Hybrid ribbons of vanadium and graphene thousands of times thinner than a sheet of paper could be the basis for a superior cathode for lithium-ion batteries, say researchers at Rice University. Hydrothermal processing of vanadium…
Ioxus, a manufacturer of premium performance ultracapacitor technology for transportation, alternative energy, medical, industrial and consumer product markets, has unveiled three new modules. The iMODTM 16V/500F, 80V/15F and 48V/165F all deliver higher power and energy…
San José University (SJSU) calls it a “battery university” and says that it will help to train a much-needed workforce that will lead developments in this key area of energy storage. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory…
Germany’s goal is 80% power generation by 2050. The only sour note is that, according to Bloomberg at least, the increase in feed-in tariffs used to guarantee the necessary investment in wind and solar are…
There is a lot of encouraging clean-tech news coming from Down Under these days. A report entitled Energy Storage in Australia – Commercial Opportunities, Barriers and Policy Options, compiled by Marchment Hill Consulting, makes the…
Billed by one cynic as “a great article if you haven’t been paying close attention,” a piece in The Economist gives an overview of the state of play of the battery technology. Batteries Included? is…
The reputation of lithium-ion and other batteries, such sodium-sulphur, used in a range energy storage applications have taken a real pounding lately – coming to a head with the heavily-publicised Boeing Dreamliner grounding and now…
Unless you live in North Korea (in which case you won’t be allowed to read this anyway), you’ll know that President Obama got sworn in on Monday, much to the relief of the renewables sector….