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Assessing the potential of hydrogen and carbon dioxide networks for the future of European energy systems
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Assessing the potential of hydrogen and carbon dioxide networks for the future of European energy systems

A comparison chart of system costs across different scenarios, which clearly demonstrates the economic advantages of combining both networks. Credit: Hofmann et al....

Weighing the environmental costs of carbon capture materials
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Weighing the environmental costs of carbon capture materials

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new life-cycle assessment comparing the production impacts of three materials used in carbon dioxide capture technology has highlighted...

Cone and disc carbon structures offer new pathways for sodium-ion batteries
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Cone and disc carbon structures offer new pathways for sodium-ion batteries

Atin Pramanik, a postdoctoral associate in Ajayan’s lab, examines the battery prototype. Credit: Jeff Fitlow / Rice University As global demand for electric...

Sponge-like carbon nanotube thermoelectric generator easily molds to complex shapes and powers sensors
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Sponge-like carbon nanotube thermoelectric generator easily molds to complex shapes and powers sensors

Schematic illustration showing the fabrication process of the CNT/BST foam with various shapes. Effects of the BST content and annealing temperature on TE...

Electrifying railways cuts black carbon exposure by 89%, study finds
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Electrifying railways cuts black carbon exposure by 89%, study finds

In late summer 2024, Caltrain replaced its diesel fleet with brand new electric trains. A new UC Berkeley study found that the electrification...

Microsoft signs a major new carbon removal deal to try and help minimize environmental effects even further
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Microsoft signs a major new carbon removal deal to try and help minimize environmental effects even further

Microsoft will purchase 3.685 million tons of carbon removal credits over 12 years Carbon will be captured from pulp and paper milling stations...

Process could help cut carbon emissions in the steel industry
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Process could help cut carbon emissions in the steel industry

Postdoc Ana Konovalova shows off the electrochemical cell designed in Paul Kempler’s lab. Credit: University of Oregon University of Oregon chemists are bringing...

With affordable materials, researchers pull carbon directly from the air using changes in humidity
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With affordable materials, researchers pull carbon directly from the air using changes in humidity

Materials used to test the technology. Credit: Dravid Lab / Northwestern University. Researchers at Northwestern University have expanded the potential of carbon capture...

Converting the forest industry’s carbon dioxide emissions into raw material for plastics
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Converting the forest industry’s carbon dioxide emissions into raw material for plastics

A pilot plant utilising captured carbon dioxide in VTT Bioruukki Pilot Centre, Espoo, Finland. Credit: VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland VTT Technical...