energy
The term "photocatalysis" refers to a phenomenon by which a substance alters the speed of a chemical reaction. This substance, called "photocatalyst", is activated on simple exposure to light, whether natural or artificial. The most common example of a photocatalytic…
energy
In the history of man, nature has always constituted an inexhaustible source of inspiration for the creation of technological systems. And it is precisely by imitating the perfection of a flower that researchers at the North Carolina State University have…
energy
About 250 million years ago, Val d’Agri was characterised by a tropical climate and temperatures never fell below 15 degrees centigrade: the climate could therefore be compared to that of the current Bahamas. The Valley was replaced by a huge…
energy
The future of wind power turbines is afloat. In fact the first floating wind power farm will be set up in Scotland. The sites that are suited for installation of the power plant have been located off the shores of…
energy
The first Italian wind farm will be installed in the waters of the Strait of Otranto, 20 km from Tricase (Lecce) and the environmental impact is considered negligible due to its significant distance from the coast. Furthermore, since it consists…
energy
Not only energy The melting of the ice cells, not only brings about the release of methane gas, but it also produces another important substance: fresh water. Hence, methane hydrates are also a reserve of fresh water that could be…
energy
In Porto Marghera (Venice), the Hydrogen Park was created. It is the biggest centre in the world for hydrogen production, exploitation and study. The objective is to exploit the potentials of such an industrial and energetic area in order to…
energy
The Centro di Ricerca Interuniversitario per lo Sviluppo Sostenibile (CIRPS) carried out a study in Peru in collaboration with the university of Chiclayo and Piura on the possibility to produce hydrogen from the sugar cane. The sugar cane is one…
energy
In Italy the PVTRAIN project by Trenitalia (co-financed by the European Union) plans the installation of photovoltaic roof tiles on 10 prototypes of railway vehicles in order to recharge accumulators and therefore improve energy efficiency. The energy produced is used…