Solar panel efficiency could mean consumer savings of 20 percent
Researchers at the University of Melbourne will use new materials to try to tap more efficiency from solar panels.
Oct 7, 2020
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Blocking vibrations that remove heat could boost efficiency of next-gen solar cells
Led by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, a study of a solar-energy material with a bright future revealed a way to slow phonons, the waves that transport ...
Oct 5, 2020
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AI technology can predict vanadium flow battery performance and cost
Vanadium flow batteries (VFBs) are promising for stationary large-scale energy storage due to their high safety, long cycle life, and high efficiency.
Sep 28, 2020
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Wind forecasts power up for reliable energy production
Optimizing the integration of wind energy into a country's power network requires reliable forecasts of how wind speed and direction are likely to vary in time and space over the pending few hours. KAUST researchers have ...
Sep 28, 2020
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What the wildfires tell us about the shortcomings of California's electric grid
In addition to the vast destruction they have caused, the wildfires that have engulfed California in recent weeks have laid bare serious concerns about the state's electric grid.
Sep 17, 2020
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New anode material could lead to safer fast-charging batteries
Scientists at UC San Diego have discovered a new anode material that enables lithium-ion batteries to be safely recharged within minutes for thousands of cycles. Known as a disordered rocksalt, the new anode is made up of ...
Sep 2, 2020
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Thermal storage units that repair themselves
In the future, paraffin wax could help to make underground thermal storage units more durable. Such systems are used, for example, to store solar energy over a longer period of time. In a new study, geologists from Martin ...
Jul 29, 2020
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Researchers create a roadmap to better multivalent batteries
Lithium-ion batteries are recognized for their high energy density in everything from mobile phones to laptop computers and electric vehicles, but as the need for grid-scale energy storage and other applications becomes more ...
Jul 17, 2020
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Chemists advance solar energy storage aimed at global challenges
Increasing demand for electrification in rural areas poses challenges, but also creates opportunities for development of decentralized electrification systems. Compared with conventional electrical grids based on large, centralized ...
Jul 13, 2020
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Engineering
New cathode coating extends lithium-ion battery life, boosts safety
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, in collaboration with Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), has developed a new particle-level cathode coating for lithium-ion batteries ...
Jul 9, 2020
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