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QUB spin-out to commercialize to technique for production of MOFs; storage for natural gas vehicles

Green Car Congress

Chemists at Queen’s University Belfast (Ireland) have devised a novel environmentally friendly technique which allows the rapid production of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). MOF manufacturing techniques have been limited as they are costly, slow and require large quantities of solvents, which can be toxic and harmful to the environment.

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Wind-to-Hydrogen Tech Goes to Sea

Cars That Think

Then, as now, wind farms are operating off the world’s coasts—but not all of these offshore sites are connected to the mainland via underwater power cables. The technology to produce hydrogen by electrolyzing water has been around for more than 200 years. Wind and solar parks produce a large portion of their energy.

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What’s In It For Me?

Creative Greenius

Sure I’m a white guy and a card carrying member of the Lucky Sperm Club , but my family roots connect me with the struggles of a broader community with whom I share deep kinship. Neither of them with any money, any education beyond high school, or any connections. “What’s in it for me?”

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Powering Offshore Wind Farms With Numerical Modeling of Subsea Cables

Cars That Think

The message above was sent through the first transatlantic telegraph cable between Newfoundland and Ireland, way back in 1858. Fast forward to 2014: The bottom of the ocean is home to nearly 300 communications cables, connecting countries and providing internet communications around the world. and Norway.

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Inside the Global Race to Tap Potent Offshore Wind

Cars That Think

In a hangar at the University of Edinburgh, a triangular steel contraption sits beside a giant tank of water. Inside the tank, a technician in a yellow dinghy adjusts equipment so that the triangled structure can be hoisted into the water to see how it deals with simulated waves and currents. s next frontier.

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