Jan
18
Ten Times Better Solar Power Catalyst Makes Hydrogen
January 18, 2023 | Leave a Comment
University of Michigan scientists developed a new kind of solar panel achieving 9% efficiency in converting water into hydrogen and oxygen – mimicking a crucial step in natural photosynthesis. Outdoors, it represents a major leap in the technology, nearly 10 times more efficient than solar water-splitting experiments of its kind. But the biggest benefit is […]
Jan
11
Case Made To Store Heat In Underground Water Aquifers
January 11, 2023 | Leave a Comment
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) researchers have now found that low-temperature aquifer thermal energy storage is of great potential in Germany. This potential is expected to grow in future due to climate change. Aquifer thermal energy storage systems can largely contribute to climate-friendly heating and cooling of buildings: Heated water is stored in the underground […]
Nov
16
New Type Of Solar Harvesting Could Run 24 Hrs Sets Record
November 16, 2022 | Leave a Comment
A University of Houston professor is reporting on a new type of solar energy harvesting system called thermophotovoltaics (STPV) that breaks the efficiency record of all existing technologies. And no less important, it clears the way to use solar power 24/7. Photovoltaic cells which convert sunlight directly into energy have made much progress. Yet with […]
Nov
9
Superfast Method Makes High Performance Thermoelectrics
November 9, 2022 | Leave a Comment
Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… University of Notre Dame aerospace and mechanical engineers have developed a machine-learning assisted superfast new way to create high-performance, energy-saving thermoelectric devices. Yanliang Zhang, associate professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering at the University of Notre Dame, and collaborators Alexander Dowling and Tengfei Luo have developed the high-performance, energy-saving thermoelectric devices. The paper reporting […]
Oct
4
Protecting Tokamak Interiors From Heat With Boron
October 4, 2022 | Leave a Comment
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) confirmed they can drop boron powder into a tokamak fusion reactor. The research showed a powder dropper can successfully drop boron powder into high-temperature plasma within tokamaks that have parts made of a heat-resistant material known as tungsten. The scientists wanted to […]
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