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Major Battery Energy Storage Station Created by China’s State Grid and BYD

The construction of a chief battery energy storage station has been achieved by State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) and the BYD. Located in Zhangbei, Hebei Province, this large utility-scale project integrates 140 MW of renewable energy generation including solar and wind, a smart power transmission system as well as a 36 MWh of energy storage.

2 Jan 2012

GMZ Energy Receives Fund to Develop Novel Renewable Technologies Using Thermoelectric Materials

GMZ Energy, a company specializing in nanotechnology-based thermoelectric materials, has declared that it has received $14 million through the Series C funding headed by Mitsui Ventures. BP Alternative Energy, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Energy Technology Ventures and I2BF Global Ventures were the other investors.

23 Dec 2011

Imec Develops Efficient Interdigitated Back-Contact Silicon Solar Cells

Imec and collaborators have demonstrated interdigitated back-contact silicon solar cells that have a high conversion efficiency of 23.3%. Schott Solar, Solland Solar, GDF-SUEZ, Dow Corning, Kaneka, Photovoltech and Total are imec’s partners in the silicon photovoltaic industrial affiliation program.

From IMEC 3 Dec 2011

Maxwell Technologies to Evaluate Graphene as Commercial-Scale Electrode Material

Maxwell Technologies has announced that Maxwell Technologies SA, its subsidiary in Switzerland, will incorporate and assess graphene-based electrodes fabricated through ‘ElectroGraph,’ a technology development program funded by the European Union.

2 Dec 2011

Government Fund to Study Advanced Materials for Next-Generation Energy Technologies

Seven novel research projects will receive £3 million fund from the UK government to study materials that find use in next-generation energy technologies.

25 Nov 2011

Research Report Analyzes Molybdenum Use in Energy and Electronics Markets

Research and Markets now offers a comprehensive research report titled ‘Molybdenum Markets in the Electronics and Solar Industries – 2011’ from NanoMarkets.

25 Nov 2011

Novel Electrode Material Paves Way for High-Power Rechargeable Battery Development

A research team at Stanford University has designed a novel electrode made of copper crystalline nanoparticles, paving the way to develop a durable, highly efficient, high-power rechargeable battery that is capable of storing huge amount of surplus power produced during sunny and windy days.

25 Nov 2011

Novel Piezoelectric Material Delivers More Movement with Stronger Force

Scientists belonging to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have helped a large team of university researchers to integrate a highly efficient, novel piezoelectric material with a silicon microelectromechanical system (MEMS). The advancement may lead to considerable progress in energy harvesting, imaging and sensing.

24 Nov 2011

mPhase Technologies Use Novel Surface Technology for Smart Battery Applications

mPhase Technologies has devised a smart surface technology that uses the electrowetting phenomenon or the capability to electronically control the behavior of liquids during their contact with a porous or solid surface.

24 Nov 2011

Electrode Technology Enhances Charge Rate and Energy Capacity of Rechargeable Batteries

Northwestern University engineers have developed a silicon-graphene composite electrode that makes lithium-ion batteries to retain their charge for a period of 10 folds more than that of the existing technology and also allows them to be recharged 10 folds quicker than the existing batteries.

16 Nov 2011

Editorial Highlights

The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

The global semiconductor market has entered an exciting period. Demand for chip technology is both driving the industry as well as hindering it, with current chip shortages predicted to last for some time. Current trends will likely shape the future of the industry, which is set to continue to show

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

The primary distinction between graphene-based batteries and solid-state batteries lies in the composition of either electrode. Although the cathode is commonly changed, carbon allotropes can also be employed in fabricating anodes.

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

In recent years, the IoT is rapidly being introduced into almost all sectors, but it has particular importance in the EV industry.

Energy News

Major Battery Energy Storage Station Created by China’s State Grid and BYD

GMZ Energy Receives Fund to Develop Novel Renewable Technologies Using Thermoelectric Materials

Imec Develops Efficient Interdigitated Back-Contact Silicon Solar Cells

Maxwell Technologies to Evaluate Graphene as Commercial-Scale Electrode Material

Government Fund to Study Advanced Materials for Next-Generation Energy Technologies

Research Report Analyzes Molybdenum Use in Energy and Electronics Markets

Novel Electrode Material Paves Way for High-Power Rechargeable Battery Development

Novel Piezoelectric Material Delivers More Movement with Stronger Force

mPhase Technologies Use Novel Surface Technology for Smart Battery Applications

Electrode Technology Enhances Charge Rate and Energy Capacity of Rechargeable Batteries

A New Approach to Flash Point Testing

How to Use AFM to Study 2D Materials and Superlattices

How are Fine Ceramics Supporting the Next Generation of Renewable Energy?

Advanced Masterbatch and Compounding for Polymers and Plastics

AirBreather Platform for Continuous Gas Analysis

SU7000 & SU8700 Schottky Field Emission SEMs: Ultra High-Resolution & Analytical Imaging

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Editorial Highlights

The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

Energy News

A New Approach to Flash Point Testing

How to Use AFM to Study 2D Materials and Superlattices

How are Fine Ceramics Supporting the Next Generation of Renewable Energy?

13D-Printed Organic Tissue Models Mimic Living Organs

2Perovskite and Copper System Creates C2 Chemicals from CO2

3Pioneering Large-Scale Aluminum 3D Printing

4Upcycling LDPE: Transforming Plastic Waste into High-Value Graphite

5DS Smith Partner With TPV Automotive to Create a Sustainable Fiber-Based Packaging for the Protection of Car Wheel Carriers

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