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Offshore Solar's Environmental Impact Unveiled
6+ hour, 17+ min ago (417+ words) The research focused on four interrelated themes: changes in currents, effects on the food web, development of biodiversity and habitats, and the use of the area by seabirds and marine mammals. Measurements in the water were used to determine whether…...
Sulfide Coating Boosts Power, Longevity of Lithium Batteries
6+ hour ago (390+ words) The rub with NMC811 is it suffers from cell performance degradation during cycling as a result of oxygen release (the process of completely charging and then draining a battery is a cycle). The released oxygen can also oxidize electrolytes by generating…...
CDU Launches Research Hub for Safer, Cheaper Commutes
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (408+ words) The Northern Territory is on the road to smoother, safer commutes with innovative support and research from Charles Darwin University's (CDU) new Centre for Asphalt and Road Technologies (CART). CART will expand on existing work carried out through the University's…...
Volatile Oil Prices Show Why Renewables Can't Wait
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (263+ words) Sharp swings in global oil prices highlight the risks of relying on fossil fuels and the urgency of scaling up renewable energy, says Associate Professor Sadiq Zarrouk. Oil prices nearly doubled earlier this month due to conflict in the Middle…...
Frozen Electrolytes Boost Lithium-Ion Conduction
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (560+ words) Frozen Electrolytes Boost Lithium-Ion Conduction'Mirage News A research team, affiliated with UNIST has demonstrated that liquid electrolytes, when frozen, can still facilitate lithium-ion conduction sufficient for battery operation-challenging the traditional view that electrolytes must be in liquid form to function....
Agrivoltaics: More Than Just Electricity From Field
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (553+ words) We spoke to Dr. Matthias Meier-Gr'll from the Institute of Bio- and Geosciences - Plant Sciences (IBG-2) and doctoral researcher Chantal Kierdorf from the Institute of Climate and Energy Systems - J'lich Systems Analysis (ICE-2), both at Forschungszentrum J'lich, about the current…...
Renewables: Unstoppable Security Solution
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (241+ words) I am living through my fourth war in my four decades on this planet. Beyond the raw, immediate impact my family and I in Lebanon, and countless others are experiencing on the ground, I am watching a deeper crisis unfold…...
Pilbara's Clean Energy Future Boosted by New Interchange
1+ week, 19+ hour ago (764+ words) The new Great Northern Highway Lumsden Interchange at Port Hedland in WA's central north coast, is complete, laying the foundation for Pilbara Ports' new Lumsden Point development. The southern approach road to the Port Hedland township now features a four…...
Unlocking Sulfur Cathode Secrets
1+ week, 2+ day ago (520+ words) Spurred by EVs and electrified aviation, global demand for lithium-ion batteries is expected to more than double its 2023 levels by 2030, far outstripping demand, according to S&P Global Insights. New batteries must be powerful, but also affordable enough for industry…...
Future Bright for Tubular Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
1+ week, 2+ day ago (388+ words) A new review published in Energy & Environment Nexus examines how innovative geometric designs of tubular solid oxide fuel cells could accelerate the transition to cleaner and more efficient energy systems. The study provides a comprehensive overview of recent advances in…...