Energy & Green Tech
Salt batteries can store summer heat to be used in winter, but which salt works best for the purpose? On 19 December, Lian Blijlevens will defend her Ph.D. thesis on her research into salt for heat storage at Radboud University.
Nov 24, 2023
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The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has added a new capability to the REopt web tool to help commercial building owners and energy managers more effectively evaluate the costs associated with geothermal heat pump ...
Sep 27, 2023
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Engineering
A new report from the Cool-Data project sheds light on the possibilities for utilizing flexibility and waste heat from data centers in Denmark. DTU's researchers answer five questions about how the energy can be utilized ...
Nov 4, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
If the transition to renewables is to succeed, we will need a viable means of storing surplus heat and electricity. Globe spoke to experts from ETH Zurich about the promising technologies that could help us reach net zero.
Oct 14, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Researchers from MSU and Skoltech have transmuted a pesky poisonous weed into high-grade anode material for sodium-ion batteries. These are an emerging cheaper alternative to lithium-ion batteries for uses where compact size ...
Oct 13, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), in partnership with Malta, Inc., has completed assembly and commissioning of the first-of-its-kind pumped heat (or thermal) energy storage (PTES) demonstration facility. Long-duration, ...
Aug 30, 2022
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Engineering
To deal with the current climate and energy crisis, the world is moving towards a sustainable energy economy. Concentrated solar power (CSP) plants are becoming a major player in this field. CSP plants use lenses and mirrors ...
May 23, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
The need to take homes off gas has increased ever since the conflict in Ukraine. A heat battery with salt and water as simple components could provide a quick and large-scale solution for over three million households in ...
Apr 25, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
As yet another heat wave shattered temperature records in the Pacific Northwest in mid-2021, threats of rolling blackouts rippled throughout the region.
Aug 24, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Distilleries of all sizes should combine renewable energy with some form of heat or electrical energy storage, a new study says.
Aug 17, 2021
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