Solar Farms Can Become Pollinator Habitats & Help Save the Bees!
How can cultivation of solar farm landscapes help bees and other insects to thrive?
Argonne National Laboratory
Tesla/Panasonic Investments In Cobalt-Free Batteries Not The Only Game in Town
At a time when Panasonic is considering additional investment in Tesla’s Nevada Gigafactory, others are increasingly seeing the benefit of research support to find alternatives to politically, structurally, and geographically problematic cobalt.
Nuclear & Renewables Can Work Together To Reduce Fossil Fuel Emissions
Researchers suggest that nuclear and renewables could work together to reduce the amount of electricity generated by fossil fuels, thereby lowering the total amount of carbon emissions from the energy generating sector of the economy.
Energy Storage From Thin Air: You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet
A new research breakthrough from the University of Illinois at Chicago finally delivers some good news for fans of lithium-air technology, which energy storage researchers have been talking up as the next best thing to follow today’s gold standard, lithium-ion.
Magnesium Goes Mobile: New Energy Storage Tech Threatens Lithium-Ion Dominance
A new breakthrough in magnesium energy storage technology could lead the way to a new generation of low cost, high density batteries.
Electric Vehicle Use Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions Intensity 61% Or More In Minnesota
Electric vehicle use in the state of Minnesota reduces greenhouse gas emissions (well-to-wheel carbon intensity) by at least 61%, according to a new analysis from the Great Plains Institute.
New “Artificial Leaf” Solar Cell Upcycles Atmospheric CO2 For Sustainable Fuel
A new one-pot “artificial leaf” solar energy harvesting system grabs CO2 from the air, converts it into fuel like magic (or like nanoscience, whatever).
Argonne National Laboratory: Global Light-Duty EV Sales Surged 80% In 2015, Up To 565,668
The latest global electric light-duty vehicle sales figures from Argonne National Laboratory, posted by the US Energy Information Administration, were just released, revealing that global sales surged by around 80% in 2015. The surge in electric light-duty vehicle sales — up to 565,668 units sold during the year — was … [continued]
Study: Lightweight Materials In Vehicles Increases Vehicle-Cycle GHG Emissions But Improves Fuel Economy
The use of lightweight materials (carbon-fiber reinforced plastic, wrought aluminum, etc.) in vehicle manufacture results in higher vehicle-cycle greenhouse gas emissions, but also in improved fuel-economy, which leads to a net benefit as far as total life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions go, according to a new study from Argonne National Laboratory. … [continued]
Lithium-Air Batteries With 5x Energy Density Lithium-Ion Batteries
Originally published on EV Obsession. A new lithium-oxygen battery design based around the use of lithium superoxide (LiO2) — promising an energy density up to 5 times higher than that of conventional lithium-ion batteries — was recently demonstrated by researchers at Argonne National Laboratory. The new battery design — created … [continued]
