3+ hour, 50+ min ago   (228+ words) A consortium led by Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE) has developed thicker battery electrodes that could increase cell-level energy density by 10% to 15% without adding weight. Oliver Fitz, group leader for battery cell technology at Fraunhofer ISE,…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (251+ words) Researchers from Tokyo University of Science and the Institute of Science Tokyo in Japan have investigated how scandium (Sc) doping and coating can improve the durability and performance of sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) within the cathode element of the battery structure....

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (288+ words) An international team of scientists has conducted a literature review of recent advances and future prospects for key components of sodium-ion batteries (SIBs). SIBs store and release energy by shuttling sodium ions between the cathode and anode through an electrolyte…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (244+ words) A research team from Italy has developed a novel approach to upcycle silicon (Si) recovered from end-of-life (EoL) PV modules and use it as a support material for palladium (Pd) nanoparticle catalysts. The recycled silicon is intended for use in…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (390+ words) Researchers from RMIT University in Victoria and collaborators in China have demonstrated a low-cost way to significantly increase green hydrogen production utilising upgraded titanium dioxide (TiO2), a material already widely used in energy technologies. Green hydrogen is seen as a key…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (368+ words) Syntholene’s geothermal-integrated SOEC hydrogen platform could produce hydrogen at an estimated $1.75–$2.10/kg, about one-third the cost of comparable unsubsidized green hydrogen in Europe. Its Iceland demonstration facility aims to validate low-emission hydrogen production and support future commercial-scale deployment, while addressing…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (347+ words) University of Adelaide researchers, along with scientists from Japan’s Tohoku University, the Tokyo University of Science, and Vanderbilt University in the United States, have successfully developed microscopic iridium catalysts that could result in improved production of green hydrogen. The researchers…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (231+ words) Scientists used boron nitride, a synthetic crystalline compound, to build membranes containing millions of microscopic tubes that move lithium ions far faster than other charged particles. Lithium transport was observed at up to 31 times the rate expected from standard diffusion....

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (446+ words) Researchers from the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) and Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE) have conducted a 1-year test to measure the outdoor performance of peroskvsite solar technologies and have found that several factors contribute…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (573+ words) University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney researchers have used precise 3D imaging to show how trapped bubbles affect the efficacy of electrolyzers in the production of green hydrogen. The research addresses a critical bottleneck in industrial-scale electrolyzers, where hydrogen bubbles…...