Electrification planning in rural areas and in developing countries most often relies on the outputs of specialized analytical tools that support geographically-referenced analyses
Earth and environment
Off-Grid Solar Systems in the Global South
Small solar systems seem to have a significant impact in terms of quality of life for their users and in helping them to keep connected to the global world.
The Quest for Efficient Electrolysis
Christoph Bäumer conducts research on water electrolysis. The initial steps toward cost-efficient and widely available catalysts are promising.
Overcoming Public Resistance to Carbon Taxes
A study recently published in WIREs Climate Change summarizes the findings of 39 empirical studies testing why people do not like carbon taxes.
How to Extract Clean Water from the Ground: We’re No Longer Stumped!
Tree roots and stumps help to safely and cleanly extract ground water for human consumption.
Advancing Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis for Conversion of Biomass into Chemicals
Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis (CFP) is an emerging technology that holds promise for converting renewable feedstocks, like biomass, into fuels and chemicals.
From Damaged Woods to Renewable Bioenergy
The opportunities and challenges of salvage logging of biomass after natural disturbances to supply wood-based bioenergy.
Metallic Molybdenum Disulfide for Stable, High-Rate Battery Performance
A new porous nanotube structure is created from pure metallic molybdenum disulfide, which is useful for fundamental electrochemical studies as well as showing good performance as a lithium-ion battery anode.
Protecting Mangroves Can Reduce Carbon Emission
As the home of the largest mangrove area in the world, Indonesia is a key player in the international blue carbon agenda. While it has over 22% of world’s mangroves, Indonesia is also facing rapid mangrove degradation.
Hybrid Drive for Trains
Successful simulation of hybrid train operation shows reduced emissions, noise levels and operating costs on the existing infrastructure.
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