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This Week’s Top 5 News Articles

🔋Breakthrough Turns Carbon Fiber Waste into Valuable Battery Materials

🪙 ”Goldene” Material Breakthrough Allows for More Efficient Electronics

🤘 Innovative Catalyst Converts Metal Waste into Sustainable Hydrogen Power

🍺 How Beer Waste is Turning into Nutritional Gold

🔌 New DC Power Converter Enhances Microgrid Efficiency and Reliability

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TOP 5 NEWS ARTICLES

Breakthrough Turns Carbon Fiber Waste into Valuable Battery Materials LINK 

• Researchers developed a method to recycle over 99% of carbon fiber plastics using a process that avoids harmful emissions and toxic byproducts.

• This new process not only recycles carbon fiber but upcycles it by doping the recycled fibers with nitrogen, enhancing their electrical conductivity, which is beneficial for battery electrode materials in e-mobility.

• The recycled and upcycled carbon fibers perform comparably or better than traditional graphite when used in battery electrodes, presenting a sustainable and efficient recycling solution.

”Goldene” Material Breakthrough Allows for More Efficient Electronics LINK 

• Researchers have accidentally created a single-atom layer of gold, dubbed "goldene", which replicates the two-dimensionality of graphene.

• Goldene exhibits semiconductor properties, unlike the typical metallic behavior of gold, with potential applications in carbon dioxide conversion, hydrogen production, and chemical manufacturing.

• The breakthrough was achieved by embedding gold between layers of titanium and carbon, and using a Japanese forging method to extract the gold into stable sheets.

Innovative Catalyst Converts Metal Waste into Sustainable Hydrogen Power LINK

• Researchers transform metal waste into highly efficient hydrogen catalyst.

• Catalyst uses 90% less platinum than conventional catalysts, achieving 100% efficiency.

• Technology reduces precious metal use and upcycles industrial waste, supporting zero-carbon goals.

How Beer Waste is Turning into Nutritional Gold LINK

• Researchers have developed a technology to extract up to 80% of the available protein from beer brewing waste (brewers' spent grain).

• The extracted protein can be used to enhance the nutritional quality of plant-based foods and in various food applications like dairy, bakery, and foaming.

• This technology provides a sustainable solution to reduce food waste and address the global protein shortage by upcycling a significant byproduct of the beer industry.

New DC Power Converter Enhances Microgrid Efficiency and Reliability LINK

• Researchers developed a new DC-DC power converter that can efficiently interface with a wide range of energy sources, enhancing system stability and simplicity.

• The converter achieved an impressive efficiency of up to 98.3%, demonstrating its practical feasibility and scalability for real-world applications in areas like electric vehicles and renewable energy integration.

• The technology aims to contribute to the transition towards more efficient, reliable and sustainable energy storage and conversion solutions, eliminating the need for lossy AC-to-DC conversion.

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• Japan Expands Carbon Offset Program to Include Durable CDR LINK

• Australia and Singapore partner on $20M Maritime Emissions Reduction Initiative LINK

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• Captura Raises $45.3M for Direct Ocean Carbon Capture Technology LINK

• The Climate Brick: A Collaborative Initiative to Scale Climate Tech Solutions LINK

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