What if the key to solving some of the world’s most pressing energy challenges lies in a material you’ve never heard of? Imagine a super-alloy capable of storing vast amounts of renewable energy ...
Rondo Energy has announced that a 100 MWh heat battery it installed in California, powered solely by 20 MW of onsite, off-grid solar, has entered daily automatic operation. The heat battery provides ...
James (Jim) S. Cotton receives funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. Caleb Duffield does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any ...
These nanosheets operate using a dual-mode heat storage mechanism, where water molecules are simultaneously absorbed (intercalated) and adsorbed from the atmosphere. (Nanowerk News) Efficiently ...
A new study in Periodica Polytechnica Mechanical Engineering explores how domestic electric water heaters can be used as thermal energy storage units when paired with photovoltaic (PV) systems. This ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Nick Nuttall is a journalist and presenter for We Don’t Have Time. At one of Europe’s big fish processing plants, nestled on the ...
Texas has nearly 7.5GW of storage capacity in operation, which Solargis suggested is a key reason for the resilience of the state’s electricity grids. Image: SB Energy. Fluctuations in solar power ...
A research team from the Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a groundbreaking carbon dioxide energy storage (CES) system featuring an innovative ...
A sign outside a San Diego Gas & Electric building. (Photo courtesy of SDG&E) As temperatures climb across the region, San Diego Gas & Electric is ramping up efforts to ensure the power keeps flowing.
Heat pump water heaters have been around for decades, but it’s only recently that they’ve emerged as a go-to for energy efficiency. More households are opting for heat pump water heaters than ever ...