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Energy Storage Material

Rainbow Acquires New Rare Earth Mining Licences in Zimbabwe

Rainbow Rare Earths, through its 100% owned subsidiary Rainbow Zimbabwe has secured the licences. UK-based mining company Rainbow Rare Earths has acquired ten m…

Energy Storage Material

What are the Prospects for Bolivia's Lithium Mining Industry in Morales' Absence?

Bolivia is home to at least a quarter of the world's known lithium reserves, but technical, political and economic factors could prevent a 'white gold rush'.

CCS

Kianna Marquez : Why We Should Turn to Carbon Capture ?

A relatively novel topic of research, carbon capture is the process of recollecting carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere and reinserting the material back…

Hydrogen from Natural Gas Without Carbon Dioxide Emissions

Methane pyrolysis will allow for the future climate-friendly use of fossil natural gas. Methane is separated into gaseous hydrogen and solid carbon that is a va…

Solar Technology

Ternary Acceptor and Donor Materials Increase Photon Harvesting in Organic Solar Cells

A paper published this week in Applied Physics Reviews presents a practical guide for selecting materials for ternary organic solar cells.

A Highly Energy-Efficient Memory Device Inspired by Solid Lithium-ion Batteries

Scientists at the Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) and the University of Tokyo (UTokyo) have developed a new three-valued memory device inspired by so…

Solar Technology

Clear, Conductive Coating Could Protect Advanced Solar Cells

MIT researchers have improved on a transparent, conductive coating material, producing a tenfold gain in its electrical conductivity. When incorporated into a t…

Solar Technology

A New Type of Hybrid Colloidal Quantum Dot: Organic Solar Cells

Solution-processed semiconductors, including materials such as perovskites and quantum dots (i.e., small particles of matter in the quantum size regime), are su…

Energy storage technology

Nikolai Claims to have Made Breakthroughs in Batteries

According to reports, the hydrogen fuel cell semitrailer truck known as Nikolai recently claimed that it has made a major breakthrough in the field of battery t…

Energy Storage Material

Global Cobalt Raw Materials Glut to Ease in 2020

Global supply surplus of cobalt raw materials will ease in the near term as smelters in China resume procurement from overseas after domestic stockpiles shrinki…

Electric Vehicle Battery

New Electrodes Could Increase Efficiency of Electric Vehicles

The rise in popularity of electric vehicles and aircraft presents the possibility of moving away from fossil fuels toward a more sustainable future.

Electric Vehicle Battery

Teijin Signs License Agreement with Shanghai Energy to Develop EV Battery Separators

Teijin Limited announced today that it has signed an technical license agreement with Shanghai Energy New Materials Technology Co., Ltd.

Energy Research: Economizing on Iridium

Iridium is an ideal catalyst for the electrolytic production of hydrogen from water -- but it is extremely expensive. But now a new kind of electrode made of hi…

Electric Vehicle Battery

More Powerful Batteries Make This a True Electric Car Race

Drivers in the 2019-2020 Formula E series now have enough juice to avoid swapping cars midway through a race.

Fossil Fuel Production Set to Far Exceed Climate Thresholds

At a session during POWERGEN International, representatives from the energy storage industry discussed the risk of fire for energy storage projects that include…