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Stanford researchers make ammonia from air and water microdroplets

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MAY 1, 2023

Stanford researchers, with a colleague from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, have developed a simple and environmentally sound way to make ammonia with tiny droplets of water and nitrogen from the air. Water microdroplets are the hydrogen source for N 2 in contact with Fe 3 O 4. The conversion rate reaches 32.9 ± 1.38

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Researchers develop highly efficient organometal halide perovskite photoelectrodes for water splitting

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AUGUST 11, 2023

Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting based on solar energy is one promising approach for the production of green hydrogen. However, its widespread application is limited by a lack of efficient photoanodes for catalyzing the rate-limiting oxygen evolution reaction (OER), an important reaction in PEC water splitting. 202300951

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Researchers produce green syngas using CO2, water and sunlight

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JULY 7, 2022

Researchers from the University of Michigan and McGill University in Canada report photochemical syngas synthesis using a core/shell Au@Cr 2 O 3 dual cocatalyst in coordination with multistacked InGaN/GaN nanowires (NWs) with the sole inputs of CO 2 , water, and solar light. mol/g cat /h with widely tunable H 2 /CO ratios between 1.6

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New stable water-splitting catalyst doesn’t require expensive iridium

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OCTOBER 22, 2022

Researchers have developed a nickel-stabilized, ruthenium dioxide (Ni-RuO 2 ) anode catalyst for proton exchange membrane (PEM) water electrolysis. The Ni-RuO 2 catalyst shows high activity and durability in acidic OER for PEM water electrolysis. Illustration by Zhen-Yu Wu. 2 , suggesting potential for practical applications.

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ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

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Sparc Hydrogen to test photocatalytic water splitting (PWS) reactor at CSIRO

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JULY 3, 2023

The Sparc Green Hydrogen process combines concentrated solar (CS) with photocatalytic water splitting. The company’s key development allows for reduced photocatalyst use and integration with existing concentrated solar systems.

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UT El Paso-led team designs cactus-inspired low-cost, efficient water-splitting catalyst

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MAY 16, 2023

Researchers led by engineers at The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) have proposed a low-cost, cactus-inspired nickel-based material to help split water more cheaply and efficiently. Nickel, however, is not as quick and effective at breaking down water into hydrogen. who led the study. Every day, I passed this same plant.

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UNC team synthesizes silicon nanowires that split water

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FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Researchers from the University of North Carolina have synthesized high-photovoltage multijunction Si nanowires (SiNWs) that are co-functionalized to split water catalytically. When integrated with the co-catalysts and suspended in water, these light-activated nanoreactors produced hydrogen gas under visible and infrared light.

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Audi plans to cut water consumption in production in half by 2035

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MARCH 22, 2021

Audi has included the economical and efficient use of water as a key aspect of its Mission:Zero environmental program. The company plans to keep its own water consumption to a minimum and stop using drinking water in vehicle production in the future. Drinking water is a valuable and scarce resource: 2.2

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A New Energy-Efficient Hydrogel Pulls Water From Air

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Using a new kind of hydrogel material, researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have pulled water out of thin air at temperatures low enough to be achieved with sunlight. Atmospheric water harvesting draws water from humidity in the air. The material is a hydrogel, a polymer network that naturally retains a lot of water.

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High-entropy oxide as high-activity electrocatalyst for water oxidation

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MARCH 27, 2023

Currently, the most efficient electrolyzers contain platinum and iridium, which are needed for the electrodes on which the hydrogen and oxygen gas are produced from water. However, platinum and especially iridium are too rare.

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bp leads $12.5M Series A investment in water vapor electrolyzer innovator Advanced Ionics

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AUGUST 16, 2023

The new capital will help catalyze Advanced Ionics’ growth and facilitate the initial deployment of its water vapor electrolyzer technology for heavy industry. Water vapor electrolyzers address two of the biggest obstacles to expanding green hydrogen production: cost and electricity requirements.

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Pitt engineers using membrane distillation to recycle water used in fracking and drilling

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JUNE 8, 2022

Engineers at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering are using membrane distillation technology to enable drillers to filter and reuse the produced water in the oil and gas industry, in agriculture, and other beneficial uses. The method is already being tested in Texas, North Dakota, and most recently in New Stanton, Pa.

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Study finds direct seawater splitting has substantial drawbacks to conventional water splitting, offers almost no advantage

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JUNE 16, 2021

A study by a team of researchers from Technische Universität Berlin (TUB) and Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft has found that direct seawater splitting for hydrogen production has substantial drawbacks compared to conventional water splitting and offers almost no advantage. Additionally, H 2 O is needed for water splitting.

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Roskill: concerns over water consumption exposes lithium brine producers to ESG risk

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

One environmental concern of the downstream sector is that of water consumption at lithium brine facilities, which operate in some of the driest areas on the planet. These operations take large volumes of water and brine for their process and to run their operations. Source: Roskill.

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Tokyo Tech team develops high-performance bimetallic OER electrocatalyst for water splitting

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MARCH 4, 2021

A team led by researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) have discovered a new bimetallic electrocatalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in electrochemical water splitting: CaFe 2 O 4.

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Novel inexpensive cobalt-nickel electrode for efficient water and urea electrolysis; yolk-shell nanoparticles

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

Both half reactions of water electrolysis—hydrogen and oxygen evolution—are unfortunately slow and require a lot of power. The material can be used as either an anode or a cathode, and demonstrates high activity and stability in the production of hydrogen and oxygen in the electrolysis of water. Zhang, S.L., and Lou, X.W.

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Photocatalytic optical fibers convert water into hydrogen

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APRIL 6, 2020

Researchers at the University of Southampton have transformed optical fibers into photocatalytic microreactors that convert water into hydrogen fuel using solar energy. Alongside hydrogen generation from water, the multi-disciplinary research team is investigating photochemical conversion of carbon dioxide into synthetic fuel.

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National Alliance for Water Innovation to lead DOE energy-water desalination hub

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

The US Department of Energy (DOE) selected the National Alliance for Water Innovation (NAWI) to lead a US Department of Energy (DOE) Energy-Water Desalination Hub that will address water security issues in the United States. This suite of technologies will treat “non-traditional” water sources for multiple end-use applications.

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China team develops highly active catalyst for hydrogen production from methanol-water

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JANUARY 2, 2021

Methanol–water reforming could prove to be a promising solution for hydrogen production/transportation in stationary and mobile hydrogen applications. MoC produces an active interfacial structure for water dissociation, methanol activation, and successive reforming processes with compatible activity. 0c10776.

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Water Resource Innovation Challenge launched to solve mining’s water management issues

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JUNE 9, 2023

The Water Resource Innovation Challenge 2023 aims to solve water management challenges in the mining and metals industry. The post Water Resource Innovation Challenge launched to solve mining’s water management issues appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Ontario researchers develop new water plasmolysis method for production of hydrogen

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JANUARY 1, 2020

Researchers at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology are developing a new method to dissociate water vapor into hydrogen gas by microwave-generated plasma (plasmolysis). In this study, a unique novel system is designed to decompose water vapor in a commercial modified 2.45 —Chehade et al. 2019.116831.

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

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NOVEMBER 2, 2022

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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Cambridge researchers develop standalone device that makes formic acid from sunlight, CO2 and water

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AUGUST 24, 2020

Researchers at the University of Cambridge, with colleagues at the University of Tokyo, have developed a standalone device that converts sunlight, carbon dioxide and water into formic acid, a carbon-neutral fuel, without requiring any additional components or electricity. —senior author Professor Erwin Reisner. Qian Wang et al.

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Argonne releases updated WATER computer model to help bioenergy developers conserve water

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MAY 20, 2019

The model , called Water Analysis Tool for Energy Resources or WATER, has users from more than 35 US states. This map depicts water availability by county; areas shown in orange are under higher levels of water stress. Water sustainability is becoming increasingly important when considering our energy future.

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DOE awards $27.5M to 16 water infrastructure projects

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MARCH 23, 2021

million to 16 water infrastructure projects. Modern technology has the potential to reduce energy use in aging water infrastructure, particularly in wastewater treatment, which demands up to 2% of domestic electricity use each year. The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $27.5

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Leclanché reduces cobalt in NMCA cells from 20 to 5%; 20% higher energy density; water-based production

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JANUARY 18, 2023

Leclanché SA has reduced the cobalt content in NMCA as cathode material from 20% to 5% and manufacture the electrodes using an environmentally friendly water-based process. Water binder-based NMCA cathodes are easier to dispose of and are also recyclable. No organic solvents are used in the technically simpler process.

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Schlumberger to integrate Gradient water technology in direct lithium extraction process

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OCTOBER 6, 2022

Schlumberger has entered into a partnership with Gradiant , a global water solutions provider, to introduce a key sustainable technology into the production process for battery-grade lithium compounds. Proper natural resource management is essential in mineral production, and nowhere more so than in lithium.

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Israeli team develops decoupled PEC water-splitting system for centralized production of H2

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JANUARY 2, 2020

Researchers in Israel have designed a separate-cell photoelectrochemical (PEC) water-splitting system with decoupled hydrogen and oxygen cells for centralized hydrogen production. Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting Cell Architectures. (A) A paper describing their system is publishedin the journal Joule. —Landman et al.

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Albemarle inaugurates new $500M lithium plant in Chile; doubling production and reducing water consumption by 30%/tonne

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JUNE 15, 2022

The new plant includes a US$100-million thermal evaporator that is designed to reduce the amount of fresh water per metric ton used during the process at La Negra considerably. The technology is intended to reduce water consumption by up to 30% per metric ton.

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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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MARCH 27, 2021

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. As a result, there were substantial changes of the transport overpotential. 2021.02.015.

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Water preservation using advance membrane treatment processes

Innovation News Network

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Water scarcity is helping to innovate new wastewater treatment systems, and the lithium market is accelerating implementation. The post Water preservation using advance membrane treatment processes appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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thyssenkrupp offering large-scale water electrolysis

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JULY 27, 2018

thyssenkrupp recently introduced industrial-scale water electrolysis for large projects. By splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen, this technology delivers “green” hydrogen, a clean, CO 2 -free energy carrier. The only inputs needed are water and renewable electricity from wind, hydro power or photovoltaics. 20 MW module.

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U Oregon team advances effectiveness of catalytic water dissociation in bipolar membranes

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JULY 3, 2020

Researchers at the University of Oregon have advanced the effectiveness of the catalytic water dissociation reaction in bipolar membranes. The technology behind bipolar membranes, which are layered ion-exchange polymers sandwiching a water dissociation catalyst layer, emerged in the 1950s. —Oener et al. —Shannon Boettcher.

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Tokyo Tech team demonstrates visible-light photoelectrochemical water-splitting with cobalt-enhanced TiO2

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FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) have demonstrated the first visible-light photoelectrochemical system for water splitting using TiO 2 enhanced with cobalt. The proposed approach is simple and represents a stepping stone in the quest to achieve affordable water splitting to produce hydrogen. —Prof.

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Rio Tinto to deploy world’s first fully autonomous water trucks at Gudai-Darri iron ore mine

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JUNE 22, 2021

Rio Tinto will deploy the world’s first fully autonomous water trucks at its $2.6-billion The new vehicles, primarily used for dust suppression on site, will enhance productivity by enabling mine operations to track water consumption digitally and reduce waste. billion Gudai-Darri iron ore mine in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.

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Tesla warns of water ingress potential in Model Y

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JUNE 5, 2023

Tesla has warned owners of the Model Y that there is the potential for water ingress in the vehicle’s trunk due to an issue with the seal, which will be repaired. “On some Model Y vehicles, water may have leaked inside the rear trunk area through the liftgate assembly,” Tesla writes in the bulletin.

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Innovative water treatment at Audi Ingolstadt saves up to 500,000 cubic meters of fresh water a year; heading to ZLD

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MARCH 22, 2019

Audi has put a new service-water supply center into operation at the Ingolstadt site. In this way, Audi will saves up to 500,000 cubic meters of fresh water each year. The heart of the service-water supply center is a membrane bioreactor (MBR). The heart of the service-water supply center is a membrane bioreactor (MBR).

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ArcelorMittal makes US$5M investment in H2Pro to support novel new water-splitting technology E-TAC

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JANUARY 26, 2022

H2Pro is developing a new way of producing hydrogen from water. Similar to electrolysis, its technology, E-TAC (Electrochemical – Thermally Activated Chemical)—developed at Technion, Israel Institute of Technology—uses electricity to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. HHV) inside the reactors and a 95% system efficiency.

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Integrating nanomaterial with light-absorbing molecule powers hydrogen production from water and sunlight

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JUNE 9, 2020

Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) have developed a hybrid material constructed from a metal oxide nanosheet and a light-absorbing molecule for splitting water molecules (H 2 O) to obtain hydrogen (H 2 ) under sunlight. 0c02053.

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Researchers develop two-step method for efficient decoupled water splitting

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

A team of researchers in Israel has developed a two-step electrochemical-chemical cycle for decoupled water splitting with high efficiency. In the two-step electrochemical–thermally activated chemical (E-TAC) cycle process, water is reduced to hydrogen gas at the cathode, liberating OH – ions. —Dotan et al. 2H 2 + O 2.

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EV Charging Consumed Less Energy Than Water Heating In A Typical US Household In 2020

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

According to recently released estimates from the 2020 Residential Energy Consumption Survey, water heating consumed 2,706 kWh of electricity on average in 2020 — similar to consumption […]

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GM sets new goal to reduce water intensity by 35% by 2035

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MARCH 23, 2021

General Motors plans to reduce water intensity of its operations by 35% by 2035, compared to a 2010 baseline, which could result in enough savings to fill about 4,254 Olympic-sized swimming pools. While GM’s operations are not water-intensive, water is required for some manufacturing processes.

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Rad Power takes $250 off cargo e-bikes, electric mini water heater $162, more

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

With $250 off select models , you’ll also be able to save on this 120V electric mini tank water heater at just $162. more… The post Rad Power takes $250 off cargo e-bikes, electric mini water heater $162, more appeared first on Electrek. Not to mention this ongoing launch discount on the just-announced Juiced Scorpion X2 at $1,499.

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Stanford researchers make ammonia from air and water microdroplets

Researchers develop highly efficient organometal halide perovskite photoelectrodes for water splitting

Researchers produce green syngas using CO2, water and sunlight

New stable water-splitting catalyst doesn’t require expensive iridium

ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

Sparc Hydrogen to test photocatalytic water splitting (PWS) reactor at CSIRO

UT El Paso-led team designs cactus-inspired low-cost, efficient water-splitting catalyst

UNC team synthesizes silicon nanowires that split water

Audi plans to cut water consumption in production in half by 2035

A New Energy-Efficient Hydrogel Pulls Water From Air

High-entropy oxide as high-activity electrocatalyst for water oxidation

bp leads $12.5M Series A investment in water vapor electrolyzer innovator Advanced Ionics

Pitt engineers using membrane distillation to recycle water used in fracking and drilling

Study finds direct seawater splitting has substantial drawbacks to conventional water splitting, offers almost no advantage

Roskill: concerns over water consumption exposes lithium brine producers to ESG risk

Tokyo Tech team develops high-performance bimetallic OER electrocatalyst for water splitting

Novel inexpensive cobalt-nickel electrode for efficient water and urea electrolysis; yolk-shell nanoparticles

Photocatalytic optical fibers convert water into hydrogen

National Alliance for Water Innovation to lead DOE energy-water desalination hub

China team develops highly active catalyst for hydrogen production from methanol-water

Water Resource Innovation Challenge launched to solve mining’s water management issues

Ontario researchers develop new water plasmolysis method for production of hydrogen

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

Cambridge researchers develop standalone device that makes formic acid from sunlight, CO2 and water

Argonne releases updated WATER computer model to help bioenergy developers conserve water

DOE awards $27.5M to 16 water infrastructure projects

Leclanché reduces cobalt in NMCA cells from 20 to 5%; 20% higher energy density; water-based production

Schlumberger to integrate Gradient water technology in direct lithium extraction process

Israeli team develops decoupled PEC water-splitting system for centralized production of H2

Albemarle inaugurates new $500M lithium plant in Chile; doubling production and reducing water consumption by 30%/tonne

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

Water preservation using advance membrane treatment processes

thyssenkrupp offering large-scale water electrolysis

U Oregon team advances effectiveness of catalytic water dissociation in bipolar membranes

Tokyo Tech team demonstrates visible-light photoelectrochemical water-splitting with cobalt-enhanced TiO2

Rio Tinto to deploy world’s first fully autonomous water trucks at Gudai-Darri iron ore mine

Tesla warns of water ingress potential in Model Y

Innovative water treatment at Audi Ingolstadt saves up to 500,000 cubic meters of fresh water a year; heading to ZLD

ArcelorMittal makes US$5M investment in H2Pro to support novel new water-splitting technology E-TAC

Integrating nanomaterial with light-absorbing molecule powers hydrogen production from water and sunlight

Researchers develop two-step method for efficient decoupled water splitting

EV Charging Consumed Less Energy Than Water Heating In A Typical US Household In 2020

GM sets new goal to reduce water intensity by 35% by 2035

Rad Power takes $250 off cargo e-bikes, electric mini water heater $162, more

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