Tag: Energy & Green Tech
Scientists use machine learning to explore effects of cushion gases on underground hydrogen storage
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists are developing powerful machine learning models—an application of artificial intelligence—to simulate underground hydrogen storage operations under various cushion gas scenarios. This…
Creating loops of liquid lithium for fusion temperature control
This screenshot from a computer simulation of the divertorlets system shows the liquid metal as it travels around the slats in the device, shown here as white rectangles. Credit: Francisco…
Mini grids haven’t solved the problem—here’s why
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Electricity is a scarce commodity in Nigeria. With just over 4,000 megawatts supplying nearly 220 million people, the electricity access deficit stands at about 40% nationwide.…
India has ramped up its wind and solar energy. It now needs to expand places to store it
A worker walks in front of the 500-kilowatt battery energy storage system inside the Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages factory in Thiruvallur district, on the outskirts of Chennai, India, Tuesday, July 16,…
Researchers develop novel electrode for improving flowless zinc-bromine battery
The novel electrodes effectively suppress the crossover of bromine and bromine complexes, thus preventing self-discharge and enhancing the electrochemical performance and cycling stability of flowless zinc-bromine batteries. Credit: Chanho Pak…
One-step process simplifies electrode fabrication for water electrolysis
Schematic diagram of the one-step oxygen-generating electrode fabrication process. Credit: Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS) A research team led by Dr. Sung Mook Choi of the Korea Institute of…
Ensuring Europe’s renewable energy security from above
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers are using AI and satellite technologies to make the continent’s renewable energy infrastructure more reliable. Solar panels and wind turbines had to be shut down…
Why electric beats hydrogen in the race to decarbonize freight vehicles in Australia
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Transport is Australia’s third-largest and fastest-growing source of emissions, accounting for 23% of the total. Without intervention, transport is expected to be the leading source of…
