Goal is to develop new catalysts to lower costs for producing biofuels.
Energy
A 'turbo' for solid oxide fuel cells
EMPA scientists intend to reclaim waste heat from fuel cells using using thermoelectric converters.
Wind, solar power paired with storage could be cost-effective way to power grid
Renewable energy could fully power a large electric grid 99.9 percent of the time by 2030 at costs comparable to today’s electricity expenses.
Rolith Receives License for Nano-Patterning Methods to Make Transparent Conductive Electrodes
Rolith has announced that it has received an exclusive license to methods of micro and nano-patterning substrates to make transparent conductive electrodes.
Alternative to fullerenes in organic solar cells — just as exciting
Insight into the properties of fullerene is set to open the door to better and cheaper organic solar cells.
Wanxiang to Acquire Nanophosphate Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery Producer
Wanxiang to acquire substantially all of A123’s assets for $256.6 million subject to approval.
Boeing awards Saft Li-Ion Battery Pack Contract for Communications Satellites
Saft has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract from Boeing to build Li-ion battery packs for four new 702SP communications satellites.
Flexible silicon solar-cell fabrics may soon become possible
Researchers make a fiber out of crystalline silicon semiconductor materials that can function as a solar cell.
Growing nanosheets for supercapacitor electrodes
Professor X. W. Lou and co-workers report a new method to grow nanosheets on conductive substrates as a conductive agent-free electrode for supercapacitors.
Glass fuel cells for next-generation electronics
New breed of micro fuel cell could serve as a long-lasting, low-cost, and eco-friendly power source for portable electronic devices.
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