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
Globally, the electricity sector is shifting from large, centralized grids powered by fossil fuels to smaller and smarter renewable local networks.
Sep 23, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Top energy, tech, and climate researchers at ETH Zurich have engaged in an informed debate over the European regulation that sets an upper carbon footprint limit for European markets.
Sep 22, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Seeing is believing—or, rather, seeing can aid in understanding, especially when it comes to the mechanisms underpinning lithium-ion batteries. Despite near-ubiquitous use in cell phones, computers and more, the complex ...
Sep 16, 2022
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Business
In a repurposed mushroom barn in Chester County, Sycamore International Inc. recycles electronic equipment, including refurbishing 30,000 old laptops a month for resale. Steven Figgatt, Sycamore's chief executive, says his ...
Sep 7, 2022
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The energy startup SPARKZ said Tuesday it will locate an electric battery factory in northern West Virginia.
Aug 31, 2022
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Capacitors are energy storage devices—consisting of two electrodes and an electrolyte—that are capable of rapid charging and discharging because of charge adsorption and desorption properties at the electrode-electrolyte ...
Aug 19, 2022
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Engineering
Researchers from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and Queensland University of Technology (QUT) have developed a new method to improve solid-state hydrogen fuel cell charging times.
Aug 12, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
A team of researchers from the Technion–Israel Institute of Technology has developed a proof-of-concept for a novel rechargeable silicon (Si) battery, as well as its design and architecture that enables Si to be reversibly ...
Jul 27, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Most energy storage systems (ESSs) have recently adopted lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), with the highest technology maturity among secondary batteries. However, these are argued to be unsuitable for ESSs, which store substantial ...
Jul 25, 2022
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