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Rice University Benefits from Flat Rate, Peak Use Programs

Rice University Benefits from Flat Rate, Peak Use Programs

Rice University in Houston has benefitted to the tune of $399,405 in revenue and savings by participating in voluntary programs that reduce peak electric use. The Rice Thresher, the student newspaper, says that a key program is Emergency Response Service-30. During times of peak energy use, the Electric Reliability Council ... Read more »
Rice University Snags 2-Year Contract for Off-site Solar

Rice University Snags 2-Year Contract for Off-site Solar

MP2 Energy has signed an energy agreement with Rice University that it says represents the first time off-site solar power is being delivered to a commercial entity on a short-term contract, without state or utility incentives in a deregulated market. The two-year agreement will initially power about seven percent of ... Read more »
Using Slurry for Economical, Energy-Efficient Carbon Capture

Using Slurry for Economical, Energy-Efficient Carbon Capture

By combining carbon-capturing solids and liquids to develop a “slurry,” scientists from École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, University of California-Berkeley and Beijing  have created a carbon capture method that is relatively simple to implement on a large scale, economical and energy efficient, according to Nature Communications. Currently, carbon capture is ... Read more »
How to Stem Fracking Water Use

How to Stem Fracking Water Use

More advanced recycling rather than disposal of water produced by hydraulic fracturing could calm fears of accidental spillage and save millions of gallons of fresh water a year, according to Rice University scientists. The study, which appears in the Royal Society of Chemistry journal Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts, includes ... Read more »
Rice Unveils Carbon Sequestering Material for Gas Wells

Rice Unveils Carbon Sequestering Material for Gas Wells

Rice University scientists have devised a way to separate carbon dioxide from natural gas at wellheads that is cheaper and more energy efficient than current industry practices. A porous material invented by the laboratory of Rice chemist James Tour (pictured) sequesters carbon dioxide at ambient temperature with pressure provided by the wellhead ... Read more »
Rice Creates Wearable Energy Storage Film

Rice Creates Wearable Energy Storage Film

Researchers at Rice University have created a thin film for energy storage that could be used for flexible, portable and wearable electronics. The flexible material, which was developed by Rice chemist James Tour and his colleagues, features nanoporous nickel-fluoride electrodes layered around a solid electrolyte to deliver battery-like supercapacitor performance that the team says ... Read more »
Dams Will Not Reduce Flow of Sand to Mississippi River Delta, Study Finds

Dams Will Not Reduce Flow of Sand to Mississippi River Delta, Study Finds

Researchers have found that the Mississippi River Delta’s supply of sand—a critical material engineers need to rebuild the ecosystem—will stay constant for centuries despite upstream dams and the rapid sinking and erosion of wetlands. The study, published this week in Nature Geoscience, provides positive evidence for scientists and government officials ... Read more »


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