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NREL Improves Tool For Solar-plus-storage Analysis
The U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has rolled out improvements to Reopt Lite, a web-based tool for solar photovoltaics and battery storage optimization.
Old Diesel Engines Resurrected for Renewable Energy Storage
Researchers at the University of Nottingham, UK, are converting end-of-life Volvo Truck engines into machines that compress air using renewable energy.
Renewable Energy Storage Solution Wins NAM70 Challenge
Storelectric will build a large-scale compressed air energy storage site in the Netherlands after winning the international competition.
Video: Free Web-based Design Tool from SolarEdge
The new web-based tool, with an intuitive graphical interface, helps installers lower PV design costs and increase conversion rates by creating compelling customer proposals.
Perovskite Partners with Silicon to Reach Record Solar Cell Efficiency
A tandem perovskite-silicon device demonstrated a certified steady-state efficiency of 25.2 percent.
Graphene-based Bolometer Can Operate at Any Temperature
Researchers from MIT, Columbia University and Raytheon BBN Technologies have created a new bolometer that doesn’t require low temperatures, a revolutionary development for electromagnetic radiation measuring.
Solar Rooftop Systems Mapped in Major US Markets
A new online tool allows consumers in major U.S. markets to view which homes in their neighborhood have solar, which company installed the project and the price of the system.
Watch: All Renewable Utility, Ideal Amount of Caffeine, Goggle and Project Maven
Watch: All Renewable Utility, Ideal Amount of Caffeine, Google and Project Maven
NuScale Boosts SMR Capacity, Making it Cost Competitive with Other Technologies
The small modular light water reactor (SMR) under development has been demonstrated to produce 20 percent more power than originally planned.
Watch: Tokamak Prototype Heats Up to 15 Million Degrees Celsius
The milestone was accomplished with the third machine in a five-stage plan that Tokamak Energy believes will lead to commercial fusion energy by the end of the next decade.
Future of Fuel: Pulling It from the Air
Engineers at a Canadian firm have demonstrated a scalable and cost-effective way to pull the raw materials for producing fuel, not from the diminishing fossil-based reserves in the ground, but from the abundant carbon dioxide in the air.
Watch How Radio Waves Wirelessly Power Medical Implants
The mid-field coupling technique successfully delivered power to several antennas inside an animal model at levels high enough to run a range of medical devices.
Nuclear Battery Prototype Packs High Power Density
The betavoltaic battery uses nickel-63 as the source of radiation and Schottky barrier-based diamond diodes for energy conversion.
Grid Management Recommendations for North American Utilities
Utilities in North America need to better understand their customers' behavior and evolving needs if they are to mitigate the risks of congestion in the distribution network. A new whitepaper from OMNETRIC Group finds that the growing penetration of distributed energy resources at the grid.
Hotel’s Fuel Cells Use Hydrogen Made from Used Plastic
Hydrogen derived from used plastics is being supplied by Showa Denko to feed fuel cells at a newly opened hotel in Japan.
DNV GL Releases 2018 PV Module Reliability Scorecard
The 2018 edition shows that the reliability and durability of modules submitted for testing generally improved in several of the test categories.
First Fire for Carbon Dioxide-Fueled Demo Power Plant
Carbon capture costs nothing in NET Power’s new plant, which uses supercritical carbon dioxide to drive a turbine.
Research Shows Minimal Impact on Electrical Grid from Eclipse
Despite a temporary loss of nearly 6 gigawatts, the electric grid in the Western U.S. remained stable and reliable during last August's solar eclipse.
Report: Socioeconomic, Emissions and Energy Supply Implications of Heating and Transport Electrification
The increased electrification of the road transport and the domestic heating/cooking sectors is expected to transform the electricity industry and impose consequences for future carbon dioxide emissions and social costs.
Building a Better Battery by Analyzing Lithium Under Pressure
Understanding how lithium reacts to pressure developed from charging and discharging a battery could mean safer, better batteries.