Photovoltaic upgrade in Jiaxing, China significantly boosts power output by Simon Mansfield Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 09, 2024 The distributed photovoltaic “trade-in” project at the administrative center in Haining city, Jiaxing, Zhejiang province, has significantly increased power generation capacity without expanding space. Launched on Sept 9, the project marks the first of its […]
Solar-powered desalination system requires no extra batteries by Jennifer Chu | MIT News Boston MA (SPX) Oct 09, 2024 MIT engineers have built a new desalination system that runs with the rhythms of the sun. The solar-powered system removes salt from water at a pace that closely follows changes in solar […]
DGIST enhances quantum dot solar cell performance by Riko Seibo Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 04, 2024 A research team led by Professor Jongmin Choi from the Department of Energy Science and Engineering at DGIST, in collaboration with Gyeongsang National University’s Professor Tae Kyung Lee and Kookmin University’s Professor Younghoon Kim, has developed a […]
Philippines’ Marcos opens first EV battery plant by AFP Staff Writers Manila (AFP) Sept 30, 2024 President Ferdinand Marcos inaugurated on Monday the first factory for electric vehicle batteries in the Philippines, calling it the “future” of clean energy. The Australian-owned lithium-iron-phosphate factory aims to produce two gigawatt-hours of batteries per year by […]
Fire breaks out at Chinese battery giant CATL plant by AFP Staff Writers Beijing (AFP) Sept 29, 2024 A fire broke out Sunday at a factory belonging to Chinese battery giant CATL, which supplies electric vehicle makers including Tesla, but only a “relatively small” impact on operations is expected, the company said. A […]
A high-energy-density Mars battery designed for long-term missions by Clarence Oxford Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 30, 2024 The extreme environmental conditions on Mars, with its 95.32% carbon dioxide atmosphere and significant temperature fluctuations, pose major challenges for energy storage systems on the planet. To overcome these hurdles, Prof. Peng Tan and Dr. […]
