Team aims  to make the process more efficient and less expensive

Algae are an ideal source of biomass, but researchers have not yet found a cost-competitive way to use algae for fuels

Mechanical trees become power ‘plants’ when they sway in breeze

Research shows a transition to a reliable, low-carbon, electrical generation and transmission system can be accomplished with commercially available technology and within 15 years

Berkeley Lab-led research team creates a high-efficiency device in 7 steps

Team's work offers the possibility of a battery with high efficiency and good cycle life

Yan research team reports success with low-cost nickel-based catalyst

PhD student presents research paper developed by Dr Nicolas Calvet’s team at conference in South Africa

PNNL organic battery will be cheaper than standard vanadium flow battery

 Novel coating could allow panels to capture light from more angles

"The concept provides an exciting opportunity to envision and create a sustainable economy to meet all the human needs."

One sheet, 15 centimetres in diameter and a few tenths of a millimetre thick can store as much as 1 F