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NREL, Berkeley Lab propose efficiency and stability best-practices for solar water-splitting

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Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water-splitting, which relies on sunlight to split water into oxygen and hydrogen, stands out as potentially one of the most sustainable routes to clean energy. PEC water-splitting was first noted in scientific publications in 1972. Photoelectrodes have demonstrated efficiencies from 10% to 20%.

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Study finds the wettability of porous electrode surfaces is key to making efficient water-splitting or carbon-capturing systems

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As water-splitting technologies improve, often using porous electrode materials to provide greater surface areas for electrochemical reactions, their efficiency is often limited by the formation of bubbles that can block or clog the reactive surfaces. Article Ryuichi Iwata, Lenan Zhang, Kyle L. —Iwata et al. Gallant, Evelyn N.

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Tesla warned by Mexican President about water shortage issues

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Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has warned that a persistent water shortage in the country’s Northern section may inhibit production at Tesla’s potential facility in Nuevo Leon. Water is just one of the numerous materials consumed in the process of producing vehicles, but it is a vital one.

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New photochemical diode artificial photosynthesis system doubles efficiency of solar water splitting

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Researchers in Canada have demonstrated a new photochemical diode artificial photosynthesis system that can enable efficient, unassisted overall pure water splitting without using any sacrificial reagent. overall water splitting reaction. In part of the visible spectrum (400–485?nm), in neutral (pH?~?7.0) Chowdhury et al.

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Ensuring Underwater Robots Survive in Hot Tropical Waters

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Developing technology that can stand up to these conditions is part of Olsen’s job, as is supporting ReefWorks’ broader mission of helping others move their autonomous systems out of the lab. AIMS has been testing equipment for over a decade, but this part of AIMS’s facilities opened to the public in December 2021.

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Tesla flooded with new invitations from Mexican States vying to host automaker

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That consideration may have changed as the Mexican president discouraged the automaker, arguing the State may not have the necessary water resources. Veracruz noted that it had an abundant supply of water and cheap electricity , thanks to Mexico’s only nuclear power plant. What do you think of the article?

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US NHTSA opens recall query into more than 51,000 Volkswagen EVs – ET Auto

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According to the safety regulator, the affected vehicles were also a part of the automaker’s prior recall to remedy water seepage from the door. The NHTSA’s new query will investigate Volkswagen’s older recalls to assess the effectiveness of the remedies done.

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