Lithium-Ion Batteries Considered for International Space Station
In spite of fire concerns here on the ground, lithium-ion batteries could be best solution for backup power on the International Space Station.
Just like...
New Lithium Deposits in Wyoming Could Bring Down Cost of Battery Production
Researchers from University of Wyoming discovered new deposits of lithium in the Rock Springs Uplift in southern Wyoming. The amount of the element is...
New Simpler Flow Battery for Grid Storage Developed at Stanford University
The development of grid storage solutions is critical if the power grid is to switch to entirely renewable energy sources.
The problem is that renewable...
Germanium-Based Battery 5 Times More Powerful
A team of researchers at the University of Wollongong in Australia has developed a new type of battery that can hold up to 5...
Solar Powered Device Turns Methane into Cleaner Syngas and Diesel Fuel
A new solar-powered device developed at the Pacific Northwestern National Laboratory (PNNL) by researcher Robert Wegeng could reduce the CO2 emissions of natural gas by up...
Cleaning Up Fukushima May Take up to 40 Years, IAEA Panel Says
It may take 40 more years to decommission the Fukushima power plant, said a team from the International Atomic Energy Agency recently. The damage,...
Zinc-Iron Redox Flow Battery for Grid Energy Storage Almost Ready for Market
Working under the radar for years, Zinc-Air Inc. is probably a battery company that you've never heard of, but now that they're maybe six...
Atwater’s Light-Splitting Solar Cell Could Be 50% Efficient
The ability to dissociate light into fundamental colors could make today's solar panels 50 percent efficient. If you compare this figure to the 20...
WWII Bunker Turned into Green Power Generating Facility in Germany
An old World War II bunker used for sheltering 30,000 people in Hamburg is going to be transformed into an energy-generating facility that will...
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World’s Largest Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Plant to be Built by Lockheed Martin
The earth receives more energy from the sun than we can ever use, 80% of that in the ocean. Lockheed Martin's Ocean Thermal Energy...
