by Amanda Smeigh | Jan 28, 2016 | Blog, Industry, Research
If you haven’t read Richard Martin’s piece “The Dubious Problem of Bioenergy and Carbon Capture” in the MIT Technology Review, I recommend you find some time to do so. The title alone may cause discomfort, setting you up for a defensive read. But take heart, the targeted scope of...
by Amanda Smeigh | Dec 22, 2015 | Industry, Policy, Research, Science
November 10th, 2015 Lux Research hosted the webinar: “The New Carbon Economy: Evolution of Carbon Dioxide Emissions Reduction”. If you didn’t get a chance to listen to Yuan-Sheng (Ur) Yu in real time, we highly recommend taking 30 mins to watch the webinar. You can find it here: http://web.luxresearchinc.com/download-webinar-alternative-fuels-11_10_15-0...
by Amanda Smeigh | Nov 23, 2015 | Industry, Research, Science
The following blog post is guest written by Matt Peak - Managing Partner Peak Strategy Partners, LLC It’s not that often when innovators are handed a comprehensive platform that they can leverage to rapidly advance their technologies, but with September’s announcement of the Carbon XPRIZE competition in New York City, that’s...
by Amanda Smeigh | Oct 26, 2015 | Industry, Research, Science
On September 29th, 2015 XPRIZE announced their next challenge; the Carbon XPRIZE.The Carbon XPRIZE, co-sponsored by NRG and COSIA, is a $20 million prize for the team that successfully utilizes the CO2 output from either a coal power plant or natural gas facility. XPRIZE was established in 1995 and has become...
by Amanda Smeigh | Jul 25, 2015 | Industry, Research, Science
Working in the field of solar fuels I am often asked “how close are we to a solar fuel?” The answer I give is “closer than you think.” We already use fuels derived from the sun to power our lives. Consider the salad you had for lunch, the fruit...
by Elizabeth Lukehart | Mar 20, 2015 | Industry, Research, Science
For years, scientists have been working on a serious conundrum when it comes to energy storage: how do you create a storage device that is both efficient and cost-effective? Two types of storage devices: fuel cells and electrolyzers, have used platinum and noble metals energy conversion efficiency. But now...
