BioSolar, Inc., a developer of breakthrough energy storage technology and materials, recently announced that the company has successfully completed the first phase of its super battery technology development. Test results suggest that lithium-ion batteries incorporating BioSolar Super Cathode technology can achieve significantly higher capacity with costs below $100/kWh, which is less than half of today’s […]
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Telecommunications Network Provider Spending on Distributed Generation and Energy Storage Systems Is Expected to Total $31.1 Billion from 2015 to 2024
A recent report from Navigant Research analyzes the global market opportunity for distributed generation (DG) and energy storage (ES) technologies in the telecommunications industry, including global market forecasts for capacity and revenue, through 2024.As telecommunications have expanded to connect people and products around the globe, power requirements for keeping systems up and running have grown […]
NREL Research Identifies Increased Potential for Perovskites as a Material for Solar Cells
Scientists at the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have demonstrated a way to significantly increase the efficiency of perovskite solar cells by reducing the amount of energy lost to heat.A paper on the discovery, “Observation of a hot-phonon bottleneck in lead-iodide perovskites,” was published online this week in the journal Nature Photonics. The […]
Private sector to light up a third of households without access to the grid by 2020
The off-grid lighting and household electrification sector will help light up close to 100 million homes by 2020, according to market trends presented at the 4th International Off-Grid Lighting Conference, organized by the Global Off-Grid Lighting Association (GOGLA) and the World Bank Group (WBG), in Dubai, UAE this week.The event showcased global efforts to improve […]
Top Buddhists sign landmark statement on climate change to global leaders
Fifteen of the world´s most senior Buddhists have issued a landmark call to political leaders to adopt an effective climate change agreement at the UN negotiations in Paris starting 30 November.“We are at a crucial crossroads where our survival and that of other species is at stake as a result of our actions” the Statement´s […]
Mono-Si Market is the Only Exception to A Hot PV Sector: EnergyTrend
Ten Facts And Forecasts That Illustrate The Demand For Renewable Energy In The Developing World
OPIC is an active participant this week in Secretary Kerry’s Climate and Clean Energy Investment Forum, focused on clean energy and energy efficiency in the developing world. As the forum kicked off on Oct. 20, OPIC President and CEO Elizabeth L. Littlefield moderated a panel on the Clean Energy Transformation that featured multiple companies that […]