Lithium Can Be Extracted From Groundwater At Geothermal Installations
Scientists at the KIT Energy Center have devised a way to extract lithium from the groundwater used by geothermal facilities in Germany.
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Perovskite + CIGS Tandem Thin-Film Solar Module Achieves 17.8% Efficiency, New Record
A new perovskite + CIGS tandem thin-film solar module — presented by researchers from KIT, ZSW, and the Belgian research institute imec at the recent PSCO international conference in Genova — has achieved a record solar conversion efficiency (for the type) — 17.8%.
Battery Tests Show Some Lithium-Ion Cells Last Over 5x Longer
Researcher Andreas Gutsch from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology said at the PV Symposium in Germany recently that some lithium-ion cells working in storage systems experienced up to 30% capacity loss after 1,000 cycles, while some cells have a better capacity after 5,000 cycles. In other words, there can be … [continued]
Novel Economically Efficient Modular Battery Concept For Electric Vehicles Unveiled
An interesting-looking concept for an electric city bus — one that would already be economically efficient, even when current battery costs are taken into consideration — was recently unveiled by the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). The e-city bus design is intended to serve as a demonstrator for a new … [continued]
