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Superconductors May be Used for Germany’s Energy Transition

Arsenij Percov — Tue, 17 Jul 2018 04:27:45 +0000

Germany is bidding farewell to nuclear energy, expanding renewable energy resources and working to make its economy virtually climate-neutral by the mid-century. The plan is known as the Energy Transition. The project will rely on renewable energy, energy efficiency, and energy demand management. By 2022, nuclear reactors and coal-fired generators will need to be retired. […]

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Advanced Solar Cell Resembles Rose Petal Epidermis

Courtney Lepping — Mon, 27 Jun 2016 14:04:09 +0000

The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) discovered a cheat for greater organic solar cell efficiency based on the epidermal cells of rose petals. Rose petals have certain properties that when artificially reproduced on a larger scale, such as a solar cell, yields more power. Researchers from the Light Technology Institute (LTI), the Institute of Microstructure […]

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New Electrolyte Promises Better Magnesium-Sulfur Batteries

Mila Luleva — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 07:57:08 +0000

Myths and legends say that magnesium-sulfur hold the key to better and cheaper energy storage. New research from the German Karlsruhe Institute of Technology’s (KIT’s) Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU) might actually have brought it closer to viability, by developing a new electrolyte. Yes, the list of electrolytes that are being developed by scientists around the […]

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