Solar-Powered EVs More Possible Than Ever, Thanks To TMDs & Graphene
The race is on to build the solar-powered Evs of the future, and it looks like graphene and TMDs could get the ball rolling.
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First Realistic Portraits of Squishy Layer that’s Key to Battery Performance
Cryo-EM snapshots of the solid-electrolyte interphase, or SEI, reveal its natural swollen state and offer a new approach to lithium-metal battery design. Originally published by the SLAC National Accelerator Lab. By Glennda Chui Lithium metal batteries could store much more charge in a given space than today’s lithium-ion batteries, and … [continued]
Stanford Researchers Bring “Dead” Lithium Back To Life
One of the key problems with lithium-ion batteries is that, over time, they do lose some of their battery life. This is why recycling them is so important. But what if there was a way to bring them back to life? And by this, I mean make them as good … [continued]
Correction: Univ. of Arizona, Univ. of Queensland, & Others Beat Stanford To 100% Clean, Renewable…
I recently wrote about Stanford University’s commitment to go 100% renewable when it comes to electricity. The university claimed to be the “first research university to use 100% renewable electricity.” Being a research university, I assumed that Stanford had done its research. Also, I figured it was well aware of … [continued]
Stanford Going To 100% Renewable Electricity (100% Solar) — 1st Major University In USA To…
Universities are suppose to be the homes of our best and brightest. (Don’t look here.) They are supposed to be about the long-term view. They are supposed to be about science, of course. So, I have to admit that I’m surprised and disappointed to find out that no research institute … [continued]
The Million-Mile Zero Emissions Club
Last week, Build Your Dreams (BYD), which manufactures electric buses in California, China, and elsewhere and is headquartered in China, announced inaugural members of its “Million Mile Club,” which is made up of U.S. transit services that have logged over one million miles in their zero-emissions BYD battery-electric buses.
US Funding For Solar Systems Integration & AI Applications In Solar Energy
This second round of US DOE Solar Energy Technologies Office projects we’re looking at concern Systems Integration and AI Applications in Solar Energy with Emphasis on Machine Learning. Below are DOE summaries of how it intends to help on these topics as well as awardee details from the DOE.
Wind & Solar Are Cheaper Than Everything, Lazard Reports
We recently saw the International Energy Agency (IEA) report that solar power offers the cheapest electricity in history. That was a global report. A US-focused report from Lazard recently reported something similar, but even better news.
New Approach To Li-Ion Battery Efficiency At Stanford Puts Out Fires
There’s a new approach that is boosting the efficiency of lithium-ion batteries that also puts out fires — making the batteries fireproof. The new approach, according to scientists at Stanford University and the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, is the reengineering of one of the heaviest components in batteries: sheets of copper or aluminum foil that are used to collect currents.
Doing Something About Global Warming Is Cheaper Than Doing Nothing
Carbon sequestration does not have to cost any more than nations have already spend on fighting the coronavirus. New polls show climate change is high on the list of concerns for voters. So why is the US not taking a leading role? George Carlin has the answer.
