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China issues draft guidelines to rein in lithium battery industry
May 09, 2024 (AFP)
Lithium-ion batteries are a form of rechargeable energy storage used in everything from electric cars to scooters, laptops and motorised wheelchairs. China is t...
Private investment fuels race for nuclear fusion power in US
May 06, 2024 (AFP)
The process, which powers the Sun, sees two atomic nuclei combine -- and release massive amounts of energy. But private companies on Earth are also hoping decad...
A model for Australia's cost-effective renewable energy grid transformation
May 06, 2024 (SPX)
Their findings suggest that fully renewable energy solutions would necessitate a substantial scale-up in both generation and storage capabilities. By linking th...
Why energy storage is key to global renewable goals
Apr 30, 2024 (AFP)
Here is how and why batteries play a vital role in the energy transition: - Growing demand - Batteries have been central to the rise of electric vehicles (EVs) ...
Salt battery enhances osmotic energy capture from river-sea convergence
Apr 26, 2024 (SPX)
Osmotic energy harnessing, feasible anywhere salt gradients exist, has seen various technological approaches. A notable method utilizes a series of reverse elec...
Zap Energy reaches new heights in fusion technology with 37-million-degree plasma
Apr 24, 2024 (SPX)
A new study published this month in Physical Review Letters reports on measurements taken from Zap Energy's Fusion Z-pinch Experiment (FuZE), indicating plasma ...
Efficient DC power converter enhances microgrid sustainability
Apr 22, 2024 (SPX)
Electric power is classified into two types: AC (alternating current) and DC (direct current). Despite AC being the chosen standard for national power grids, th...
Enhancing fusion reactor control through combined plasma management techniques
Apr 19, 2024 (SPX)
The team's latest simulations, discussed in their recent publication in Nuclear Fusion, mark the first instance where ECCD and RMP have been used together exper...
Research suggests new lithium source in pyrite
Apr 19, 2024 (SPX)
A promising avenue is being explored by a team from West Virginia University, led by sedimentary geochemist Shailee Bhattacharya. Their research investigates th...
Hannover's expertise boosts groundbreaking fusion project
Apr 17, 2024 (SPX)
The initiative aims to harness laser technology to advance inertial confinement fusion, a promising approach for sustainable energy production. The project's fo...
Innovative Seron Electronics Paves the Way for Accessible Scientific Research
Apr 04, 2024 (SPX)
The adversity made for a good story, but the truth is that it didn't take a global pandemic to force Mirvakili to build the equipment he needed to run his exper...
Dig deep: US bets on geothermal to become renewable powerhouse
Mar 25, 2024 (AFP)
"If we can capture that heat beneath our feet, it can be the clean, reliable, baseload-scalable power for everybody from industries to households," Energy Secre...
Setting a laser like sight on a path to practical fusion
Mar 21, 2024 (SPX)
The Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf's Dr. Tobias Dornheim, through the "X-ray laser optimization of laser fusion" (ROLF) project, aims to refine our theore...
Unveiling a new class of plasma waves: implications for fusion energy
Mar 18, 2024 (SPX)
Recent studies at the University of Rochester, in collaboration with the University of California, San Diego, have unveiled a groundbreaking class of plasma osc...
KULR Technology Secures Key Contract with Nanoracks to Boost Space Battery Innovation
Mar 18, 2024 (SPX)
This collaboration with Voyager's Exploration team, renowned for their satellite deployment and space research services, is a testament to the aerospace industr...
Bosnia's lithium discovery raises hopes and fears
Mar 14, 2024 (AFP)
The area around Lopare sits on an estimated 1.5 million tonnes of lithium carbonate, 94 million tonnes of magnesium sulfate and 17 million tonnes of boron -- th...
Cutting carbon emissions on the US power grid
Mar 12, 2024 (SPX)
But decarbonizing the nation's electric power grids will be challenging. The availability of renewable energy resources such as solar and wind varies in differe...
Preventing Magnet Meltdowns Before They Can Start
Mar 12, 2024 (SPX)
Superconductors are a special class of materials which, when cooled below a certain temperature, carry large electrical currents without resistance. If you arra...
Leveraging magnetic field flaws for enhanced plasma stability in a fusion reactor
Mar 11, 2024 (SPX)
Joseph Snipes, Deputy Head of the Tokamak Experimental Science Department at the U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and co-a...
Tests show high-temperature superconducting magnets are ready for fusion
Mar 05, 2024 (SPX)
The test was immediately declared a success, having met all the criteria established for the design of the new fusion device, dubbed SPARC, for which the magnet...
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