Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jakob Burger stands in front of his newly constructed demonstration plant at the TUM Campus Straubing for Biotechnology and Sustainability. Credit: Technical University Munich Researchers at the Green Fuel Center (GFC) on the Technical University of Munich (TUM) Straubing Campus are working on the production of renewable fuels....

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The use of shared micromobility services has increased in recent years, particularly in urban areas. But can shared e-scooters and e-bikes contribute to the sustainability of cities and their transportation systems? To answer these and other questions, Fraunhofer ISI conducted a new study on behalf of...

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain At a nondescript office park in the Mira Mesa neighborhood of San Diego sit a pair of nondescript cubes, adjacent to a nondescript library annex that houses old books, papers and other items from UC San Diego. But something different is happening. Inside each cube sits...

Country-specific differences of current energy systems and relative generation technology favourability in Africa. LCOEs are calculated as a function of cost, electricity yield and interest rates. We used average cost data from 2021, and derived country-specific solar electricity yields from the Global Solar Atlas solar insolation dataset. An insolation value...

Credit: CC0 Public Domain To reduce the carbon emissions that are driving climate change and meet climate targets, the world will need to deploy renewable energy at an unprecedented speed and scale. Solar energy promises to play a crucial role in achieving a sustainable, low-carbon energy future, especially if the...

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Mesoscopic dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) were invented in 1990s by Brian O'Regan and Michael Grätzel, taking on the latter's name—the world-famous Grätzel cells. DSCs convert light into electricity through photosensitizers—dye compounds that absorb light and inject electrons into an array of oxide nanocrystals which subsequently are...

Researchers from Qingdao university synthesized of high-performance titanium dioxide-based anode materials with excellence cycling stability for sodium-ion storage. Credit: Qingdao university Electric vehicles, powered by renewable energy instead of finite fossil fuels, are the best green choice—but they could be more sustainable. As the most common power source in electric...

Daily patterns of apartment electricity load at different times of day show a sustained elevation of consumption during working hours, with a maximum elevation of 26% observed in 2020. However, early morning “wake up time,” after shifting to a full hour later in 2020, has since reverted to 2019 behavior....

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A small number of electric vehicles in Florida burst into flame during flooding caused by Hurricane Ian, and the fires are raising awareness about a previously little-known safety issue for the millions of Americans who have bought or are thinking of buying an EV. They are...

Surveying windows for re-use must include an assessment of the condition of the frame, gaskets and sealing strips, fittings and insulating panes. Credit: SINTEF The construction industry generates a lot of waste, and both rehabilitation and new projects require large amounts of materials. Currently, we mainly use new building materials,...