Category: Research

Vietnam launches national green hydrogen hub at German-Vietnamese University

Vietnam launches national green hydrogen hub at German-Vietnamese University

November 7, 2025 |

In the UK, Fuel Cells Works reported the inauguration of a green hydrogen hub located at the Vietnamese-German University (VGU) in Binh Duong, Vietnam. The report noted that the hub is a public–private partnership between VGU, GIZ, AHK, and industry leaders. The facility aims to catalyze workforce development, tech demos, and cross-sector business coordination. Thomas […]

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Saudi researchers map electron transfer machinery in microbes

Saudi researchers map electron transfer machinery in microbes

November 6, 2025 |

In Saudi Arabia, microbes are masters of survival, evolving ingenious strategies to capture energy from their surroundings. For decades, scientists believed that only a handful of bacteria used specialized molecular “circuits” to shuttle electrons outside their cells—a process known as extracellular electron transfer (EET). This mechanism is critical for cycling carbon, sulfur, nitrogen, and metals […]

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UK resarchers to split seawater into H2 for safe on-board production and storage

UK resarchers to split seawater into H2 for safe on-board production and storage

November 5, 2025 |

In the UK, researchers at Brunel University of London and Genuine H2 will split seawater into hydrogen, store it safely on-board ships and boats and burn it to power engines emitting only steam. Led by Brunel’s Centre for Powertrain and Fuels and start-up Genuine H2, the project is Britain’s first all-in-one hydrogen maritime demonstrator. It […]

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Chinese researchers find adding biochar to cement can improve its CCS properties

Chinese researchers find adding biochar to cement can improve its CCS properties

November 4, 2025 |

In China, a research team from Hefei University of Technology, Zhejiang University, and South China University of Technology has discovered that adding specially treated biochar to cement can significantly improve its ability to capture and store carbon dioxide while strengthening the material itself. Cement production is one of the world’s largest sources of CO₂ emissions. […]

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German scientists show how microbe transforms industrial waste gases into ethanol

German scientists show how microbe transforms industrial waste gases into ethanol

November 3, 2025 |

In Germany, scientists wondered how do you turn toxic waste into fuel? Ask the microbe. A team of scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, together with a colleague from the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, experimentally demonstrates the molecular tricks used by the gas-converting microbe Clostridium autoethanogenum to […]

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Research shows that glycerin is an effective replacement for water in green hydrogen production

Research shows that glycerin is an effective replacement for water in green hydrogen production

November 2, 2025 |

In Brazil, Agencia Fapesp reported that a study led by researchers from the Center for Innovation in New Energies (CINE) has shown that replacing water with glycerol – popularly known as glycerin – increases the efficiency of photoelectrochemical cells. These cells use sunlight as a source of clean, renewable energy to generate green hydrogen. CINE […]

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PNNL researchers power battery with vitamin B2 and glucose

PNNL researchers power battery with vitamin B2 and glucose

October 30, 2025 |

In Washington state, researchers reporting in ACS Energy Letters have devised a battery powered by vitamin B2 (riboflavin) and glucose. Inspired by how human bodies break down glucose for energy using enzymes, the team incorporated riboflavin into a prototype flow cell battery. The riboflavin mediator helped shuttle electrons between the battery’s electrodes and the glucose […]

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Brazilian researchers find replacing water with glycerol increases efficiency of photoelectrochemical cells

Brazilian researchers find replacing water with glycerol increases efficiency of photoelectrochemical cells

October 29, 2025 |

In Brazil, a study led by researchers from the Center for Innovation in New Energies (CINE) has shown that replacing water with glycerol – popularly known as glycerin – increases the efficiency of photoelectrochemical cells. These cells use sunlight as a source of clean, renewable energy to generate green hydrogen. CINE is an Applied Research […]

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Chinese researchers design method for biofuel resilient supply chain

Chinese researchers design method for biofuel resilient supply chain

October 28, 2025 |

In China, researchers from Tianjin University have conducted a study entitled “Optimization design method for biofuel resilient supply chain considering node disruption impacts in a two-stage stochastic programming framework”. This study was published in Frontiers of Chemical Science & Engineering, Volume 19, Issue 6. As economic globalization accelerates, biofuel supply chain systems are becoming increasingly complex and large-scale, […]

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CABBI researches dig into sorghum as bioenergy feedstock

CABBI researches dig into sorghum as bioenergy feedstock

October 27, 2025 |

In Illinois, there is growing interest in high-biomass sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) as a bioenergy feedstock, but more information is needed to determine the most suitable varieties for the U.S. Midwest. This study by researchers at the Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI) evaluated and compared the yield potential of 13 sorghum […]

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