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Energy Storage Battery

Can Sand Batteries Be Scaled Commercially?

As Finnish researchers unveil the first fully working 'sand battery' which can store green power, all eyes will be on whether it can be commercially scaled.

On-Site Energy Generation Could Wield Significant Savings for Companies

Research from Cornwall Insight, included in their report - ‘A corporates guide to decarbonising power’ - has demonstrated how on-site energy generation could …

Solar-Powered Chemistry Could Recycle Carbon Dioxide Into Fuels and Chemicals

An international research team has demonstrated that solar-powered synthesis gas could recycle carbon dioxide into fuels and beneficial chemicals.

Energy Transition

Terna Taps US Input to Support Its Energy Transition Drive

The Italian TSO Terna has joined the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) to advance research and develop solutions for the energy transition.

Energy Storage Battery

New Energy-Dense Lithium-Sulfur Battery Works at Extreme Temperatures

As part of their research into next-generation battery technology, scientists at University of California, San Diego are exploring designs that can function at …

Hydrogen Technology

CSIRO Launches Virtual Hydrogen Knowledge Centre

An online centre consolidating Australian hydrogen research and industry activities has been launched by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, aimed at s…

Singapore

NUS’ New Hydrogen Research Institute Starts Operation

The Centre for Hydrogen Innovations has received S$25m investment.

Some European Gigafactory Projects ‘Revising Plans’

Some anticipated lithium-ion battery gigafactory projects in Europe are quietly revising their plans and may not open at all, according to the head of energy st…

Smart Grid

Global Community Smart Grid Collaboration Kicks Off

The International Community for Local Smart Grids research initiative is aimed to champion the relationship between communities and smart grids.

Geothermal Power Plant

First Underground Laboratory Set Up for Research on Deep Geothermal Energy

Locally available, emission-free and baseload-capable: geothermal energy is an essential component of the energy transition.

Solar Technology

Bright Future for Australian Solar Research With $45M Funding Boost

The funding will extend operations of the Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics in conducting solar research to 2030

Solar Power Panel

$45 Million for Solar PV Research

The Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics (ACAP) is set to receive up to $45 million in funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) for t…

Australia

Australian PV Researchers Get $31.1M Gov’t Funding

This will enable them to extend their solar research activities to 2030.

Geothermal Power Plant

Underground Geothermal Research Facility to Be Put Up in Germany

A partnership led by the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology will be putting up the GeoLaB, an underground research facility that seeks to understand fundamental …

Nuclear Reactor

First Plasma Propels Zap Energy’s Plans for Garage-Sized Fusion Reactors

Nuclear fusion is an incredibly complex scientific problem that researchers are coming at from all sorts of angles, and Zap Energy is starting to make waves thr…