The
UK’s first 2 MW lithium titanate battery will be connected to the
electrical grid later this year, as part of new research as a part of a
research effort to tackle energy storage challenges. »
The
Global Innovation Index 2014, co-authored by Samuel Curtis Johnson
Graduate School of Management Dean Soumitra Dutta, was released in
Sydney, Australia, July 18 at the B20 international business summit. »
A
new, simple catalyst, developed at the University of Twente, improves
the quality of oil produced from biomass before it is even sent to the
refinery. »
Scientists
at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed a method to
study the properties of “hot carriers” in semiconductors. This method
could hold the key to the design and development of new, more efficient
solar cells. »
Rutgers
researchers have developed a new catalyst for commercially viable
hydrogen production. It is based on carbon nanotubes and performs almost
as well as cost-prohibitive platinum-based catalysts. »
Scientists
at the Imperial College London suggest that incidents of wind turbines
catching fire are a big problem that is not currently being fully
reported. »
Scientists
at at Rice University predict functional advantages of a
three-dimensional porous nanostructure that could benefit gas storage,
nanoelectronics, and composite materials that perform multiple
functions. »
The
team of Jinsang Kim, a professor of materials science and engineering
and chemical engineering at the University of Michigan, developed
bright, metal-free, organic, phosphorescent light emitters. »
Researchers
at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Rice University have
created a theoretical model that predicts how carbon components will
perform as anodes in lithium-ion batteries. »
Scientists
at the University of Tokyo have developed an approach with industrial
potential to produce nano-sized composite silicon-based powders as
negative electrodes for the next generation lithium ion batteries. »
Scientists
at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) have studied the
effects of using lanthanum-based perovskite ceramic contact materials in
solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). »
Researchers
at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) report that they have
developed a platinum-yttrium fuel cell catalyst which is stable, more
active and less expensive than the existing platinum catalysts. »
Here’s
a bit of energy news that didn’t make it into our daily coverage during
the past week. In this review, we collected some of less big, but
nonetheless interesting news, of the week that went by, from the world
of energy science and technology. »
A
new study by GlobalData found that solar Photovoltaics (PVs) are
already leading the world in the distributed power market consisting of
48 percent of the total distributed power capacity installed last year.
In addition, the amount of annually installed distributed generation is
slate to increase from 190 gigawatts in 2013 to roughly 389 gigawatts in
2019. »
The
Department of Energy—in partnership with NRG Energy Inc. and JX
Nippon—announced that construction has begun on the first
commercial-scale post-combustion carbon capture retrofit project in the
U.S., the largest such project in the world. »
The
Board of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has endorsed
the International Geothermal Expert Group’s report on the barriers and
opportunities for geothermal energy in Australia. »
Clean
Edge, an American research and advisory firm, has released its 2014
U.S. Clean Tech Leadership Index, which tracks the clean-tech activities
of all 50 states and the 50 largest metro areas in the U.S. »
According
to the report, on the first six months of 2014, Europe fully grid
connected 224 offshore wind turbines in 16 commercial wind farms and one
offshore demonstration site with a combined capacity totaling 781 MW. »
On
the occasion of the Baden-Württemberg Sustainability Days, the
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) has commissioned what it claims
is the Germany’s largest solar power storage park. »
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