Semi-transparent solar cells that can be incorporated into window glass are a “game-changer” that could transform architecture, urban planning and electricity generation. That’s according to Australian scientists, led by members of the ARC Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science, writing in a paper published by Nano Energy. The researchers – led by Professor Jacek Jasieniak […]
New electrode material developed to increase charge capacity of lithium batteries
Lithium batteries hold a lot of promise for the future of many applications, including electric vehicles, but tend to be prohibitively expensive, according to a team of researchers based in Japan. That team, led by Naoaki Yabuuchi, professor at Yokohama National University, has developed a new electrode material to make lithium batteries not only cheaper, […]
Thermal power PLF could fall below 55 pc level in FY21
The rating agency estimates the pandemic could lead to the thermal plant load factor (PLF) falling below 55 per cent for 2020-21, closer to the technical minimum standards, on account of a gradual ramp-up in industrial load and the muted electricity demand New Delhi: Thermal power plant load factor or capacity utilisation could fall below […]
Japanese plastics firm shines for Asia in ranking of world’s greenest corporate giants
Japanese plastics manufacturer Sekisui Chemical is the highest ranked Asian firm in a global index of the most sustainable corporations by Canadian publisher Corporate Knights. CK’s boss says it is ‘worrying’ that there are not more Asian firms in the list. apanese firms rose up the ranks while Singaporean companies lost ground in an annual […]
China to ‘dominate recycling and second life battery market worth US$45bn by 2030’
While recycling of lithium and other materials such as cobalt from batteries will greatly increase in the coming years, the potential availability of second life batteries should not be underestimated, according to new research and data. Hans Eric Melin, an expert on the lifecycle management of lithium batteries with UK-headquartered consultancy Circular Energy Storage, previously […]
German path to carbon neutrality achievable and affordable: research
BERLIN : Germany can reach its target of becoming largely carbon-free by 2050 if it keeps expanding renewable power and introduces a hydrogen economy, one of the country’s biggest research centers said on Thursday. Presenting a study on energy transition to the middle of the century in Berlin, experts of the Forschungszentrum (FZ) Juelich which […]
Jamia faculty receives award from Swiss company for smart solar inverter model
The faculty of Jamia Millia Islamia’s electrical engineering department has won an international award for their ‘smart solar inverter’ model, the varsity said. The research group has won an award worth Rs 20 lakh from Switzerland based world reputed company Typhoon HIL, incharge of the Advance Power Electronics Research Laboratory, Department of Electrical Engineering, Jamia […]
Hatzell awarded NSF CAREER grant to expand research on lithium-ion batteries
Kelsey Hatzell, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, has received a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development grant. The five-year, $515,600 grant— Understanding Interfaces in Solid State Energy Storage Systems and Cross-Disciplinary Education—begins June 1, 2019. Advanced lithium-ion batteries for vehicles and for renewable electricity grid storage could improve domestic energy security but performance gaps […]
New $135m battery research centre puts Australia at ‘cutting edge’ of global lithium industry
A new national lithium research hub in Western Australia is hoped to take the state a step closer to developing a battery manufacturing industry. The $135 million centre, announced today, will operate out of Curtin University in Perth and will look at how to better source minerals and process them into chemicals that are used […]
Electric Vehicle Charging Services Market Analysis, Research, Share, Growth, Sales, Trends, Forecast by 2028
Electric vehicle charging services, also known as electric vehicle charging station or electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE), is an infrastructure which allows to charge battery of the vehicles. It is a free standing or safely attached to the ground or to some stationary object such as a building. The Objective of the “Global Electric Vehicle Charging […]
