Renewable energy
Image of coin cells courtesy Department of Chemistry photography Monday, August 24, 2020 Researchers have identified a potential new degradation mechanism for electric vehicle batteries – a key step to designing effective methods to improve battery lifetime. Researchers from this Department, the University of Liverpool, and the Diamond Light Source have identified one of the…
Instead of using oil for heating and hot water in the village, heat will be extracted from the ground saving thousands of tonnes of carbon emissions
A Lowestoft-based charity is the first organisation to benefit from free solar panels as part of a council’s recently launched Renewable Energy Fund.
As energy group Vattenfall focuses on supporting its key workers to keep our lights on during the coronavirus crisis, it’s also not losing sight of the future and its commitment to renewable energy projects.
Photo of solar panels by Mariana Proença on Unsplash Monday, March 2, 2020 A technique based on the principles of MRI and NMR has allowed researchers to observe both how next-generation batteries for large-scale energy storage work, but also how they fail, aiding the development of strategies to extend battery lifetimes. Being able to extend…
February 2020: Offshore renewable energy generation may impact negatively on marine life due to construction or operation noise in combination with risks of blunt trauma from blades, which increases risks for marine life when hunting or navigating. Researchers are calling for improved designs and strategic trade-offs between marine conservation efforts and a transition towards 100%…
Wednesday, December 4, 2019 Research Fellow Dr Jenny Zhang is the latest reseacher to be profiled in the University of Cambridge ‘Women in STEM’ series. In her research here, group leader Dr Jenny Zhang is re-wiring photosynthesis to generate renewable fuels. Here, she tells us about why she switched from cancer research to sustainability, how…
Image: Virgil Andrei, Department of Chemistry Monday, October 21, 2019 A widely-used gas that is currently produced from fossil fuels can instead be made by an ‘artificial leaf’ that uses only sunlight, carbon dioxide and water, researchers here have successfully demonstrated. And the artificial leaf could eventually be used to develop a sustainable liquid fuel alternative to…