Rice lab advances water-splitting catalysts
October 20, 2022
Rice University engineers have developed a stable water-splitting catalyst for clean hydrogen generation that could potentially replace expensive iridium catalysts.
Halas, Nordlander honored in Rome
October 10, 2022
Italian President Sergio Mattarella presented Rice’s Naomi Halas and Peter Nordlander the 2022 Eni Energy Transition Award in an Oct. 3 ceremony in Rome's Quirinal Palace.
Financing the transition: Students raise $200k to launch Rice New Energy Fund
May 9, 2022
Shikhar Verma ’24 launched the student-managed Rice New Energy Fund (RNEF), the nation’s first student-managed investment fund focused on the energy transition. Its goal is to generate returns for the fund with sustainability initiatives while advancing decarbonization, student finance education and team diversity.
Lithium’s narrow paths limit batteries
April 18, 2022
Study suggests that lithium batteries would benefit from more porous electrodes with better-aligned particles that don’t limit lithium distribution.
Wind, solar could replace coal power in Texas
March 21, 2022
A fraction of the wind and solar projects already proposed in Texas could eliminate the state’s remaining coal power plants and their emissions, according to Rice University engineers.