New Technique Uses Solar Energy To Make Hydrogen From Biomass At Room Temperature
Solar power may be able to create hydrogen from biomass at room temperature, which may open the door to a hydrogen economy.
Solar power may be able to create hydrogen from biomass at room temperature, which may open the door to a hydrogen economy.
EDF Renewable Energy has commissioned a new business unit focused on Distributed Electricity and Storage that will focus on distributed solar and storage projects up to 30 MW in size.
According to new research from the University of Leicester’s College of Medicine, common forms of air pollution directly increase the potential for bacterial respiratory infection. Also, very interestingly, they alter the effectiveness of antibiotic treatment.
Only 18% of energy investment in renewables despite >50% of new power capacity being renewables is, to me, a sign that the carbon bubble is still growing, but it’s also a giant Post-it note telling investors that it’s time to shift focus and put money into the future … if they want the future to be kind to them.
Renewable energy is now the cheapest option, on average, for new electricity capacity around the world — developed countries like the US as well as developing countries. As I noted the other day, we need to keep channeling this message to the broader public, and especially decision-makers, but there are other things to do in order to increase renewable energy growth.
Got robots? The US Energy Dept. is seeking computer-driven, automated systems to ramp up ocean based macroalgae production for biofuel.
Electricity generated by renewables has accounted for 25% of the UK’s total electricity generation for the third quarter, according to government figures.
All the customers of Cape Light Compact, in the 21 communities on Cape Cod and the island of Martha’s Vineyard, will get 100% of their electric power from renewable sources by the end of January 2017.
The numbers fluctuate. At 10:19 AM Pacific Time, on December 13, wind turbines fed 434 megawatts (MW) into the grid. There have been days when they produced 140% of the nation’s need. Then there is solar energy and biomass. According to the Danish Energy Agency, combined, renewables produce 56% of Denmark’s domestic electricity consumption.
The Dutch government has presented a long-term energy plan that stipulates that no new cars with combustion engines may be sold from 2035 on. In addition, in the Netherlands – for over 50 years the largest natural gas producer in the EU – all houses will be disconnected from the gas grid by 2050. The plan has broad parliamentary support – in fact, many political parties believe it does not go far enough.