NASA Wants People to Help Them Put a Nuclear Power Plant on the Moon by 2030; Here’s How

ENERGY 11.30.2021 22:42 PM

The NASA wants to hear about any good ideas for putting a nuclear fission power plant on the moon. NASA collaborates with the Idaho National Laboratory of the US Department of Energy to establish a non-solar power source on the moon by 2030.

Winged Machines Take Flight in Faroe Islands Dark Waters Generating Electricity From the Ocean

11.29.2021 03:41 AM

Minesto, a Swedish engineering company has deployed 2 Sea Dragon kits that will harness tidal power from the rough seas of the Faroe Islands.

Quantum Confinement in Nano-Photocatalyst: Hydrogen from Solar Water Splitting Contributes Its Production From Green Resources

11.15.2021 02:10 AM

A team of researchers co-led by the City University of Hong Kong and German scholars identified the quantum confinement effect in a photocatalyst of a 3D-ordered macroporous construction.

Nuclear Fusion: New Superconducting Magnet Achieves Milestone to Practical, Commercial, Carbon-Free Power

11.05.2021 21:40 PM

MIT-designed superconducting magnet has broken magnetic field strength records, which constitutes a key milestone in nuclear fusion development and a step closer to commercialized carbon-free power.

Nuclear Fusion: Ex-CIA Analyst Says US, China Race Over Solar Power; Is EU Lagging Behind?

11.03.2021 21:18 PM

A former CIA officer claimed that the race for fusion power is going strong for China and US while another expert mentioned that Europe is lagging behind the race.

First Global Inventory of Large Solar Power Plants: Scientists Use Machine Learning to Detect These Facilities in Satellite Imagery

11.01.2021 01:25 AM

Climate change scientists searched almost half of Earth's land surface to detect over 68,000 large solar power plants and create the first global inventory of these facilities.

Pee-Powered Renewable Energy Perfected; Scientists Show How Urine Can Help Purify Wastewater

10.28.2021 04:30 AM

Using a common organic molecule in fertilizer and a standard component of human urine, South Korean scientists were able to recently achieve perfect renewable energy.

Calcium Imide: Catalyst To Extract Hydrogen Fuel From Ammonia; Step Towards Efficient Green Energy Harvest

08.31.2021 03:21 AM

Researchers recently developed a new type of catalyst that could break ammonia under lower temperatures. This catalyst will pave the way to a greener future by harvesting hydrogen fuels effortlessly without emissions.

Janus Graphene: Asymmetric, Two-Faced Material Could Turn Sodium-Ion Batteries Into Sustainable Energy Storage

08.26.2021 11:30 AM

A new nanomaterial, called the Janus Graphene, could further improve sodium-ion batteries as a potentially sustainable energy storage solution.

Biofuel Extracted from Hazelnut Shells Show Potential as Renewable Energy Source

08.25.2021 05:16 AM

A form of biofuel found in hazelnut shells has the potential to be a new renewable energy source - using various thermochemical processes to extract oils from the waste material.

Heart's Kinetic Energy Could Power Lead-Free Artificial Cardiac Pacemaker for Implant

08.23.2021 02:32 AM

Existing pacemakers use lead that connects to the electronic device to generate an electrical pulse. Instead of lead, scientists recently created a pacemaker that will use the kinetic energy from the heart to power the device to overcome existing problems.

Nuclear Fusion Test in Lab Hailed as Holy Grail in Quest for Clean Energy

08.20.2021 22:33 PM

Nuclear fusion powers the Sun and other stars in the universe. If humans can replicate it on Earth, it could provide a limitless source of affordable, clean, and safe energy.

Birnessite Reexamined: 'Classic" Material Finds New Potential for Electrochemistry, Energy

08.12.2021 12:08 PM

To better understand how ions penetrate very small gaps during the adsorption process from an electrolyte to the electrode, researchers turned to the 'classic' material, birnessite.

Targeting 'Super-emitters' To Combat Climate Change; How Handful of Power Plants Create Most Carbon Emissions from Electricity Generation

08.05.2021 10:05 AM

Reining in the world's worst contributors to carbon emissions could create a disproportionately large advantage in the fight against climate change, studies suggest.

Caltech's Space Solar Power Project Made Possible by Billionaire's $100M Donation

08.05.2021 00:33 AM

California Institute of Technology recently revealed that a real estate developer and his wife donated $100 million for their Space Solar Power Project. Their donation had helped seed an off-Earth energy revolution that will benefit humankind.