What can we do with aging scooter batteries? Instead of scrapping them and recycling their components, the batteries could be left intact and re-used in a solar power storage cabinet. This is precisely what a pilot project ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 18, 2017
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If disaster ever struck, Joe Fleischmann could keep the lights, refrigerator and big-screen TV running in his Orange County home, even if the power company went dark.
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 16, 2017
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Energy bills could be cut by more than 60% - saving the average household over £600 a year—if homes were designed to generate, store and release their own solar energy, a report published today has revealed.
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 9, 2017
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Chlorophyll, blood, and vitamin B12 are all based on the porphyrin molecule. But porphyrin can also be used as an electrode material where it speeds up the charging process of rechargeable batteries. In the Angewandte Chemie ...
Materials Science
Jul 25, 2017
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Scientists have designed a new type of cathode that could make the mass production of sodium batteries more feasible. Batteries based on plentiful and low-cost sodium are of great interest to both scientists and industry ...
Materials Science
Jul 20, 2017
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Researchers are making progress in developing rechargeable batteries based on potassium, a potential alternative to lithium that's less expensive and far more plentiful, and also have shown how to derive carbon for battery ...
Materials Science
Jun 21, 2017
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Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a breakthrough in electrolyte chemistry that enables lithium batteries to run at temperatures as low as -60 degrees Celsius with excellent performance—in ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 15, 2017
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Lithium-sulfur batteries have great potential as a low-cost, high-energy, energy source for both vehicle and grid applications. However, they suffer from significant capacity fading. Now scientists from the Department of ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 13, 2017
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Electrodes are critical parts of every battery architecture – charge too fast, and you can decrease the charge-discharge cycle life or damage the battery so it won't charge anymore. Scientists built a new design and chemistry ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 8, 2017
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A California utility has launched unique systems combining a hybrid battery and gas turbine to produce and store electricity for use during hot summer months and other times when power demand soars.
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 17, 2017
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