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Model predicts lithium-ion batteries most competitive for storage applications by 2030

Jan 10, 2019 (SPX)

They developed a model to determine the lifetime costs of 9 electricity storage technologies for 12 different applications between 2015 and 2050. The model, whi...

UTokyo engineers create a wireless charger you can easily cut to shape

Jan 09, 2019 (SPX)

"I really wish to live in a wireless world," says Ryo Takahashi of the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology. "Imagine homes and offices without...

Scientists discover a process that stabilizes fusion plasmas

Jan 09, 2019 (SPX)

Replicating fusion, which releases boundless energy by fusing atomic nuclei in the state of matter known as plasma, could produce clean and virtually limitless ...

Unlocking new paths toward high-temperature superconductors

Jan 07, 2019 (SPX)

Now, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have unveiled a clue into the cuprates' unusual propert...

Spain's Valencia Port taps hydrogen to power operations

Jan 02, 2019 (UPI)

The project will start with the use of a reach stacker and of a terminal tractor, used to manipulate containers, both powered by hydrogen batteries, a Tuesday s...

Lean electrolyte design is a game-changer for magnesium batteries

Dec 27, 2018 (SPX)

The battery, reported Dec. 21 in Joule, is the first reported to operate with limited electrolytes while using an organic electrode, a change the researchers sa...

Researchers find alternative to pure platinum catalyst for hydrogen fuel cells

Dec 26, 2018 (UPI)

Experts think hydrogen fuel cells can produce clean and renewable energy, but many require expensive platinum-based catalysts to help turn renewable fuels into ...

Flexible thermoelectric generator module: A silver bullet to fix waste energy issues

Dec 19, 2018 (SPX)

Through a change in direction of the top electrodes at the two sides of the module and the use of high density packaging of semiconductor chips, the FlexTEG mod...

Dutch storage battery maker considering plant in Poland

Dec 17, 2018 (AFP)

Kees Koolen said Europe was trailing behind Asia in the renewable energy storage sector, which is set to boom as economies transition from fossil fuels to curb ...

Argonne scientists maximize the effectiveness of platinum in fuel cells

Dec 14, 2018 (SPX)

Platinum is a precious metal more rare than silver or gold. Renowned in the fuel cell community for its effectiveness in converting hydrogen and oxygen into wat...

An energy-efficient way to stay warm: Sew high-tech heating patches to your clothes

Dec 14, 2018 (SPX)

Engineers at Rutgers and Oregon State University have found a cost-effective way to make thin, durable heating patches by using intense pulses of light to fuse ...

Switching to a home battery won't help save the world from climate change

Dec 13, 2018 (SPX)

Conventional wisdom may suggest that these storage systems, which are essentially household batteries such as the Tesla Powerwall, could be instrumental in wean...

Taming turbulence to make complex simulations a breeze

Dec 12, 2018 (SPX)

Put simply, shear flow occurs when two fluids - where fluids are a liquid, a gas or a plasma (the amorphous superhot gas that makes up stars like our Sun or tha...

Developing new materials for the fusion reactor

Dec 12, 2018 (SPX)

The blanket, by absorbing the high-speed particles generated by the fusion reaction inside the plasma, releases heat and a higher temperature is achieved. Then,...

Scientists enter unexplored territory in superconductivity search

Dec 07, 2018 (SPX)

"In terms of superconductivity, this may sound bad, but if you study some phenomenon, it is always good to be able to approach it from its origin," said Brookha...

Focusing on the negative is good when it comes to batteries

Dec 07, 2018 (SPX)

"Fluoride batteries can have a higher energy density, which means that they may last longer - up to eight times longer than batteries in use today," says study ...

Yin and yang: Opposites in nature, fluoride and lithium, compete for higher energy batteries

Dec 07, 2018 (SPX)

The two elements would be in competition for helping electronics last longer on a charge, such as electric cars that need to travel more miles than is possible ...

ABB microgrid to support Portuguese island's energy transition

Dec 06, 2018 (SPX)

The modular ABB Ability PowerStore microgrid solution and Microgrid Plus automation system will enable EEM to significantly increase the island's adoption of so...

A step closer to fusion energy

Dec 04, 2018 (SPX)

Scientists from Swansea University, Culham Centre for Fusion Energy, ITER in France, and the Max-Planck Institute of Plasma Physics in Germany paired x-ray and ...

ULEMCo Announces Record Efficiency Results for 100% Hydrogen Zero Emission Engine

Dec 03, 2018 (SPX)

This milestone performance shows that it is possible to go well beyond previously reported energy efficiency results for hydrogen combustion, at the same time a...