Energy News: D-A-CH
- 23.10.2021
- Handelsblatt
- German
- In the fight against the climate crisis, the traffic light parties want to focus primarily on new technologies - but these are chronically underfunded. Start-ups also complain about other problems.
- 22.10.2021
- KIT
- German / English
Intelligent networking, control and optimization of electricity, heat and gas supply are the key to a climate-neutral energy system. The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) offers a unique research infrastructure for the transdisciplinary development and testing of new strategies and technologies for sector coupling (SEKO) on a pilot plant scale. On …
- 21.10.2021
- IEEE Spectrum
- englisch
- The recycling industry for electric car batteries is slowly taking off, but it is difficult to get car manufacturers to use recycled materials. Generally, people have the impression that recycled material is not as good as new material. The results of a new study show that batteries with recycled cathodes can be as good or even better.
- 21.10.2021
- pv magazine
- German
- An analysis by Energy Brainpool shows that a higher expansion could reduce the costs of electricity-intensive consumers by up to ten percent by 2030. In addition, this would force fossil power plants out of the market more quickly - which would dampen price fluctuations.
- 20.10.2021
- ZSW
- German / English
Heat pumps provide environmentally friendly heating and hot water. They are therefore a key technology for a climate-neutral building stock. However, an increasing number of these future-proof heating systems could place an excessive burden on the electricity distribution networks. The Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) has now …
- 18.10.2021
- The Conversation
- English
- A new study has found that only 50% of the world's roofs would need to be covered with solar panels to meet the world's annual electricity needs. Asia, North America, Europe are potential hotspots for rooftop solar power generation. Storing solar power is expensive, so it can be difficult to use solar efficiently in areas with varying conditions.
- 18.10.2021
- ecomento
- German
- Ubitricity offers charging solutions for electric vehicles, and is best known for its "lantern charging" solutions. The Berlin-based start-up, which now belongs to the Shell Group, is now launching a standard-compliant lantern charging point especially for the German market with its "Heinz" product.
- 15.10.2021
- SmartGrids-BW
- German
- The essential insight and motto for further developments is: "Bring smart grids to the surface!" The aim is to enable the technologies developed to be transferred to economic continuous operation. In this context, real laboratories represent a "bridge" for the transfer of technologies into permanent use.
- 11.10.2021
- Ruhr-Universität Bochum
- German
- The quest for affordable and clean energy and for sufficient availability of good quality water - two of the UN's SDGs - are at odds with each other. Where the water and energy goals come into conflict with each other is revealed, for example, by a solar power plant in Morocco that was considered in the WANDEL project.
- 11.10.2021
- BR
- German
- Farms with their large roof areas can produce a lot of solar power. Electrified farms that use the electricity themselves operate more sustainably - and could help to master the energy transition. The Cow Energy research project outlines a possible transformation of agriculture.
- 07.10.2021
- German
- The aim of the BMBF-funded project IDcycLIB - short for Innovation Platform of a Green, Detectable and Directly Recyclable Lithium-Ion Battery - is a recycling- and environmentally friendly electrode production as well as the subsequent recovery of the battery materials via direct recycling.
Energy News
Sub-Saharan Africa
Recycled Lithium Batteries as Good as Newly Mined
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Africa on the way to the global energy transition
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One of Africa’s largest gold mines receives a 7.5 MW battery system
16. October 2021
The biggest challenges for Nigerian start-ups
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Energy News
Other regions
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Recycled Lithium Batteries as Good as Newly Mined
21. October 2021
France relies on rechargeable batteries and e-cars
20. October 2021
