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Engineering
Passive day cooling is a promising technology for the sustainable reduction of energy consumption. It avoids the heating up of buildings by solar radiation and dissipates accumulated heat without external energy consumption. ...
Jul 18, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Researchers at Tohoku University have unearthed a means to stabilize lithium or sodium deposits in rechargeable batteries, helping keep their metallic structure intact. The discovery prevents potential battery degradation ...
Jun 6, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
The researchers behind an energy system that makes it possible to capture solar energy, store it for up to 18 years and release it when and where it is needed have now taken the system a step further. After previously demonstrating ...
Apr 11, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Scientists have created a battery designed for the electric grid that locks in energy for months without losing much storage capacity.
Apr 4, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Using a unique hydrogel, scientists in Saudi Arabia created a solar-driven system that successfully grows spinach by using water drawn from the air while producing electricity. The proof-of-concept design, described March ...
Mar 1, 2022
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Engineering
Could a tank of ice or hot water be a battery? Yes! If a battery is a device for storing energy, then storing hot or cold water to power a building's heating or air-conditioning system is a different type of energy storage. ...
Nov 18, 2021
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Engineering
A new generation of cheap, sustainable and efficient solar cells is a step closer, thanks to scientists at The University of Queensland.
Oct 6, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
The need for reliable renewable energy is growing fast, as countries around the world—including Switzerland—step up their efforts to fight climate change, find alternatives to fossil fuels and reach the energy-transition ...
Aug 30, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have designed a new class of molten sodium batteries for grid-scale energy storage. The new battery design was shared in a paper published today in the scientific journal Cell Reports ...
Jul 21, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Scientists from Trinity College Dublin are homing in on a recipe that would enable the future production of entirely renewable, clean energy from which water would be the only waste product.
Jul 7, 2021
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