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Malleable Carbon Playdough for Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells
Researchers in China have developed a graphite putty for use in perovskite solar devices - malleable, cost-effective and environmentally sustainable with impressive efficiencies of up to 20.29%.
Dec 11, 2023 // Technology, China, Asia, solar cell, perovskite, efficiency, Wuhan University of Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Jinan Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology
World's very first solar & hydrogen powered cabins reduced carbon at HS2 building websites.
AJC Trailers, a British company, has actually made, made, and supplied the world's first solar & hydrogen-powered cabins that have actually been presented across the HS2 building site in the United Kingdom in an initiative to make the sites greener.
Sep 28, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, UK, Europe, hydrogen, AJC Trailers, HS2 construction
Carbon nanotubes lead the way for silicon in storage
Researchers in the United States have actually established a carbon nanotube approach of producing a lithium-ion battery with a silicon anode. The gadget apparently showed far better than 87% capability retention after 1,500 cycles. The designers claim their exploration gets over a number of the challenges to using silicon as an anode as well as might open making use of various other products for electrodes in lithium-ion gadgets
Apr 2, 2020 // Technology, Storage, USA, silicon, North America, lithium-ion battery, PNNL, Rice University, carbon nanotube method
VanEck Vectors Low Carbon Energy ETF
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Aug 18, 2024
Vatican Secures Vast Solar Estate To Become First Carbon-Neutral State
Italy clears Vatican plan for a 430-hectare solar farm at Santa Maria Galeria, putting the micro-state on course to become the world’s first carbon-neutral nation.
Aug 4, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Italy, Europe, Vatican
Carbon nanotubes increase effectiveness in "nanobionic" bacterial solar cells
Designers at EPFL have actually discovered a way to insert carbon nanotubes right into photosynthetic bacteria, which significantly improves their electric output. They also pass these nanotubes down to their offspring when they split, through what the group calls "inherited nanobionics."
Sep 19, 2022 // Technology, solar cells, EPFL, Ardemis Boghossian
Doped carbon for a dependable lithium sulfur battery
Researchers in South Korea established a porous carbon material that, when applied as a coating to the separator film in a lithium-sulfur battery, was shown to decrease an undesirable negative effects and enhance the battery's performance as well as dependability. The coating is based on methylene blue, a kind of salt frequently made use of in textile passing away.
Feb 8, 2022 // Technology, Storage, South Korea, Asia, lithium-sulfur batteries, Pusan National University, Seung Geol Lee
Keele University opens up Low Carbon Energy Generation park
Keele University has officially opened its new Low Carbon Energy Generation park, consisting of 12,500 solar panels in addition to 2 wind generators.
Apr 29, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, UK, Europe, Solar Park, Keele University, Mark Ormerod
Solar to the fore as Athens Airport announces plan for net zero carbon ground operations by 2025
Greece’s largest international airport has set a goal to operate as a net zero carbon emitter by 2025, mainly via investing in on-site solar. Should the goal be met, the airport will be Europe’s first to rely on self-generated electricity and operate with net zero emissions.
Dec 10, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Policy, Greece, solar pv, Europe, AIA, Olivier Jankovec
Elkem provided US$ 1.8 m grant to pursue carbon-free silicon manufacturing, aims to license to other suppliers
Elkem has been offered NOK16 million (US$ 1.78 million) from the Research Council of Norway to establish a silicon manufacturing procedure that gets rid of all straight CO2 emissions associated with its manufacturing.
Dec 22, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Europe, silicon, Norway, Elkem, research and development
Origis Energy, EDP Renewables and Carbon Solutions Group sign up with SEIA board
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has actually added three clean energy advancement business to its board as the organisation expands to consist of energy storage and also supporters for government policies that reinforce renewables facilities.
Jul 1, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Policy, USA, SEIA, EDP Renewables, North America, Abigail Ross Hopper, Origis Energy, Carbon Solutions Group
MassMutual, Low Carbon join to develop IPP with 20GW renewables target
UK investment and also asset administration company Low Carbon and United States insurance company Massachusetts Mutual Life (MassMutual) have teamed up to construct a global independent power manufacturer (IPP) that has a mentioned target of 20GW of renewables by 2030.
Nov 17, 2021 // Plants, Commercial, UK, IPP, Europe, decarbonisation, Low Carbon, Roger Crandall, mass mutual, Quentin Scott
Olympics power firm Aggreko challenged to cut carbon
The global firm which helps keep the lights on at the Olympics and Glastonbury music festival says it is being challenged by customers to cut carbon.
Aug 17, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Storage, Solar, storage, Aggreko, carbon, Robert Wells
Sheets of carbon nanotubes come in a rainbow of colors
Nanomaterials researchers in Finland, the United States and China have developed a color atlas for 466 distinct varieties of single-walled carbon nanotubes.
Dec 15, 2020 // Technology, USA, China, solar cells, Europe, Asia, North America, Finland, Graphene, thin films, Esko I. Kauppinen, Junichiro Kono, Nan Wei
Heliogen is likely to cope with carbon emission problem
The advanced technology developed by the startup funded by Bill Gates is aimed at minimization of gas emissions from heavy industries.
Nov 20, 2019 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Thermal, Solar to Fuel, USA, North America, Heliogen, Bill Gates, Solar to Fuel, Solar to Hydrogen, Producing Hydrogen, Hydrogen from renewable, Renewable fuels, Concentrated solar power