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UCR Researchers Convert Glass Bottles into High Performance Lithium-Ion Batteries

A research group at the University of California (UCR), Riverside’s Bourns College of Engineering has developed nanosilicon anodes for high-performance lithium-ion batteries, by simply using a low-cost chemical process and waste glass bottles.

20 Apr 2017

Flex Introduces Renewable Energy Storage Solution

Flex, the Sketch-to-Scale™ solutions company that designs and constructs intelligent products for a connected world, has increased its contributions to the renewable energy sector with the launch of energy storage solutions to resolve the challenge of combining solar and wind power into the energy grid.

19 Apr 2017

GE, Southern California Edison Unveil World’s First Battery-Gas Turbine Hybrid System in Norwalk, California

GE and Southern California Edison (SCE), an Edison International company today unveiled the world’s first battery-gas turbine hybrid system in Norwalk, California.

18 Apr 2017

New Method for Preventing the Icy Buildup

Solution developed at MIT could stop buildup of hydrate ices that slow or block oil and gas flow.

17 Apr 2017

Inexpensive, Reliable Storage Systems Could Enable Boom in Renewable Energy

Inexpensive, reliable, and forgettable storage systems could enable boom in renewables, say speakers at MIT Energy Conference.

10 Apr 2017

New Power-to-Gas Technology Could Dramatically Increase Use of Intermittent Renewable Energy

Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) today announced that new research on power-to-gas technology shows the technique holds the ability to dramatically increase the use of intermittent renewable energy.

31 Mar 2017

KIT Researchers Propose New Ways to Utilize Wastewater

A team of researchers from the “Water-Energy Group” of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) are studying possibilities to eliminate the issues relating to wastewater.

23 Mar 2017

Self-Sustaining Bacteria-Fueled Power Cell Holds Promise for Future Energy Needs

It is possible that instead of coal, oil, or even solar energy, self-sustaining bacterial fuel cells could provide power for the future.

23 Mar 2017

New Method Allows for Better Planning of Solar Battery Operations

Nano satellites that weigh only a few kilograms orbit the Earth. These miniature computers have solar-powered batteries as their pivotal point.

16 Mar 2017

VTT, ZAE Bayern Join Forces to Develop Emission-Free, Solar Powered 10kW Chiller

Demand and the need for cooling are growing as the effects of climate change intensify. VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and German company ZAE Bayern have built an emission-free, solar-powered chiller; a pilot system has been tested in Finland and Germany.

14 Mar 2017