Researchers at EPFL found a way to produce the core component of a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell cheaper and more efficient than existing solutions. Following the start-up textbook they spun off a company to supply exactly this component to the Fuel Cell manufacturers – as lean as possible. But the Fuel Cell manufacturers collapsed…
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Auf der Swiss Future Farm in Tänikon ist aktuell die Sonderausstellung «Erneubare Energie, Energieeffizienz und Elektromobilität» zu sehen. Die Ausstellung zeigt, was heute in der Landwirtschaft in diesem Bereich alles möglicht ist. Das SCCER BIOSWEET ist unter den Austellern und erklärt die Rolle der Bioenergie für die Landwirtschaft…
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In a joint research project of five Swiss competence centres for energy research, scientists of the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa), Swiss Federal Instiute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, the Zurich University for Applied Sciences (ZHAW), the University…
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Next generation cogeneration system for industry – Combined heat and fuel plant using biomass resources Authors: Celebi, A.D., Sharma, S., Ensinas, A.V., Maréchal, F. Full article in Chemical Engineering Science The requirement for sustainable economic growth together with global warming…
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In many plant species, the acetate fraction is the fourth most prominent fraction by weight after cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin, and can be easily extracted as a single stable molecule, acetic acid, at high yields. Despite this, upgrading the acetate fraction of biomass has received very limited attention. Here, we demonstrate a valorization route…
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Niobia is a well-known solid acid catalyst owing to its intrinsic Brønsted and Lewis acidity. However, catalyst development with this oxide has been limited by our ability to control its pore structure and thermal stability. Here we report a novel post-synthetic approach for preparing mesoporous niobia catalysts. This method relies on controlling…
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