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Fish Gills Utilized to Establish Rechargeable Metal-Air Battery
Researchers at INST, Mohali, under DST have actually developed a reliable, inexpensive electro-catalyst from fish gills that can aid establish rechargeable batteries
Apr 21, 2020 // Technology, Storage, storage, India, Asia, Innovation, DST, Fish Gills, INST Mohali, Rechargeable Batteries, Ramendra Sundar Dey
A low-priced bio-inspired electrocatalyst for rechargeable metal-air battery
Indian researchers have actually created an affordable electrocatalyst based upon iron, manganese as well as N-doped carbon originated from fish gills (Fe/Mn/N-FGC) that boosted the efficiency of a homemade rechargeable zinc-air battery when utilized as the air cathode. The Fe/Mn/N-FGC cathode based battery accomplished open-circuit voltage of 1.41 V as well as a huge power thickness of 220 mW/cm2 at 260 mA/cm2 present thickness-- contrasted to industrial platinum/carbon based battery's 1.40 V and also 158 mW/cm2-- with virtually steady charge-discharge voltage plateaus at high present thickness.
Apr 22, 2020 // Storage, India, Asia
American Electric Power Sells More Than 1 GW of Renewable Portfolio to IRG Aquisition
American Electric Power (AEP) has entered into an agreement to sell its 1,365-megawatt (MW) unregulated, contracted renewables portfolio to IRG Acquisition Holdings at an enterprise value of $1.5 billion. The sale portfolio includes 14 projects, representing 1,200 MW of wind and 165 MW of solar in 11 states.
Feb 23, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, AEP, Invenergy, Wind Energy, CDPQ, american electric power, federal energy regulatory commission, renewable power, IRG Acquisition Holdings, Julie Sloat, renewable generation portfolio
A South American Success Story In Renewables-- Chile
Chile is an overachiever in meeting its electrical power requires from renewables Its target was to achieve 20 per cent by 2025 South American country Chile has actually emerged as a surprise success story when it comes to adding renewable capacity. The nation has virtually 22 percent of its electrical energy demand met by solar as well as wind farms.
Nov 16, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, IEA, International Energy Agency, El Romero Solar Farm, Sierra Gorda Enel Solar PV Park, Sol de Lila Solar Power Park, The Concentrated Solar Power de Cerro Dominador Plant
American Battery Solutions announces new lithium-ion batteries for utility-scale projects
American Battery Solutions has announced its new Energy Storage space System division, branded "ABS ESS."
Aug 22, 2022 // Storage, American Battery Solutions, Subhash Dhar
Elecnor protects EPC contract for 359-MWp solar plant in Brazil
Spanish framework home builder and concessionaire team Elecnor SA (BME: ENO) revealed today it has won a contract to develop a 359.12-MWp solar farm in Brazil.
Jun 3, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, South america, Brazil, PV Power Plant, elecnor
Invinity to deploy vanadium flow battery at solar-plus-storage project in Alberta, Canada
Invinity Energy Systems will provide vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) technology to a solar-plus-storage project in Alberta, Canada.
Feb 4, 2022 // Plants, Storage, Canada, VRFB, North America, solar-plus-storage project, Invinity Energy Systems
Nanowire mesh offers better cell performance and lower costs
A new method of creating an ordered mesh of nanowires, developed by scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the United States, could lead to the creation of more efficient transparent electrode layers in solar cells – and the elimination of a rare material from the manufacturing process.
Aug 16, 2019 // Technology, USA, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Anna Hiszpanski, Nanowire, Yong Han
Meyer Burger raises another $14m by selling software subsidiary
The Swiss solar equipment maker has already sold its corporate headquarters this week as it aims to generate a fighting fund until the hoped-for returns of a European PV manufacturing renaissance materialize.
Oct 25, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, China, solar cells, Europe, Asia, meyer burger, Switzerland, AIS Automation Dresden GmbH
Largest solar power stations in South Africa
power station is planned to be situated in the town of Mokopane. Anglo American Platinum Jasper Solar Energy Project map Northern
Oct 13, 2024
New membrane layer promises cheaper electrolysis
A novel anion exchange membrane layer has been developed by German chemical company Evonik. Its designers assert it can make hydrogen generation cheaper, as the cells used for electrolysis featuring the tool would not need rare-earth elements.
Aug 19, 2020 // Technology, Storage, Germany, Europe, Evonik, Oliver Conradi
Power acquisition contract for 83 MW of Spanish solar
Sunco Capital has actually safeguarded a handle oil significant Shell. The power will certainly be given by 2 solar parks Sunco is developing near Ciudad Real, in southerly Spain.
May 7, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, Europe, shell, Sunco Capital
Oman reveals bidders in 146 megawatt solar-diesel-storage tender
The state-owned Rural Areas Electricity Company wants to build 11 Solar-diesel-storage projects in remote rural locations. Pre-qualified bidders in the tender comprise Engie, Canadian Solar, Akuo, Longi, Jinko, GCL, Abengoa, Total and Belectric.
Dec 10, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Canadian Solar, Engie, Asia, akuo, LONGi, Jinko, GCL, Oman, shell, Solar-diesel-storage, Abengoa, Total and Belectric
Omani oil carrier turns on 100 MW solar park
The PV plant lies at Amin, in the southern desert region of the sultanate. The job, tendered by Oil Advancement Oman in early 2018, was built by a consortium led by the Japanese Marubeni conglomerate.
Jun 2, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, pv power plants, Asia, Oman
Converting solar energy to hydrogen fuel, with aid from photosynthesis
Worldwide economic development features enhancing demand for energy, yet stepping up energy manufacturing can be challenging. Recently, scientists have attained record performance for solar-to-fuel conversion, and also now they want to include the machinery of photosynthesis to push it further.
Aug 18, 2020 // Technology, Solar to Fuel, USA, hydrogen, North America, Lilac Amirav