Greta Thunberg Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize
Greta Thunberg has been nominated for the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize by two legislators from Sweden. Also nominated are the people of Hong Kong.
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Moving Beyond Lithium-Ion — A Chat With Leading Battery Researcher Kimberly See
One of the researchers at the cutting edge of battery chemistry is Kimberly See, an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Caltech. I sat down with Kim and had a chat about the exciting things that she and her lab are working on.
The Nobel Prize, Exxon & The Beginning Of A Battery Revolution
It would be hard to think of any technology more critical to today’s technological wonders than the lithium-ion battery, which is found in everything from tiny hearing aids to giant power plants. Three pioneers of our “rechargeable world” — John Goodenough, Stanley Whittingham, and Akira Yoshino — have now won a well-deserved Nobel Prize in chemistry for their work in developing lithium-ion energy storage technology (as reported by Bloomberg).
Nobel Family Backing “Sustainable” UK Venture Capital Fund
The Nobel family of Sweden, known internationally for the Nobel Prize series of awards, as well as the billionaire co-founder of Hargreaves Lansdown, are now backing a new venture capital fund that will be investing in manufacturing and service companies based in Britain that are focused on on the production or use of “sustainable” technologies, according to recent reports.
Open Letter: John Goodenough Deserves A Nobel Prize
An open letter to the Chemistry Committee of the Nobel Prizes urging them at long last to award the Nobel Prize to Professor John Goodenough, who invented the lithium-ion battery.
Does Elon Musk Deserve A Nobel Prize? Some Think So
Originally published on EV Obsession. Should Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk be given a Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences? He has been having quite an impact on a number of important industries as of late, has he not? And some of the Nobel Prize categories have become seemingly rather … [continued]
Intro To 6000 Years Of Solar
Originally published on Green Building Elements. Thanks to John Perlin for providing GBE with this intro to his book on the history of solar energy. We published information about this book on October 4, concluding that we would provide an introduction from Perlin today for the book. I believe anybody who is interested … [continued]
60 Years of Solar Cells!
Originally published on Suniblog. By David Baldwin The newsreel is just 90 seconds long. It is incredibly — and, to me, endearingly — crude, ragged, and inept. Against a background of loud, out-of-tune orchestral music, a narrator speaks of harnessing the power of the sun, as the camera shows us (a-ha!) the setting … [continued]
Nobel Prize Recipient Tours Solar Decathlon Village
Originally published on 1Sun4All. The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2013 houses are totally cool. They have a look of functional beauty, reports Solar Decathlon. And once inside, they’re even more cool. Visitors marvel at the innovative features and see smart controls at work. Indeed, these houses are both beautiful and fun … [continued]
