Li-Ion Approach Boosts Efficiency and Puts Out Fires
Adding polymers and fireproofing to a battery’s current collectors makes it lighter, safer and about 20% more efficient. In an entirely new approach to making lithium-ion [...]
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NREL Demos Grid-Scale Blockchain
In 2018 we documented the Brooklyn Microgrid and Silicon Valley Power pilots that use blockchain in multiple capacities including energy purchase and EV charging. Now, Wayne [...]
Hydrogen fuel cells vie for the future
By Amanda Nelson Editor’s Note: This article is part of a series of guest columns on innovative energy technologies and opinions. Amanda Nelson is a senior technical [...]
Lighter, Safer Lithium Metal Batteries?
There may be a future for the rechargeable lithium metal battery – a potential battery powerhouse relegated for decades to the laboratory by its short life expectancy and [...]
Plant Scraps Yield High Quality Jet Fuel
What can farms and timber companies provide high performance aviation? If a Chinese research team continues to build on a new process, they may be able to convert plant [...]
What Does Tesla Bring to Electric Aircraft?
By Dr. Peter Harrop, Chairman at IDTechEx Editor’s Note: This article is part of a series of guest columns on innovative energy technologies and trends. Expect seven-times [...]
Wood-based membrane captures low grade heat for energy
It’s been a longtime goal of engineers to harvest the energy created by the human body. Researchers at the University of Maryland have created a heat-to-electricity [...]
NREL IDs Markets for Flexible Solar
Thin film photovoltaic (PV) cells have been a target of some skepticism due to cost and scale-up issues for high-performance microcells. However, with new advances, [...]
InPipe Energy: Power through Pressure
It’s the new hydropower. Not dams, no reservoirs, just pipes. With help from Oregon State engineering researchers, an Oregon startup company is developing a system to [...]
No Captain, No Problem: Wave-Propelled Boat Sets Sail
Britain has always been a ship-building nation, and this century is no different. Except now there is a twist. There are no people on board. An autonomous wave-propelled boat [...]
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