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Energy Saving Products
04-05-2023

Toyota Uses Kaneka’s 26.63%-Efficient Solar Cells for Electric Vehicle
Kaneka said the cells will be utilized in the roof glass of Toyota’s Prius PHEV electric car. It plans to begin full-scale delivery of in-vehicle PV products this year.Kaneka's VIPV panel on a Toyota's car.Image: KanekaJapanese c
Solar Technology
03-05-2023

Perovskite Solar Cell Achieves 24.3% Efficiency, High Stability via Binary Mixed Hole Transport Layer
Researchers in China have built a hole transport layer with a mixed binary configuration integrating the polymer Regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) and Spiro-OMeTAD. They used it to build a perovskite solar cell that was able to retain 90% of its
Energy Saving
28-04-2023

Lithium Recovery Can Supplement Power Generation and Heat Supply
Geothermal technology not only enables sustainable supply of electricity and heat, but also regional lithium extraction. Researchers from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and EnBW have produced a lithium-ion sieve from a lithium-manganese oxide and
Energy Storage Technology
27-04-2023

Air-Breathing Cathode Enhances Conversion Efficiency, Durability of Alkaline Nickel-Zinc Batteries
Nickel-zinc (Ni-Zn) batteries are a promising technology due to their high output voltage, high theoretical specific energy, high safety and low cost. However, rechargeable alkaline Ni-Zn batteries are challenging, because the cathodic side reaction of ox
Energy Storage Project
26-04-2023

New Materials Will Yield Stronger, Faster-Charging Batteries
Researchers at MIT say they have created a new material that will pave the way to faster charging batteries.Increasing demand for improved electrochemical energy storage devices—that is, batteries—stems from a broad spectrum of technology. That includes e
Solid-State Batteries
25-04-2023

New Zinc Metal Batteries Can Be Cheap, Efficient, Durable, Safe and Environmentally Friendly
The world needs cheap and powerful batteries that can store sustainably produced electricity from wind or sunlight so that we can use it whenever we need it, even when it's dark outside or there's no wind blowing. Most common batteries tha
Solar Cell
25-04-2023

Outstanding Performance of Organic Solar Cell Using Tin Oxide
Organic solar cells have a photoactive layer that is made from polymers and small molecules. The cells are very thin, can be flexible, and are easy to make. However, the efficiency of these cells is still much below that of conventional silicon-based ones
Energy Storage Project
24-04-2023

New Efficient One-Pot Process for Recycling Metals From Spent Li-Ion Batteries
A team from the Korean government-funded research institute The Institute for Basic Science has developed a one-pot liquid extraction process that uses rotating, concentric-liquid reactors to stir, separate, and capture metal ions from spent lithium-ion b
Electric Vehicles
23-04-2023

European Heft Project Seeks Lower-Cost, More Efficient and Power-Dense PM Emotor for EVs
A new €4-million research project funded by the EU is seeking to develop a lower-cost, more efficient and power-dense permanent magnet eMotor for electric vehicles (EVs). The consortium of eight European partners in the HEFT project is led by Mon
Battery
23-04-2023

Recycling of Garnet Solid Electrolytes With Lithium-Dendrite Penetration by Thermal Healing
Metallic lithium is considered as the ultimate anode material of next-generation high-performance energy storage system, owing to its ultrahigh theoretical specific capacity (3860 mA h g-1), ultralow electrochemical potential (-3.04 V vs. the standard hyd
Battery
23-04-2023

Progress Toward Greener Redox-Organic Electrode Batteries
Our modern rechargeable batteries, such as lithium-ion batteries, are anything but sustainable. One alternative is organic batteries with redox-organic electrode materials (OEMs), which can be synthesized from natural "green" materials. In the j
Energy Saving Products
23-04-2023

New Study to Compare Efficiency of Diesel and Hybrid-Powered CTVs
Singapore-based shipbuilding company Strategic Marine has commissioned a study to compare the efficiency of traditional diesel-powered and hybrid-powered crew transfer vessels (CTVs).Courtesy of Strategic MarineThe study will be conducted by the Maritime
Solar Cell
21-04-2023

New Selenization Process Paves Way for 14%-Efficient Kesterite Solar Cells
Scientists in China claim to have gauged the selenization annealing process for kesterite solar cells, in order to achieve a kesterite absorber with low defects. They have developed a device with a certified efficiency of 13.8%.Schematic of the solar cell
Hydrogen Production
21-04-2023

Green Hydrogen From Nature: Photocatalysis Imitates Plants
Green hydrogen could play a key role in the energy transition. Electrocatalytic splitting of water into hydrogen and oxygen requires huge amounts of electricity, which means the efficiency of this method for the energy transition is low compared to that o
Energy Saving
21-04-2023

Achieving Stable Perovskite Solar Cells Through Phase Transition Engineering for Effective Defect Passivation
Last summer, metropolitan areas of Korea including Seoul were hit by an unprecedented heavy rainfall, which inundated various locations. Similarly, torrential downpours engulfed about one-third of Pakistan, leading to widespread flooding. New York State w
Energy Saving
21-04-2023

One-Step Solution-Coating Method to Advance Perovskite Solar Cell Manufacturing and Commercialization
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are considered a promising candidate for next-generation photovoltaic technology with high efficiency and low production cost, potentially revolutionizing the renewable energy industry. However, the existing layer-by-layer ma
Electric Vehicles
20-04-2023

NEO Battery Materials Reports Uniform Nanocoating Capability on Silicon Anodes
NEO Battery Materials, a developer of silicon anode materials for lithium-ion batteries, reported that it has achieved uniform nanocoating capability in its manufacturing process. The new uniform nanocoating allows NEO’s proprietary silicon anod
Energy Saving
20-04-2023

Stronger Paper Bags—Reused Repeatedly Then Recycled for Biofuel—Could Be the Future
As the world searches for ways to reduce the use of plastics such as single-use plastic bags, a novel study by Penn State researchers demonstrates a process to make paper bags stronger—especially when they get wet—to make them a more viable alternative.Th
Solar Cell
20-04-2023

New Findings Pave the Way for Stable Organic Solar Cells That May Enable Cheap and Renewable Electricity Generation
Due to the recent improvements in the efficiency with which solar cells made from organic (carbon-based) semiconductors can convert sunlight into electricity, improving the long-term stability of these photovoltaic devices is becoming an increasingly impo
Energy Saving
20-04-2023

Croatia Looks to Fund 20MWH of Energy Storage Projects
The Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development in Croatia has issued a €60 million (US$66 million) Call for Funds which seeks projects for renewables, energy efficiency and energy storage totalling 20MWh.The Ministry announced the Call this
Solar Cell
19-04-2023

Midsummer Helps Develop Tandem Cells With 30% Efficiency
The Sweden-based thin-film solar solutions company, Midsummer, was recently selected to participate in a research project to develop a highly efficient and stable Si/CIGS tandem solar cell that aims to achieve over 30% efficiency.The project has secured f
Energy Saving
19-04-2023

Towards More Efficient and Eco-Friendly Thermoelectric Oxides With Hydrogen Substitution
Today, over half of the total energy produced from fossil fuels is discarded as waste heat, which accelerates global warming. If we could convert the waste heat into a more useful form of energy like electricity, we could minimize fuel consumption and red
Energy Saving
19-04-2023

Recycled aluminum offers energy, emissions and electric vehicle battery range savings
Scrap aluminum can now be collected and transformed directly into new vehicle parts using an innovative process being developed by the automotive industry, in particular for electric vehicles. Today, the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest Na
Solar Battery (Storage)
19-04-2023

Using Machine Learning to Find Reliable and Low-Cost Solar Cells
Researchers at the University of California, Davis College of Engineering are using machine learning to identify new materials for high-efficiency solar cells. Using high-throughput experiments and machine learning-based algorithms, they have found it is
Battery
19-04-2023

New Passive Device Continuously Generates Electricity During the Day or Night
Researchers have developed a new thermoelectric generator (TEG) that can continuously generate electricity using heat from the sun and a radiative element that releases heat into the air. Because it works during the day or night and in cloudy conditions,

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