nuclear battery Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 07:20:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Engineers Develop Commercial Water-Based Nuclear Battery https://www.greenoptimistic.com/engineers-develop-commercial-water-based-nuclear-battery-20140922/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/engineers-develop-commercial-water-based-nuclear-battery-20140922/#respond Mon, 22 Sep 2014 07:20:09 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=49285 When it comes to energy storage, people have looked into countless means and technologies, yet the winning long-lasting and super efficient breakthrough is still to come. The latest contender for this title comes from a team from University of Missouri, who propose a new type of water-based nuclear battery to power future vehicles and spacecrafts. […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/engineers-develop-commercial-water-based-nuclear-battery-20140922/feed/ 0 49285 Plug-and-play Nuclear Thermal Battery to Power Remote Areas https://www.greenoptimistic.com/plug-play-nuclear-thermal-battery-power-remote-areas-20140819/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/plug-play-nuclear-thermal-battery-power-remote-areas-20140819/#comments Tue, 19 Aug 2014 09:28:29 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=48927 Boston based start-up has developed a small scale nuclear reactor, or a nuclear thermal battery as they call it, which has the potential to produce enough electricity to power 2,000 homes. It can function on multiple fuel sources, and its waste can be reused. Nuclear power plants did not live up to everyone’s expectations and deliver […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/plug-play-nuclear-thermal-battery-power-remote-areas-20140819/feed/ 2 48927 Widetronix and Ithaca Making Progress in Betavoltaic Battery Research https://www.greenoptimistic.com/widetronix-and-ithaca-making-progress-in-betavoltaic-battery-research-20091119/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/widetronix-and-ithaca-making-progress-in-betavoltaic-battery-research-20091119/#respond Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:48:30 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=5414 Nuclear power has been discarded for decades since the tragic accidents from the 80's that led to numerous environmental damages in Ukraine and other parts of the world. Still, nowadays there is a trend of reviving nuclear power, to make it 100% safe and to convince people it's worth investing in it, as an alternative to coal or petrol.

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