsObama era clean power plan to be binned
US environment agency to end dalliance with country’s first limits on carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants
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OpinionShould individual companies be blamed for climate change?
Argument ignores consumers’ responsibility driven by our energy demands
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ResearchCorn-fed bioelectrorefinery harnesses excess electricity
Drop-in fuel production process clocks up sustainability points
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NewsRussia urged to reduce uranium stockpile
International nuclear experts warn that nuclear threats posed by Russia’s 680 tons of highly enriched uranium must be minimised
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BusinessAkzoNobel paint plant is ‘world’s most sustainable’
Biomass and solar-powered UK factory will recycle water and solvents, and is more flexible to reduce waste
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ResearchFresh water and electricity out of the blue
Hybrid system produces steam and electricity from saltwater
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OpinionIs radiochemistry in danger of collapse?
Retirement and lack of political will is creating a shortfall in skilled scientists
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NewsNew claims that Exxon misled on climate change
Comparison of internal ExxonMobil documents with company’s advertorials finds marked discrepancy on firm’s position on climate
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OpinionRecharging the UK's battery industry
The £246 million Faraday Challenge is welcome – but it’s not enough
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Research‘Cyborg’ bacteria beat plants at their own game
Microbes harvest sunlight by coating themselves in cadmium sulfide nanoparticles
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ResearchNon-metal catalyst reduces carbon dioxide to liquid fuels
Conductive polydopamine channels electrons far more selectively than metal catalysts
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ResearchMolecular movie exposes perovskite solar cell’s inner workings
Electron camera may help uncover why perovskites are efficient light-harvesters
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NewsWarnings that radiochemistry is dying
Critical nuclear know-how is dwindling as the younger generation avoid this vital field
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OpinionElectric avenue
Western carmakers need to seize the initiative on cleaner vehicles or risk being left behind
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ResearchSun shines for iron catalyst to convert carbon dioxide to methane
Step on the road to sustainable fuel production as iron–porphyrin catalyst comes through under mild conditions
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ResearchLithium could hold key to sustainable ammonia synthesis
Cycling strategy leads to massive efficiency boost
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ResearchEnergy storage prices forecast to tumble
First broad ‘evidence-based’ comparison shows similar capital cost evolution among technologies including lithium-ion and flow batteries
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NewsChina opens up new energy front as it taps gas hydrates
Fears that drilling marine methane deposits will damage ecosystems and add to climate change