Energy News: Other regions
- 23.05.2022
- English
- Combining electric trucks with batteries and backup power can help fleet operators and utilities alike. The higher initial cost compared to gasoline vehicles can be offset by lower fuel and maintenance costs-assuming there are financing mechanisms in place to carry those future savings into the present.
- 23.05.2022
- English
- The average refrigerator in the U.S. uses more electricity in a year than the average person in dozens of countries. These massive energy inequalities, as well as the human suffering that results from energy shortages, must be considered before high-income countries make large-scale policy decisions for the rest of the world.
- 21.05.2022
- English
- Dextrose, also called glucose, is the most important energy supplier in our body. Scientists at the Technical University of Munich and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology now want to use the sugar in the body as an energy source for medical implants. They have developed a glucose fuel cell that converts sugar into electricity.
- 20.05.2022
- English
- A small US solar panels manufacturer is pushing for high tariffs on imports. This threatens the Biden administration's climate goals and the industry as a whole. The Commerce Department launched a probe in April, investigating allegations by Auxin Solar and other US manufacturers that American solar installers are circumventing tariffs on Chinese solar products.
- 19.05.2022
- German
- By deploying supercapacitors on train platforms, Skeleton and ZPUE hope to store braking energy from trains that would otherwise be lost. This could then be used again immediately to speed up the trains once more. The planned volume of capacitors could accommodate an annual output of up to 200 megawatts (MW), he said.
- 19.05.2022
- English
- Sixty schools in New South Wales will be part of the largest field trial of solar, battery storage and Virtual Power Plant technology. The goal is to determine if solar and battery systems can help reduce electricity demand associated with air conditioning and if solar and battery storage can help avoid costly upgrades to the electric grid.
- 17.05.2022
- pvbuzz
- englisch
- Unternehmen, Regierungen und Organisationen auf der ganzen Welt setzen kreative Solaranwendungen ein, um der Klimakrise zu begegnen. Viele dieser innovativen Anwendungen bieten nicht nur Energiesicherheit und -zuverlässigkeit, sondern auch einen sekundären Nutzen. Einige dieser Anwendungen zeigen, dass die Solarenergie in städtischen, vorstädtischen und ländlichen Gebieten effektiv eingesetzt wird
- 16.05.2022
- English
- The MIT Energy Initiative's Future of Energy Storage study highlights the need for energy storage and explores ways to use AER resources and storage to efficiently achieve decarbonized electricity systems by 2050. The three-year study is designed to help government, industry and academia find a path forward for energy storage development and deployment.
- 16.05.2022
- English
- Researchers have used a common species of blue-green algae to power a microprocessor continuously for a year with nothing but ambient light and water. Your system has the potential to be a reliable and renewable energy source for small appliances.
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