TechXplore

DECEMBER 5, 2024

A research team has developed a breakthrough technology that dramatically improves the durability of alloy catalysts, a critical component in fuel cells.

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TechXplore

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Ambitious government plans for the expansion of solar farms could be achieved without sacrificing farmland, according to new research on a technology that could meet the UK's electricity needs four times over.

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Energy Storage News

JULY 29, 2024

The benefits of advances in cell technology, which improve the performance and lifetime of battery storage systems, can be directly passed onto customers.

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Energy Storage News

JANUARY 8, 2025

EticaAG is the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of a patented immersion cooling battery energy storage system (BESS) technology.

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TechXplore

JULY 23, 2024

But materials that can efficiently conduct protons—the nucleus of the hydrogen atom—could be key to a number of important technologies for combating global climate change. As the name suggests, most electronic devices today work through the movement of electrons.

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TechXplore

OCTOBER 14, 2024

This is a semiconductor technology applied to thermoelectric power generators that generate electricity by recycling waste heat below 200℃ from industrial and transportation sectors such as factories, automobiles, and ship engines.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 4, 2024

The company is integrating environmental metrics into its strategy planning dashboard, so they can be used to analyze past program and forecast future priorities.

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TechXplore

JULY 9, 2024

A new way to store carbon captured from the atmosphere, developed by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin, works much faster than current methods without the harmful chemical accelerants they require.

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TechXplore

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

However, this would require cooling it down to minus 253°C or 20°K, which is very energy-consuming when using a conventional cooling technology. If we want to use hydrogen as fuel for cars or airplanes, or for chemical storage of excess renewable energy, it would be most efficient if it were liquid.

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TechXplore

JANUARY 9, 2025

Smart windows are becoming a key focus in the push for energy-efficient buildings and sustainable architecture. These windows can dynamically adjust their properties to control light and heat, improving comfort while reducing energy costs.

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Energy Storage News

JULY 23, 2024

The CPUC has proposed the procurement of over 10GW of new energy resources, including 1GW of multi-day long-duration energy storage (LDES) and another 1GW of 12-hour-plus LDES.

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TechXplore

DECEMBER 17, 2024

A team has developed the world's first technology to prevent damage caused by "positive lightning," which frequently occurs in offshore wind farms during winter.

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Technology 219

TechXplore

DECEMBER 20, 2023

While lithium-ion batteries currently dominate the industry, serious concern remains about the limited availability of lithium used in these batteries.

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Energy Storage News

MAY 29, 2024

Creating a connected Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructure is crucial for improving the efficiency, security and resilience of BESS, claims IoT system and platform provider Advantech.

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TechXplore

JANUARY 20, 2025

Water desalination plants could replace expensive chemicals with new carbon cloth electrodes that remove boron from seawater, an important step of turning seawater into safe drinking water.

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TechXplore

JANUARY 15, 2025

An international team of engineers has developed an innovative, scalable method for creating topography-patterned aluminum surfaces, enhancing liquid transport properties critical for applications in electronics cooling, self-cleaning technologies and anti-icing systems.

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TechXplore

JANUARY 7, 2025

One of the biggest challenges in implementing energy and climate technologies is actually scaling them up to deploy.

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TechXplore

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Perovskite solar cells could last 10 times longer thanks to new research led by the University of Surrey, which suggests alumina (Al2O3) nanoparticles significantly enhance the lifespan and stability of these high-efficiency energy devices.

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TechXplore

JANUARY 9, 2025

An innovative technology known as Borehole Thermal Energy Storage (BTES) could be an effective solution to Canada's winter woes. This approach, however, comes at a steep cost. Traditional techniques damage roads, harm the environment and are not always effective at protecting road users from winter's hazards.

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TechXplore

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Crews have installed what's billed as the nation's first wireless-charging public roadway for electric vehicles beneath a street just west of downtown Detroit.

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TechXplore

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

A world-first technology has been developed by introducing a roll-to-roll compatible flash process into secondary battery electrode manufacturing, significantly suppressing the performance degradation of thick electrodes.

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TechXplore

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Researchers at FORTH have developed a new type of artificial neural network (ANN) that incorporates features of biological dendrites. This innovative design allows for accurate and robust image recognition while using significantly fewer parameters, paving the way for more compact and energy-efficient AI systems.

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Technology Energy Energy Innovation 258

TechXplore

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Adopting a 24/7 green energy approach doesn't just eliminate a company's greenhouse gas emissionsit can also accelerate the development of new technologies. Even a small group of companies taking such a proactive step could spark innovation and accelerate the market roll-out of advanced clean energy solutions.

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Energy Storage News

MARCH 5, 2025

Quinbrook Infrastructure Partnershas announced a new 8-hour duration BESS set for the Australian market as part of a collaboration with CATL.

Technology 222

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Charged

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Chinese EV manufacturer NIO, which specializes in battery swapping stations, has collaborated with the German Commission for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies of DIN and VDE (DKE) to draft a new industry standard for battery swapping systems.

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Batteries Technology Europe Cooling 143

TechXplore

DECEMBER 10, 2024

For decades, silicon has been the backbone of the solar industry, but it's nearing its theoretical efficiency limit of 29.4%. To push beyond this cap, scientists are turning to tandem solar cells, which have layered materials to capture more sunlight.

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Energy Storage News

JUNE 11, 2024

Telecoms specialist Elisa is deploying battery and PV systems at base towers in Finland, which will “implement virtual power plant (VPP) optimisation of locally produced solar energy.”

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GreenBiz

MARCH 25, 2024

Rising demand from artificial intelligence is forcing big technology companies to look beyond wind and solar for clean energy.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 25, 2024

Gene editing technology can help create the next generation of climate-resistant crops.

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Technology 521

TechXplore

JANUARY 8, 2025

A research team led by Prof. Wan Yinhua at the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed an innovative mix-charged nanofiltration (NF) membrane featuring horizontal charge distribution, designed specifically for wastewater treatment.

Technology 242

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Energy Storage News

JANUARY 15, 2025

A new study from Stanford says that sodium-ion batteries will need more breakthroughs in order to compete with lithium-ion (Li-ion).

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TechXplore

OCTOBER 25, 2024

A team of researchers has significantly improved the performance of kesterite (CZTSSe) thin-film solar cells. They developed a new method for doping silver (Ag) in solar cells to suppress defects that hinder cell performance and promote crystal growth, thereby dramatically increasing efficiency and paving the way for commercialization.

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TechXplore

JANUARY 15, 2025

Engineers have found a way to eliminate the fluid flow "dead zones" that plague the types of electrodes used for battery-based seawater desalination.

Technology 247

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TechXplore

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) has successfully demonstrated the world's largest gas power generation technology capable of inherently separating carbon dioxide. They have also become the first in the world to use this approach to successfully generate steam for electricity production.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 24, 2021

The water sector is now in the early but accelerating stages of learning the value of adopting digital technologies to solve water scarcity and quality issues.

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Technology 525

TechXplore

AUGUST 26, 2024

A new novel high-level framework is set to improve efficiency in life cycle assessment. In a paper, appearing in Journal of Cleaner Production, the stakeholder-driven framework is applied to an aviation case study.

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Energy Storage News

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The way we think about battery storage tech is evolving as quickly as the industry is, writes Dr. Matthias Simolka, product manager at battery data analytics provider TWAICE.

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