Solar-powered device captures carbon dioxide from air to make sustainable fuel

Researchers have developed a reactor that pulls carbon dioxide directly from the air and converts it into sustainable fuel, using sunlight as the power source.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Feb. 13, 2025 ~5 min

Tiny copper ‘flowers’ bloom on artificial leaves for clean fuel production

Tiny copper ‘nano-flowers’ have been attached to an artificial leaf to produce clean fuels and chemicals that are the backbone of modern energy and

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Feb. 3, 2025 ~4 min


Electricity prices across Europe to stabilise if 2030 targets for renewable energy are met, study suggests

National targets for solar and wind power will see reliance on natural gas plummet, reducing electricity price volatility across Europe, with major

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Feb. 3, 2025 ~6 min

A simple ‘twist’ improves the engine of clean fuel generation

Researchers have found a way to super-charge the ‘engine’ of sustainable fuel generation – by giving the materials a little twist.

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April 24, 2024 ~6 min

Solar-powered device produces clean water and clean fuel at the same time

A floating, solar-powered device that can turn contaminated water or seawater into clean hydrogen fuel and purified water, anywhere in the world, has been

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Nov. 13, 2023 ~5 min

New approach to ‘cosmic magnet’ manufacturing could reduce reliance on rare earths in low-carbon technologies

Researchers have discovered a potential new method for making the high-performance magnets used in wind turbines and electric cars without the need for rare

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Oct. 25, 2022 ~6 min

Competition with China a ‘driving force’ for clean energy funding in the 21st century

Analysis of energy RD&D investment in major economies also found that commitments at COP21 yielded some positives. Ultimately, however, trends over this

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Sept. 12, 2022 ~6 min

New approach topples major barrier to commercialisation of organic flow batteries

Researchers from the University of Cambridge and Harvard University have developed a method to dramatically extend the lifetime of organic aqueous flow

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June 16, 2022 ~5 min


Secret to treating ‘Achilles’ heel’ of alternatives to silicon solar panels revealed

A team of researchers from the UK and Japan has found that the tiny defects which limit the efficiency of perovskites – cheaper alternative materials for solar

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May 24, 2022 ~6 min

Tiny ‘skyscrapers’ help bacteria convert sunlight into electricity

Researchers have made tiny ‘skyscrapers’ for communities of bacteria, helping them to generate electricity from just sunlight and water.

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March 7, 2022 ~5 min

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