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Stanford Researcher William Chueh Receives Award for Research in Energy Storage and Conversion

Sometimes all it takes is a tweet to get groundbreaking research noticed.

“Prof. William Chueh’s team @Stanford probes #nanoscale secrets of rechargeable #batteries.”

1 Dec 2016

Saint Jean Carbon to Build High Powered Lithium-Ion Battery Using Recycled Material

Saint Jean Carbon Inc., a carbon science company engaged in the design and build of energy storage carbon materials, is pleased to announce that Saint Jean Carbon and their battery manufacturing partner will build a high powered full scale lithium-ion battery with recycled/upcycling material from an electric car power pack and the upcycled anode material from Saint Jean Carbon.

25 Nov 2016

Marine Microalgae may Help Create Green Fuel, Combat Global Warming and Food Insecurity

According to a study published in the journal Oceanography (December 2016), microalgae, which are taken from the bottom of the marine food chain, may soon become a top candidate to combat global warming, energy and food insecurity.

22 Nov 2016

BODIPY Dye Could be Suitable Material for Storing Energy in Liquid-Based Batteries

Could a glow-in-the-dark dye be the next advancement in energy storage technology? Researchers from the University at Buffalo think so.

18 Nov 2016

Researchers Develop New Biosupercapacitor that Efficiently Generates and Stores Energy

Efficient production and storage of energy - for example, for implanted medical systems - is a major challenge for today’s society. Now, scientists have developed a new biocatalyst-polymer system that could perform both tasks at once. This system is a hybrid of a fuel cell and capacitor on a biocatalytic basis.

16 Nov 2016

HyperSolar’s Lab-Scale Prototype Successfully Produces Renewable Hydrogen from Iowa River Water

HyperSolar, Inc., the developer of a breakthrough technology to produce renewable hydrogen using sunlight and any source of water, today released a video demonstration of its prototype successfully producing hydrogen using water from the Iowa River, an indication of the technology’s potential in real world settings.

16 Nov 2016