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Categories: Energy: Fossil Fuels, Offbeat: Paleontology and Archeology
Published From the streets to the stratosphere: Clean driving technology enables cleaner rocket fuel
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A chemical used in electric vehicle batteries could also give us carbon-free fuel for space flight, according to new research.
Published Fueling a hydrogen revolution
(via sciencedaily.com) Researchers show how magnetic flux sensors can be used to monitor the operation of proton exchange membrane fuel cells that run on hydrogen. By detecting changes in current, failure states due to incorrect water levels can be identified. This work may lead to cost-effective sustainable energy generation for electric vehicles.
Published A 'fairly simple' breakthrough makes accessing stored hydrogen more efficient
(via sciencedaily.com) A new catalyst extracts hydrogen from hydrogen storage materials easily and efficiently. The process occurs at mild temperatures and under normal atmospheric conditions, without using metals or additives.
Published JET fusion facility sets a new world energy record
(via sciencedaily.com) European scientists have achieved a major success on the road to energy production through fusion plasmas: They produced stable plasmas with 59 megajoules of energy output at the world's largest fusion facility, JET, in Culham near Oxford, UK.
Published Massive methane emissions by oil and gas industry detected from space
(via sciencedaily.com) For the first time ever on a global scale, using satellite imagery, scientists have quantified volumes of massive methane emissions due to fossil-fuel extraction activities and their impact on the climate. Their findings partly explain why official inventories generally underestimate the volume of these emissions. Stopping these releases, be they accidental or deliberate, would save those countries responsible billions of dollars.
Published Fuel cells and game-changing tech to remove 99% of carbon dioxide from air
(via sciencedaily.com) Engineers have demonstrated a way to effectively capture 99% of carbon dioxide from air using a novel electrochemical system powered by hydrogen.
Published New polymer fuel cells can operate at higher temperatures
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A new high-temperature polymer fuel cell that operates at 80-160 degrees Celsius, with a higher-rated power density than state-of-the-art fuel cells, solves the longstanding problem of overheating, one of the most significant technical barriers to using medium-and heavy-duty fuel cells in transportation vehicles such as trucks and buses.
Published How fuel poverty 'gets under the skin'
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source New research shows that fuel poverty makes people's physical and mental health worse. Researchers found that not being able to keep homes warm enough affects people's levels of life satisfaction. But they also found that it impacts people's physical health by causing higher levels of inflammation, measured by fibrinogen, a blood-based biomarker.