New process could lead to production of methanol or acetic acid through more energy efficient, low-cost and environmentally-friendly ways The direct oxidation of methane—found in natural gas... Read more
Scientists have long struggled with generating and storing hydrogen, the kind that might one day provide the backbone for renewable energy fuel cells that make our cars move, warm our houses... Read more
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists have combined biology and 3-D printing to create the first reactor that can continuously produce methanol from methane at room temperature a... Read more
The research could one day create a sustainable fuel source from greenhouse gas emissions They’re making fuel from thin air at the USC Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute. For the first tim... Read more
Université Laval researchers have developed a highly effective method for converting CO2 into methanol, which can be used as a low-emissions fuel for vehicles. The team led by Professor Fréd... Read more
Oil would have to cost only about $72 per barrel for larger duckweed refiners to be cost-competitive. The search for a less-expensive, sustainable source of biomass, or plant material, for p... Read more
Existing fuel distribution infrastructure could be used A collaborative project involving ECOmove, Insero E-Mobility and Serenergy is aiming to produce a fuel cell range extender for battery... Read more
In around two years, the researchers aim to be able to produce methanol on a mass scale Scientists agree that carbon dioxide (CO2) has an effect on global warming as a greenhouse gas, but we... Read more
Garbage in, Energy out Edmonton is Canada’s chief oil city as well as the capital of Alberta, the province that hosts the bulk of the country’s tar sands. Given the expense of co... Read more
Pulling valuable fuels out of thin air? It sounds like magic, but Joel Rosenthal, a chemist at the University of Delaware, is working to transform carbon dioxide (CO2), a greenhouse gas in t... Read more
Image via Wikipedia It’s the reason why chemists envy green plants: by using photosynthesis, plants can easily fix the carbon dioxide that is so plentiful in air to make biomass, or organic... Read more