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Higher-energy, safer, longer-lasting zinc battery: Researchers revive old chemistry with new electrolyte

Again establishing the University of Maryland (UMD) as a leader in the development of groundbreaking battery technology, a team led by researchers at UMD's A. James Clark School of Engineering has created a water-based zinc ...

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Apr 16, 2018
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March madness: Renewables break the 100 mark in Portugal

Portugal is a formidable newsmaker this month in renewables. The average renewable generation for March exceeded 103% of consumption.

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Apr 16, 2018
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Sweden installs section of electrified road

A team making up the eRoadArlanda project has announced that they have electrified a section of road near Stockholm, which will be tested by a battery-powered test truck. The team is part of an initiative set up by the Swedish ...

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Apr 13, 2018
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Offshore wind farm: First of 11 turbines goes up in Scotland initiative

Scotland is making wind energy news with an offshore wind project carrying high ambitions. The spotlight is on the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC), an offshore wind test and demo facility. It is Scotland's ...

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Apr 12, 2018
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New technology could wean the battery world off cobalt

Lithium-based batteries use more than 50 percent of all cobalt produced in the world. These batteries are in your cell phone, laptop and maybe even your car. About 50 percent of the world's cobalt comes from the Congo, where ...

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Apr 11, 2018
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Energy injustice? Cost, availability of energy-efficient lightbulbs vary with poverty levels

Energy-efficient lightbulbs are more expensive and less available in high-poverty urban areas than in more affluent locations, according to a new University of Michigan study conducted in Wayne County.

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Apr 11, 2018
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There's more than enough solar power to meet energy needs—the problem is storing it

In less than eight hours, enough sunlight hits the Earth to meet all of humanity's energy needs for a year.

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Apr 11, 2018
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New sodium-ion electrolyte may find use in solid-state batteries

A newly discovered structure of a sodium-based material allows the materials to be used as an electrolyte in solid-state batteries, according to researchers from Penn State and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). ...

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Apr 10, 2018
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Perovskite technology is scalable, but questions remain about the best methods

As perovskite solar cells set efficiency records and the nascent technology becomes more stable, another major challenge remains: the issue of scalability, according to researchers at the Department of Energy's National Renewable ...

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Apr 09, 2018
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Research overcomes major technical obstacles in magnesium-metal batteries

Scientists at the Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have discovered a new approach for developing a rechargeable non-aqueous magnesium-metal battery.

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Apr 03, 2018
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Building lithium-sulfur batteries with paper biomass

A major byproduct in the papermaking industry is lignosulfonate, a sulfonated carbon waste material, which is typically combusted on site, releasing CO2 into the atmosphere after sulfur has been captured for reuse.

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Apr 02, 2018
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Temperature heals lithium dendrites

Rechargeable lithium-ion, the dominant battery technology for portable electronics, is increasingly becoming the battery of choice for electric-vehicle and electric-grid energy-storage applications.

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Mar 30, 2018
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Knitting electronics with yarn batteries

When someone thinks about knitting, they usually don't conjure up an image of sweaters and scarves made of yarn that can power watches and lights. But that's just what one group is reporting in ACS Nano. They have developed ...

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Mar 28, 2018
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Cutting waste, fossil fuel use, and greenhouse gas emissions by turning unused food into biofuel

Funded by a U.S. Department of Energy grant, a team of researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) is creating a better way to convert waste food into biofuels that are environmentally friendly, a project that would ...

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Mar 28, 2018
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U.S. energy market found to be more unstable over the past decade

A trio of researchers with Carnegie Mellon University has found that the U.S. energy market has become more unstable over the past decade, and because of that, expert predictions have become more error prone. In their paper ...

Energy & Green Tech

Mar 27, 2018
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Research hints at double the driving range for electric vehicles

When it comes to the special sauce of batteries, researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have discovered it's all about the salt concentration. By getting the right amount of salt, ...

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Mar 27, 2018
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Future electric cars could recharge wirelessly while you drive

Electric vehicles may one day be able to recharge while driving down the highway, drawing wireless power directly from plates installed in the road that would make it possible to drive hundreds—if not thousands—of miles ...

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Mar 27, 2018
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Design principles could point to better electrolytes for next-generation lithium batteries

A new approach to analyzing and designing new ion conductors—a key component of rechargeable batteries—could accelerate the development of high-energy lithium batteries, and possibly other energy storage and delivery ...

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Mar 26, 2018
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New design produces true lithium-air battery

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago and at Argonne National Laboratory have designed a new lithium-air battery that works in a natural-air environment and still functioned after a record-breaking 750 charge/discharge ...

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Mar 21, 2018
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Researchers invent new method to create self-tinting windows

UBC chemistry researchers have developed a simple, cost-effective technique for making smart windows that could lead the way for wide-scale adoption of this energy-saving technology.

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Mar 08, 2018
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All power to the proton: Researchers make battery breakthrough

Researchers from RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia have demonstrated for the first time a working rechargeable "proton battery" that could re-wire how we power our homes, vehicles and devices.

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Mar 07, 2018
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New insights could pave the way for self-powered low energy devices

Most people have felt that sting from grabbing a doorknob after walking across a carpet or seen how a balloon will stick to a fuzzy surface after a few moments of vigorous rubbing.

Energy & Green Tech

Mar 07, 2018
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Lithium-related discovery could extend battery life and improve safety

Lithium-metal batteries are among the most promising candidates for high-density energy storage technology in an expanding range of digital "smart" devices and electrical vehicles, but uncontrolled lithium dendrite growth, ...

Energy & Green Tech

Mar 06, 2018
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Running on renewables: How sure can we be about the future?

A variety of models predict the role renewables will play in 2050, but some may be over-optimistic, and should be used with caution, say researchers.

Energy & Green Tech

Mar 06, 2018
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Engineers create solution to cheaper, longer lasting battery packs

An electrical engineer at The University of Toledo, who nearly died as a girl in Africa because of a hospital's lack of power, has developed a new energy storage solution to make battery packs in electric vehicles, satellites, ...

Energy & Green Tech

Mar 06, 2018
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