European Scientist had the pleasure of interviewing Bernard Durand, former Director of the Geology-Geochemistry Division of the French Institute of Petroleum and New Energies, then of the Ecole nationale supérieure
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A new study published on 21 September in Joule has demonstrated a new approach that could potentially combine carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and conversion in a single device (1). The
“A critical flaw” in EU climate policy: renewable energy directive poised to promote global deforestation
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A paper published on 12 September in Nature Communications, co-authored by several academics from the US and Europe, has slammed Europe’s latest climate law which will count energy created from
A new study published in Science, a scientific journal, on 7 September suggests installing massive wind and solar installations in the Sahara Desert could increase local rainfall, particularly in the
Renewable energy economics: what is the best approach to a carbon-free electricity grid?
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A new study performed by Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology published on 6 September in Joule, a Cell Press journal, suggests that a mixture of carbon-free energy sources may
A paper published on 3 September in Nature Energy has outlined a proof-of-concept for using sunlight and other biological ingredients to split water molecules into their constituents ― hydrogen and
Latest breakthrough in lithium-oxygen technology brings more powerful rechargeable batteries one step closer to reality
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The key to longer-range electric cars, smartphones that last several days without charging, and long-term storage of renewable energy that could be used on demand by the grid may be the
A new study published in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews on 23 August sought to determine whether Sweden’s current willow (Salix spp.) production, as a source of bioenergy, is capable of
A new plan unveiled on 21 August by the Trump administration ― the so-called Clean and Affordable Energy plan ― is set to dismantle Barack Obama’s signature Clean Power Plan, which was
Optoelectronic devices woven into fabrics: could this be the newest trend in wearable electronics?
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High-speed optoelectronic semiconductor devices, such as light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and diode photodetectors have now been embedded into fibres, which could be woven into wearable fabrics, as reported in Nature News