Heat

Geothermal Power Plant

Study Presents Recommendations for National Geothermal Strategy for Germany

A newly released draft of a study by the recommends immediate expansion of geothermal energy in Germany as part of the energy transition for heat in the country…

Energy Transition

E.ON Powers Innovation District with Green Energy

E.ON and Lendlease have signed a 25-year joint venture (JV) to supply 565,000 square metres of the Milan Innovation District (MIND) – a former expo site in Mil…

Electric Car

Top Autos CEO Warns of Battery Supply Scarcity as EV Competition Heats up

As the number of electric vehicles on our roads increases, battery supply will become an increasingly important — and competitive — cog in the automotive sect…

Hydrogen Production

Using Biomass Gasification to Produce Clean Energy from Food Waste

Biomass gasification transforms biomass into hydrogen, nitrogen, and other products without burning it via a controlled process involving heat, steam, and oxyge…

Oil & Gas Supply

EU Launches Nine-Point Plan to Mitigate Global Energy Crisis

Bloc calls on individuals to turn down heating, share cars and use more public transport.

Geothermal Power Plant

Geothermal: Power From Deep Within the Earth

Now, geothermal power is being lauded as an environmental way to provide large amounts of electricity and heat for the population of the world.

Solar Cell

Hybrid Thermionic-Photovoltaic Converter for Applications in Thermal Energy Storage, Waste Heat Recovery

A Spanish-Italian research group has developed a solid-state thermal-to-electric energy converter based on hybrid thermionic-photovoltaics (TIPV) for different …

Solar Cell

This Solar PV-Like Cell Can Outperform a Steam Turbine, MIT and NREL Researchers Say

MIT and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) announced the design of a heat engine with no moving parts that can convert heat to electricity with a g…

Energy Transition

German Utility Deploys River Heat Pump to Decarbonise Heating

Siemens Energy is supplying a large-scale river heat pump to Mannheim-based utility MVV in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Solar Cell

Could ‘Hot Carrier’ Solar Cells Break the Theoretical Efficiency Limit?

Up to 50% of the energy absorbed by a solar cell is lost as heat. Scientists are now developing a third generation of “hot carrier” solar cells that take adva…

Energy Storage Battery

"Hibernating" Battery for Seasonal Storage Releases Energy When Heated

Scientists continue to explore advanced battery technologies that could help us unlock the full potential of renewable energy, working to address the intermitte…

China

Chinese Geothermal Company Issues First Green Bond in Geothermal Sector

China-based geothermal heating giant Sinopec Green Energy Geothermal Development Co, Ltd have successfully issued a “Carbon Neutrality” green bond in Shanghai…

Carbon Neutral

Researchers Develop Reactor That Refines Waste Carbon into Chemicals While Generating Hydrogen

A team at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has developed an innovative flow cell reactor capable of refining waste carbon into valuable chemicals, while si…

Poland

Poles Urge EU to Stick with Gas as a Transition Fuel in District Heating

Poland’s largest electricity company, PGE, has asked EU regulators for more time to replace coal with gas in district heating systems.

How Renewables Are Transforming Developing Nations

Heat and cold are hard to come by in off-grid communities. Both are essential to sanitation and medical provision, and therefore to survival. Being able to stay…