alternative energy – TechConnect Briefs

Potential of Water‐Responsive Materials to Harvest Energy from Evaporation

Cavusoglu A.‐H., Chen X., Sahin O., Columbia University, US

Water-responsive materials swell and shrink in response to changes in relative humidity (RH) and can be potentially used to harvest energy from evaporating water. Here, we investigated the potential of harvesting energy from naturally evaporating [...]

Energy In A New Light – Transforming Corporate Energy Use into a Weapon of Strategy

Livesay D., Marshall H., Warren K., Deloitte Consulting - Senior Manager, US

In most industries, energy consumption has long been regarded as a fixed cost, an important but background cost of doing business. During the past several years a convergence of factors – the rising costs and [...]