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Enhanced geothermal systems promise wider access to clean energy

TechXplore

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Historically, access to geothermal energy has hinged on real estate's famously three most important factors: location, location, and location.

Real Estate

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Institute of Physics awards ‘revolutionary’ waste heat-to-electricity technology

Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2024

A technology that converts low-temperature waste heat into electricity has earned the Institute of Physics (IOP) Business Innovation Award for FeTu, the Elland-based green energy business behind the approach. Receiving the Business Innovation award, Mr Fenton said: It is a real honour to receive this award.

Waste

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40+ courses on renewable energy transitions, technology and financing

GreenBiz

JULY 11, 2024

Learn how to drive the adoption of renewable energy with courses that provide everything from a big-picture understanding of the energy transition and justice considerations to the details of energy generation and storage technologies and financing.

Technology

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Toyota report grapples with energy storage challenge in logistics

Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The need has emerged for solutions that allow energy to be stored in sufficient quantity to sustain a constant electricity supply and avoid the risk of power cuts. For example, batteries capable of very high capacity energy storage have a vital part to play in the UK’s future energy infrastructure. ” .” ”

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Hydrogen in Your Home? A Sneak Peek at the Residential Energy Technology

Hydrogen Fuel News

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Scotlands First Hydrogen Homes Open, Leading the Transition to Clean Energy The unveiling of Scotland’s first hydrogen homes marks a crucial step forward in the nation’s ambition to achieve net-zero emissions. Europes Hydrogen Residential Energy Technology Paving the Way Scotlands hydrogen pilot isnt the only one making headlines.

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Lessons from 3 emerging bio-based material technologies

GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Lessons from 3 emerging bio-based material technologies. The company’s first technology, MycoComposite, precipitated the subsidiary Mushroom Packaging , which I discussed with Ecovative’s business development lead, Meghan Olson. Fri, 02/19/2021 - 00:40. trillion opportunity by 2030. Producing just 2.69

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Eco-friendly aluminum battery lasts 10,000 cycles with minimal loss

TechXplore

JANUARY 24, 2025

Large batteries for long-term storage of solar and wind power are key to integrating abundant and renewable energy sources into the U.S. However, there is a lack of safe and reliable battery technologies to support the push toward sustainable, clean energy. power grid.

Batteries

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Grid-forming technology and its role in the energy transition

Energy Storage News

JUNE 17, 2024

Aaron Philipp Gerdemann explores some of the grid-forming technologies emerging as alternatives to traditional solutions for safeguarding the grid.

Technology

Technology Energy Energy

Electrolyte engineering: Paving the way for the future of energy storage with solid-state batteries

TechXplore

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Rapid advancements in solid-state battery technology are ushering in a new era of energy storage solutions, with the potential to revolutionize everything from electric vehicles to renewable energy systems.

Batteries

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Hydrogen annealing approach sets new efficiency record for kesterite solar cells

TechXplore

JANUARY 31, 2025

Renewable energy engineers worldwide are working to identify materials and processes that could help to further reduce the costs of solar technologies, while further boosting their power-conversion-efficiencies (PCEs).

Hydrogen

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Proton-conducting materials could enable new green energy technologies

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.

Technology

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Next-generation perovskite solar cell can absorb near-infrared light beyond the existing visible light range

TechXplore

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Existing perovskite solar cells, which are unable to utilize approximately 52% of total solar energy, have been improved upon by a Korean research team. The team has developed an innovative technology that maximizes near-infrared light capture performance while greatly improving power conversion efficiency.

Innovation

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US ‘multi-day’ energy storage firm Form Energy closes US$405 million funding round

Energy Storage News

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Form Energy, the US startup behind a battery technology that aims to cost-effectively provide 100-hour duration energy storage, has closed a Series F funding round.

Energy

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Using humidity-powered technology, researchers find several new ions that facilitate low-energy carbon sequestration

TechXplore

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Even as the world slowly begins to decarbonize industrial processes, achieving lower concentrations of atmospheric carbon requires technologies that remove existing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, rather than just preventing the creation of it.

Carbon

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Ramping up the scale of climate and energy technology: Experts recommend technical risk assessment strategies

TechXplore

JANUARY 7, 2025

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

Technology

Technology Energy Energy

A robust, innovative approach to BESS fire safety with immersion cooling technology

Energy Storage News

JANUARY 8, 2025

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

Cooling

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Bronze Age technology could aid switch to clean energy

TechXplore

AUGUST 3, 2024

Technology with roots going back to the Bronze Age may offer a fast and inexpensive solution to help achieve the United Nations climate goal of net zero emissions by 2050, according to recent Stanford-led research in PNAS Nexus.

Technology

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How Wells Fargo is slashing HVAC energy use more than 70% with a simple building retrofit

GreenBiz

JANUARY 4, 2024

Wells Fargo was an early investor in Turntide Technologies, which makes switched reluctance motors that drive down energy consumption for HVAC systems by an average of 64%.

HVAC

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Nitrogen-doped catalyst technology could accelerate hydrogen fuel cell commercialization

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.

Technology

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Innovative smart window technology balances heat and visibility control

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.

Innovation

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California eyes central procurement of 2GW of LDES to help scale novel technologies

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.

Technology

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A brain-inspired AI technology boosts efficiency and reduces energy consumption

TechXplore

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

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. Researchers at FORTH have developed a new type of artificial neural network (ANN) that incorporates features of biological dendrites.

Technology

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Battery storage at Glastonbury: technology helps power world’s largest festival

Energy Storage News

JULY 5, 2024

Battery storage technology well and truly arrived at this year's edition of Glastonbury, the world's largest music and arts festival, helping power numerous parts including the Arcadia stage.

Technology

Technology Batteries

Urging clean energy and justice for tribal nations

GreenBiz

APRIL 1, 2021

Urging clean energy and justice for tribal nations. The shift to cleaner, less expensive renewable energy is rapidly underway, and it’s happening faster than anyone expected. This crisis, however, provides an opportunity to reimagine a new energy economy that provides more benefits to more people. Roger Sorkin. As the U.S.

Energy

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Research team develops key n-type thermoelectric semiconductor technology to recycle waste heat

TechXplore

OCTOBER 14, 2024

A research team has developed a bismuth telluride (Bi-Te) based thermoelectric material with artificially formed atomic-scale defects and proposed a solution to improve its properties in order to harness wasted thermal energy.

Waste

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Utility Alliant Energy seeks Wisconsin regulator’s approval for long-duration CO2 Battery storage project

Energy Storage News

AUGUST 20, 2024

US utility company Alliant Energy has moved forward with a long-duration energy storage project based on carbon dioxide-based technology.

Energy

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Discovery of trimodal energy storage material boosts renewable energy potential

TechXplore

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Monash University researchers have made a breakthrough in energy storage technology that could significantly advance the global shift away from fossil fuels. 18 in Nature, involves a new thermal energy storage (TES) material that could help harness renewable energy more effectively and efficiently.

Fossil fuels

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Integer addition algorithm could reduce energy needs of AI by 95%

TechXplore

OCTOBER 12, 2024

A team of engineers at AI inference technology company BitEnergy AI reports a method to reduce the energy needs of AI applications by 95%. The group has published a paper describing their new technique on the arXiv preprint server.

Energy

Energy Energy Technology

Natron Energy starts manufacturing ‘50,000+ cycle-life’ sodium-ion batteries at Michigan factory

Energy Storage News

APRIL 30, 2024

Natron Energy has started commercial-scale operations at its sodium-ion battery manufacturing plant in Michigan, US, and elaborated on how its technology compares to lithium-ion in answers provided to Energy-Storage.news.

Batteries

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Magnetocaloric cooling method produces liquid hydrogen using environmentally friendly technology

TechXplore

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

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. 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.

Cooling

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Clean hydrogen in minutes: Microwaves deliver clean energy faster

TechXplore

JANUARY 21, 2025

An interdisciplinary team at POSTECH has developed a technology that addresses key limitations in clean hydrogen production using microwaves. Their findings, published as the inside front cover of Journal of Materials Chemistry A, mark a transformative step in the pursuit of sustainable energy.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Energy Energy Innovation

A circular approach to electrification and renewable energy

GreenBiz

APRIL 26, 2021

A circular approach to electrification and renewable energy. While electrification and renewable energy are key to decarbonizing the economy, the growing demand for solar PV may be creating a new problem. Taylor Curtis: One of the pillars of NREL’s strategic objective is focused on creating a circular economy for energy materials.

Recycling

Recycling Recycling Energy Energy

US DOE opens US$100 million call for non-lithium long-duration energy storage pilots

Energy Storage News

JULY 5, 2024

The US federal Department of Energy (DOE) will offer up to US$100 million for pilot-scale long-duration energy storage (LDES) projects utilising non-lithium technologies.

Lithium

Lithium Energy Energy Technology

Cell-level improvements in BESS technology ‘translate into LCOS savings for customers’

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.

Technology

Technology Batteries Health Lithium

Siemens Energy to deploy ‘first’ synchronous condenser-BESS hybrid project in Ireland

Energy Storage News

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Siemens Energy will provide the technology for a project in Ireland combining a synchronous condenser and a battery energy storage system (BESS) of 160MWh.

Energy

Energy Energy Batteries Technology

India: SECI launches tender for 2GW solar PV paired with 4GWh energy storage

Energy Storage News

JULY 31, 2024

A new tender from the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) seeks 2,000MW of solar PV combined with 1,000MW/4,000MWh of energy storage system (ESS) technology.

Energy

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The future of home energy: Huawei’s flagship residential energy storage product

Energy Storage News

MARCH 29, 2024

Huawei's flagship Residential Solar ESS product, the LUNA2000-7/14/21-S1(Huawei LUNA S1), represents a significant leap in home energy solutions technology.

Energy

Energy Energy Technology

Sungrow in 1GWh+ BESS deal with US developer Spearmint Energy

Energy Storage News

AUGUST 27, 2024

Sungrow will provide Spearmint Energy with more than a gigawatt-hour of battery energy storage system (BESS) technology after signing an agreement with the US developer.

Energy

Energy Energy Batteries Technology

Biophotovoltaics: A step forward in sustainable energy technology

TechXplore

JANUARY 13, 2025

PCC 6803, the study provides critical insights into the molecular mechanisms driving this green energy technology. Using the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp.

Technology

Technology Sustainability Energy Energy

Battery technology achieves record high sodium-metal cycling rates

TechXplore

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Conversely, sodium-ion batteries provide a more sustainable alternative due to the tremendous abundance of salt in our oceans, thereby potentially providing a lower-cost alternative to the rapidly growing demand for energy storage.

Batteries

Batteries Lithium Technology Demand

Understanding Natural Hydrogen and Its Global Energy Potential

Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 8, 2025

This discovery is not just about France; it represents a possible game-changer for the clean energy landscape. White hydrogen offers a naturally occurring, carbon-free energy source waiting to be extracted, unlike green or gray hydrogen, which require energy-intensive production methods.

Energy Monitor

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Northvolt and Altris develop ‘breakthrough’ 160 Wh/kg sodium-ion battery for energy storage

Energy Storage News

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Gigafactory company Northvolt and sodium-ion battery technology firm Altris have together revealed a battery with an energy density of 160Wh/kg, designed for energy storage systems.

Batteries

Batteries Energy Energy Technology

Amazon, Google and Microsoft signal growing interest in nuclear, geothermal power

GreenBiz

MARCH 25, 2024

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

Geothermal power

Geothermal power Demand Technology Energy

‘Thermal hydro’ long-duration energy storage player Raygen gets SLB investment in Series D

Energy Storage News

APRIL 29, 2024

RayGen, a startup developing long-duration energy storage (LDES) technology designed for pairing with renewable energy installations, has raised investment to kick off a Series D funding round.

Investment

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Enhanced geothermal systems promise wider access to clean energy

Institute of Physics awards ‘revolutionary’ waste heat-to-electricity technology

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40+ courses on renewable energy transitions, technology and financing

Toyota report grapples with energy storage challenge in logistics

Hydrogen in Your Home? A Sneak Peek at the Residential Energy Technology

Lessons from 3 emerging bio-based material technologies

Eco-friendly aluminum battery lasts 10,000 cycles with minimal loss

Grid-forming technology and its role in the energy transition

Electrolyte engineering: Paving the way for the future of energy storage with solid-state batteries

Hydrogen annealing approach sets new efficiency record for kesterite solar cells

Proton-conducting materials could enable new green energy technologies

Next-generation perovskite solar cell can absorb near-infrared light beyond the existing visible light range

US ‘multi-day’ energy storage firm Form Energy closes US$405 million funding round

Using humidity-powered technology, researchers find several new ions that facilitate low-energy carbon sequestration

Ramping up the scale of climate and energy technology: Experts recommend technical risk assessment strategies

A robust, innovative approach to BESS fire safety with immersion cooling technology

Bronze Age technology could aid switch to clean energy

How Wells Fargo is slashing HVAC energy use more than 70% with a simple building retrofit

Nitrogen-doped catalyst technology could accelerate hydrogen fuel cell commercialization

Innovative smart window technology balances heat and visibility control

California eyes central procurement of 2GW of LDES to help scale novel technologies

A brain-inspired AI technology boosts efficiency and reduces energy consumption

Battery storage at Glastonbury: technology helps power world’s largest festival

Urging clean energy and justice for tribal nations

Research team develops key n-type thermoelectric semiconductor technology to recycle waste heat

Utility Alliant Energy seeks Wisconsin regulator’s approval for long-duration CO2 Battery storage project

Discovery of trimodal energy storage material boosts renewable energy potential

Integer addition algorithm could reduce energy needs of AI by 95%

Natron Energy starts manufacturing ‘50,000+ cycle-life’ sodium-ion batteries at Michigan factory

Magnetocaloric cooling method produces liquid hydrogen using environmentally friendly technology

Clean hydrogen in minutes: Microwaves deliver clean energy faster

A circular approach to electrification and renewable energy

US DOE opens US$100 million call for non-lithium long-duration energy storage pilots

Cell-level improvements in BESS technology ‘translate into LCOS savings for customers’

Siemens Energy to deploy ‘first’ synchronous condenser-BESS hybrid project in Ireland

India: SECI launches tender for 2GW solar PV paired with 4GWh energy storage

The future of home energy: Huawei’s flagship residential energy storage product

Sungrow in 1GWh+ BESS deal with US developer Spearmint Energy

Biophotovoltaics: A step forward in sustainable energy technology

Battery technology achieves record high sodium-metal cycling rates

Understanding Natural Hydrogen and Its Global Energy Potential

Northvolt and Altris develop ‘breakthrough’ 160 Wh/kg sodium-ion battery for energy storage

Amazon, Google and Microsoft signal growing interest in nuclear, geothermal power

‘Thermal hydro’ long-duration energy storage player Raygen gets SLB investment in Series D

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