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Researchers use quantum computing method to optimize molecular photoswitches for solar energy harvesting

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Molecular photoswitches that can both convert and store energy could be used to make solar energy harvesting more efficient. At present, solar energy is either used directly to generate electricity, or indirectly via the energy stored in heat reservoirs. This corresponds to a closed cycle of energy capture, storage and release.

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Rystad Energy expects strong growth in hydrogen pipelines through 2035

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According to Rystad Energy research, Spain, France, and Germany are among the countries committed or considering cross border pipelines to facilitate energy flows, while the UK with its extensive gas grid finds itself in a strong position to switch from natural gas to hydrogen. France, Spain, and Germany.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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May, 2007 : An international team of researchers concluded that the ability of the Southern Ocean to absorb carbon dioxide had slowed by about 15% per decade since 1981 ( earlier post ), and projected that at the present rate of deterioration, it will have lost two-thirds of its ability to store carbon by 2050.

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High-density renewable jet fuel from eucalyptus

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Researchers at Washington State University and the University of Nevada developed a novel process for synthesizing dense jet fuel from mint, pine, gumweed, eucalyptus or other plants. Cyclic hydrocarbons are molecular compounds with structures that can store high levels of energy. Spain, Brian J. Ounkham, Stephen M.

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Fraunhofer researchers using student e-racer to demonstrate novel sensor and battery management systems

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The e-racer from the team at Hochschule Esslingen University of Applied Sciences Click to enlarge. As individual battery cells age, they are able to store less and less energy. The energy stored in other cells remained unused. EVE’s compact design is built on a tubular steel space frame housed within a carbon fiber body.

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Phosphorous-enriched Carbons Increase Performance and Energy Density of Supercapacitors

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Energy density of the P-carbon supercapacitors compared to commercial carbon (Norit). Researchers from Australia, Ukraine and Spain have found that phosphorus-rich microporous carbons (P-carbons) used in supercapacitors exhibit enhanced supercapacitive performance, are capable of stable operation at voltages larger than 1.3

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Researchers develop new highly efficient core-shell catalyst for methane oxidation; potential for reducing emissions from automotive engines

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Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania, along with collaborators from Italy and Spain, have designed new core-shell type catalysts inspired by the concepts of supramolecular chemistry that oxidize methane 30 times better than do currently available catalysts. Click to enlarge.

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