Fuels – Page 4
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Feature
How ammonia could decarbonise shipping
Andy Extance discovers why the compound best known as a fertiliser is a surprising candidate to power enormous container ships
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Research
Burning metal to make clean energy
An unlikely sounding technology that is greener than you might think
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News
Bioenergy emissions scrutinised as UK plans to grow sector
Questions raised on carbon neutrality vs climate neutrality
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News
Net zero strategy sets sights on slashing UK industry’s emissions by 2035
Carbon capture and storage, nuclear and hydrogen will all play a part in making industry greener
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Research
Materials swap cuts cost of green hydrogen device
Coating allows titanium electrolyser components to be replaced with stainless steel
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Research
Cyanobacteria engineered to accept external electricity turn carbon dioxide into fuel
Replacing photosystem II with an exogenous supply of electrons overcomes limitations of natural photosynthesis to fix carbon dioxide more efficiently
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Business
India pushes renewables and green hydrogen
Prime minister Modi wants country to be energy independent by 2047 and become a global hydrogen hub
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News
Trial of hydrogen to heat UK homes and university hailed a success
Safety and practicality of blending 20% hydrogen with methane confirmed in pilot project
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Research
Sub-zero water splitting marks a new dawn for solar hydrogen production
Method could provide a renewable energy source for the most remote and inhospitable locations in the world
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News
Drax plant to use Mitsubishi’s carbon capture technology in pursuit of negative emissions
Amine solvent in use at 13 other plants could be deployed at Yorkshire plant by 2027
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Business
Shell to sell US refinery stake to Mexican state-owned petroleum company
Pemex will take full control of Deer Park refinery, as Mexico’s president moves to gain energy independence
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Business
Government clears merger of SinoChem and ChemChina
China’s chemicals giants will unite under a state-run holding company
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News
France steps up hydrogen research with €7 billion investment
‘Green’ hydrogen, fuel cells for vehicles and storage of the gas will all receive funding
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Research
Seawater-splitting system could scale-up renewable hydrogen production
Simple cell has no moving parts making scale-up straightforward
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News
Ballooning coal use sees China’s energy agency face harsh criticism from the top
Energy security came at the expense of the environment with more coal power plants built than needed, report finds
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Research
Catalyst offers low temperature route to produce hydrogen
Molybdenum carbide catalysts with low loadings of platinum can perform water–gas shift reaction at just above room temperature
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Research
New, cheaper catalyst turns carbon dioxide into jet fuel
Researchers envisage extracting carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to make ‘net-zero’ hydrocarbon fuel for jet engines
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Research
Additive mixture speeds up process for making combustible ice
Scientists address speed and stability issues surrounding hydrate formation
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Research
Surface chemistry discovery points way to cheaper water splitting
New experiments reveal the true mechanism of electrocatalysed oxygen evolution reaction
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Feature
Can sustainable aviation fuels give us guilt-free flying?
Angeli Mehta finds out if we can make jet fuel sustainably – and cheaply