Arc

Large U.S. EGS Collaboration Project Researching Hydraulic Shearing for Geothermal

A large collaboration project on Enhanced/ Engineered Geothermal Systems (EGS) in the U.S. is researching how hydro-shearing could help to extract geothermal en…

Geothermal ORC Units to be Set up in Demonstration Projects

French company ENOGIA ORC will be setting up three small-scale ORC units as part of a European research project.

EPFL-Developed Geothermal Panels Reach International Finals

EPFL researchers have developed a geothermal system for recovering the heat captured in basements, subway tunnels and underground parking garages.

Microgrid

Asia-Pacific Continues to be The Largest Overall Market for Microgrids

This is according to a newly released report from Navigant Research, which analyzes regional microgrid capacity, implementation spending, and business model typ…

Storing Energy in Hydrogen 20 Times More Effective Using Platinum-Nickel Catalyst

Catalysts accelerate chemical reactions, but the widely used metal platinum is scarce and expensive.

Energy storage technology

NREL Awarded $2.8 Million to Develop a Long-Duration Thermal Energy Storage Technology

ARPA-E has challenged researchers to innovate a storage technology that can be deployed in almost any location and charge and discharge electricity, at a low fi…

Energy storage technology

In Search for Cheaper, Longer Energy Storage, Mountain Gravity could Eventually Top Lithium-Ion

Mountain gravity energy storage could be a viable way to store electricity for longer durations and at larger scales than lithium-ion battery storage can, accor…

Energy Storage Battery

All The Energy Storage The Grid Needs Will Soon Be Under Our Noses

If energy and transportation planners stop seeing their sectors as separate markets for batteries—a World Resources Institute researcher argued last week—ther…

China New Research: Bacterial Synergy Boosts Bio-Battery Performance

Using two bacteria species instead of one, a team of scientists in China have found a way to create a living energy production system that efficiently converts …

Convert Sewage Sludge And Restaurant Grease into Methane

North Carolina State University researchers have developed what is, to date, the most efficient means of converting sewage sludge and restaurant grease into met…

Energy storage technology

Using Mountains for Long-Term Energy Storage

The storage of energy for long periods of time is subject to special challenges. A researcher proposes using a combination of Mountain Gravity Energy Storage (M…

New Technology

NREL Awarded $2.8 Million to Develop a Long-Duration Thermal Energy Storage Technology

ARPA-E has challenged researchers to innovate a storage technology that can be deployed in almost any location and charge and discharge electricity, at a low fi…

Solar Power Panel

New Material for Radiative Cooling of Solar Panels

Spanish researchers have discovered a material said to offer radiative cooling and self-cleaning of devices which undergo critical heating during operation, suc…

DEEP Advances Field Work for First Geothermal Power to Saskatchewan Grid

DEEP Earth Energy Production Corporation commenced work on the second well for its Saskatchewan geothermal power project in early October, CEO Kirsten Marcia to…

Researchers Discover Novel Process Microbes Use to Harvest Electrons

Bacteria don't have mouths, so they need another way to bring their fuel into their bodies. New research from Washington University in St. Louis reveals how one…