Water and Rust as Solar-Powered Hydrogen Storage
The journal Nature Photonics published an article that might hold the solution to storing solar energy regardless of the time of day. The technology...
New Concrete Plates Preserve Thermal Energy Storage Tanks
Increased annual energy production at significantly lower cost is the promise that engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas give to solar power plant...
Grid Scale Rechargeable Battery Gets New Electrodes and Increased Lifespan
Renewable energy sources are green, to be sure, but they do have their quirks. Solar power plant output varies with sun intensity and cloud...
Lithium-Air Batteries Now Working Without Lithium
A lithiated silicon-carbon anode can be used as a replacement for lithium in lithium-air batteries. This is the conclusion of a study done by...
Quantum Batteries Nearly Perfect, Theory Says
Entanglement, or the quantum link that happens when separate particles share a wave function, may make quantum batteries almost perfect.
Engines and refrigerators have often...
STEM Batteries and Software – Hybrid Buildings are Here
Office buildings are power hungry, with lighting, computers, air conditioning systems, and other technology. Upgrades to lighting, windows, and insulation, as well as changing...
Startup LightSail Energy Plans to Innovate Compressed Air Energy Storage
In the ongoing quest to green the grid, the startup LightSail Energy, in conjunction with Peter Thiel, Bill Gates, and Khosla Ventures, has raised...
Crushed Porous Silicon Anode Batteries Overcome Classic Limitations
Researchers from Rice University, led by Lisa Biswali, have developed a cost-effective silicon anode (negative electrode) for rechargeable batteries that easily attains 600 charge-discharge...
SiC [Silicon-Graphene] Anodes Could make Electric Vehicles Viable
Electric vehicles suffer a major problem with public perception, specifically their battery packs. EV battery packs are prohibitively expensive when it comes to...
Theoretical Model of Charging Explains Battery Degrading Performance
One of the main limitations of batteries is their degrading performance. Researchers base their studies on this process in their attempts to develop promising...
