Sandia National Laboratories

The United State Department of Energy's (DOE's) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), signed up with by companions at Sandia National Laboratories and the Australian Solar Thermal Research Institute, has revealed the launch of the Heliostat Consortium (HelioCon): a worldwide initiative to drive down the cost of heliostats.

Somewhere among the radiance of the night sky is a tiny satellite powered by innovative, next-generation solar cell technology established at Sandia National Laboratories.

For years, scientists have tried to make reputable lithium-metal batteries These high-performance storage cells hold 50% more energy than their respected, lithium-ion relatives, however greater failure prices and security problems like fires and also explosions have paralyzed commercialization initiatives. Researchers have assumed why the gadgets fall short, yet direct evidence has been sparse.

According to a press release from Sandia National Laboratories, the testing lab now uses an indoor tower to drop 200-lb+ weights on lithium-ion batteries in efforts to learn more about how batteries respond to stress. This will be especially helpful in understanding how electric vehicle batteries may respond in an automobile accident.