How much energy societies actually need to satisfy everyone’s most basic needs

Posted on Tuesday November 19th, 2019 by Haptic

Two fundamental goals of humanity are to eradicate poverty and reduce climate change, and it is critical that the world knows whether achieving these goals will involve trade-offs. New IIASA research for the first time provides a basis to answer this question, including the tools needed to relate basic needs directly to resource use. Researchers Read more about How much energy societies actually need to satisfy everyone’s most basic needs[…]

Global Renewable Energy Investment Market Size, Status And Forecast 2022

Posted on Saturday September 9th, 2017 by Haptic

The Global Renewable Energy Investment Industry 2017 Market Research Report is a professional and in-depth study on the current state of the Renewable Energy Investment market. Firstly, the report provides a basic overview of the industry including definitions, classifications, applications and industry chain structure. The Renewable Energy Investment market analysis is provided for the international Read more about Global Renewable Energy Investment Market Size, Status And Forecast 2022[…]

New ways to make solar cells more cost efficient

Posted on Wednesday July 26th, 2017 by Haptic

Inspired by newspaper printing, and taking cues from additive manufacturing technology, researchers at the Air Force Research Laboratory are exploring new ways to make solar cells more cost efficient—increasing application potential in the process.“Sun is abundant, and it’s free,” said Dr. Santanu Bag, a project scientist at the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, AFRL. “Solar cells Read more about New ways to make solar cells more cost efficient[…]

Scientists pump up batteries with metal oxides

Posted on Wednesday March 23rd, 2016 by Haptic

Material scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have found certain metal oxides increase capacity and improve cycling performance in lithium-ion batteries. The team synthesized and compared the electrochemical performance of three graphene metal oxide nanocomposites and found that two of them greatly improved reversible lithium storage capacity. Graphene-metal oxide (GMO) nanocomposites have become renowned for Read more about Scientists pump up batteries with metal oxides[…]