Energy efficiency in physics is not measured the way most people think about it. Instead of asking how much heat a process ...

Ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) is the process of deriving energy from the difference in temperature between surface and deep waters in the tropical oceans. The OTEC process absorbs thermal ...

Energy materials can be categorized based on their function—whether for energy storage, conversion, or generation—or by their specific applications and technologies. Here, we explore energy materials ...

An international team of scientists has reached a major milestone in sustainable energy research, developing a highly efficient method for converting methane into ethanol. Mechanism for photocatalytic ...

Researchers at McGill University have improved the efficiency of a method for converting human urine into clean energy. The method employs microbial fuel cells (MFCs), which use bacteria to turn ...

Terragia Biofuel has raised a $6 million seed round to pursue using a “novel” thermophilic bacteria process to break down cellulosic biomass and convert it into ethanol for biofuels such as ...