Apr
27
Simon Fraser University scientists have created a comprehensive ‘roadmap’ to guide global efforts to convert waste energy into clean power. Professor Vincenzo Pecunia has led a team of more than 100 internationally-recognized scientists in creating a comprehensive “roadmap” to guide global efforts to convert waste energy into clean power. To realize the full potential of […]
Apr
26
Cutting Electric Vehicles Impact On The Grid
April 26, 2023 | Leave a Comment
Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… A new Massachusetts Institute of Technology study shows that placing EV charging stations in strategic ways and setting up systems to initiate charging at delayed times could lessen or eliminate the need for new power plants. This is for the problem that some projections show that widespread adoption of electric vehicles might require […]
Apr
25
Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… A Chinese team has now introduced a new Organic Electrode Materials (OEM) for aqueous organic high-capacity batteries that can be easily and cheaply recycled. Right now our modern rechargeable batteries, such as lithium-ion batteries, are anything but sustainable. The team has introduced their results in the journal Angewandte Chemie. Modern rechargeable batteries, such as […]
Apr
20
Purdue University’s research shows promise for developing high-energy-density rechargeable lithium-metal batteries and addressing the electrochemical oxidation instability of ether-based electrolytes. The research was conducted by Purdue University’s Vilas Pol Energy Research (ViPER) Group. The research report has been published in Nature Communications, a peer-reviewed, open access, scientific journal published by Nature Portfolio. Zheng Li, a […]
Apr
19
Nuclear Power Shutdown Study Focuses On Increased Deaths
April 19, 2023 | Leave a Comment
A Massachusetts Institute of Technology new study shows that if U.S. nuclear power plants are retired, the burning of coal, oil, and natural gas to fill the energy gap could cause more than 5,000 premature deaths. The MIT team took on the questions in the text following in a new study appearing in Nature Energy. […]