Michigan Engineering | University of Michigan Thermophotovoltaics developed at U-M can recover significantly more energy stored in heat batteries.
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Renewable grid: Recovering electricity from heat storage hits 44% efficiency
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Costly gas separation may not be needed to recycle CO2 from air and industrial plants
New study offers a pathway for fossil fuel-burning operations to capture emissions.
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Racing hydrogen cars in Detroit
Henderson Academy students used electrolyzers to produce hydrogen gas from water and power miniature fuel cell cars.
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New reactor could save millions when making ingredients for plastics and rubber from natural gas
With oil production dropping, a process using natural gas is needed to avert a shortage of a workhorse chemical used for automotive parts, cleaning products and more.
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Urine-to-fertilizer effort part of NSF Regional Innovation Engine
U-M involved in Great Lakes consortium to support sustainable economic growth
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Geothermal at Davos: a Q&A with Karthik Duraisamy
Karthik Duraisamy, a University of Michigan professor of aerospace engineering, participated in a roundtable on geothermal energy at the World Economic Forum.
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Bulky additives could make cheaper solar cells last longer
The findings could help engineers methodically find the best molecules to increase the lifespan of perovskite solar cells, rather than relying on time-consuming trial and error.
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New energy
Once derided as “forever 30 years away,” fusion energy has a new swagger. Will it last?
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$3M to boost state-of-the-art solar manufacturing
An effort led by U-M could enable industrial competitors to collectively build a predictive model that speeds the development of advanced solar cells.
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U-M’s MI-Hydrogen to participate in new Midwest hydrogen hub
The U.S. Department of Energy announced today that the Midwest Alliance for Clean Hydrogen is selected as regional clean hydrogen hub.
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