Energy efficiency in manufacturing processes has emerged as a paramount concern in the drive towards sustainable industrial practices. Recent advances have sought to reduce not only operational costs ...

Distillation remains a backbone technology in the chemical process industry despite its historically high energy consumption. In recent years, research has focused on improving the thermal efficiency ...

In response to the rising focus on sustainable manufacturing practices and corporate social responsibility, there has been a surge of interest in adopting environmentally friendly and green chemicals ...

Researchers take inspiration from natural chemical processes based on hydrogenase and photosystem II, to produce a single metal catalyst with both fuel cell and solar cell functionalities. The ...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Interconnection Innovation e-Xchange (i2X) has released a new roadmap, the Distributed Energy Resource Interconnection Roadmap, which is expected to form shorter ...

Researchers have discovered a new method by which a catalyst can be used to selectively burn one molecule in a mixture of hydrocarbons -- compounds made of hydrogen and carbon atoms. For the first ...

It’s a process so embedded in our daily lives that it’s easy to ignore. However, new research indicates there’s more to water evaporation than simply letting your towels dry in the sun after a day at ...

Almost all energy-generation processes require significant amounts of water. However, few energy-planning tools account for these needs. As part of its Thirsty Energy Initiative, the World Bank is ...

Over 947 gigawatts of solar energy are waiting to connect to the grid—that's enough to power over 900 million homes in the United States for a year. We have a problem. But AI can help to solve it.