Researchers at Penn State have developed a three-dimensional, cross-linked polymer sponge that attaches to the metal plating of a battery anode in order to create longer-lasting, faster-charging, and safer lithium metal batteries. The work was […]
Missouri University of Science and Technology has installed two new advanced lead battery microgrid systems at the campus’s EcoVillage, a “living laboratory” that is home to solar-powered houses designed and built by Missouri S&T students. […]
In 2013, the African country of Rwanda reported that only between 5 – 20% of its population had access to electricity. In response to this situation, the Rwandan government recently launched a goal to electrify […]
The EDF Group, Enedis, and the Nanyang Technological University have partnered to demonstrate the ‘Microgrid for Affordable and Sustainable Electricity in Remote Areas’ (MASERA) project in Singapore. This demonstrator will allow EDF to deploy a […]
Xcel Energy has begun flying drone-conducted exterior inspections at the Prairie Island and Monticello nuclear plants in Minnesota. According to Xcel, each inspection was completed in two days, provided high-quality data, improved crew safety, and […]
Palau, an island nation in the western Pacific Ocean, has entered into a 30-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with ENGIE EPS, a microgrid and energy storage specialist based in France. The system, called ‘Armonia’, will […]
‘Deep Forest’, a project backed by environmental group Fundecor, Intel and Aerial Robotixs, aims to give scientists in Costa Rica a better idea of what is happening in the country’s forest canopy, and allow more […]
A recent paper published in the journal, Chem, highlights the successful combination of a solar cell and a battery to form a solar flow battery (SFB), designed to act as both a solar cell and […]
Researchers at the GFZ Research Center for Geosciences are working on developing a new generation of portable, inexpensive gravimeters (a type of accelerometer that is used to precisely measure local gravitational field strength) for real-time […]
Renault plans to transition the French island of Belle-Île-en-Mer – which lies off the coast of southern Brittany – into a smart island. Working with its partners – the Belle-Île-en-Mer Community of Communes, Morbihan Energies, […]
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