Renewable Energy
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Aluminum Batteries with 10,000 Cycles: A Game-Changing Alternative to Lithium-Ion for Renewable Energy Storage A new solid-state electrolyte aluminum-ion battery is developed by the researchers to tackle the challenges faced in the renewable energy storage system by making it faster, more durable, and more cost-effective compared to the current battery technologies like lithium-ion batteries. This new study brings in better options for… |
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SolarSquare Raises $40 Million to Drive Residential Solar Adoption in India SolarSquare, a Mumbai-based solar installation startup, has raised $40 million in a Series B funding round with Lightspeed Venture Partners leading the investment and additional support from Lightrock, Elevation Capital and other investors. Founded in 2015, SolarSquare specializes in residential solar installations and has already helped over 20,000 homes and 200… |
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Nexperia’s High-Density CCPAK1212 MOSFETs: With Top-Side and Bottom-Side Cooling Options for Power-Intensive Applications Nexperia has launched 16 new power MOSFETs in the copper-clip CCPAK1212 package, which includes both 80 V and 100 V variants. These components feature an innovative copper-clip design that enhances current conduction, reduces parasitic inductance, and provides excellent thermal performance. They are suitable for a range of applications, including motor control, power… |
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Next-Generation Floating Offshore Wind Mills Seeks to Enhance Renewable Energy Utilization in US The story so far - Researchers from Portland State University (PSU) and the Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering (WSE) aim to enhance the development of floating offshore wind farms in the United States. This new project aims to improve the effectiveness and precision of models and tests pertaining to floating wind turbines. … |
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Infineon Technologies Inaugurated Largest SiC Power Semiconductor Fab in Malaysia Power semiconductors, especially those based on wide bandgap materials, is likely to see robust market expansion as a result of the decarbonization trend. First Phase of a new 200-millimetre Silicon Carbide (Sic) power semiconductor fab in Kulim, Malaysia was officially launched by Infineon CEO Jochen Hanebeck, along with… |
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STMicroelectronics Unleashes Ultra-low-power STM32 Microcontrollers for Industrial, Medical, Smart-metering, and Consumer Applications The new MCUs consume little power that small devices in some dedicated applications like industrial sensor management can run for twice as long from the same size battery. STMicroelectronics, the global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, has introduced a new generation of energy-… |
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2024 World Battery & Energy Storage Industry Expo (WBE) First launched in 2016, the show was originally named the Asia (Guangzhou) Battery Sourcing Fair (GBE ASIA) and has so far made 8 successful stagings in a row. Today, widely known as the World Battery & Energy Storage Industry Expo (WBE), it has become one of the biggest and most valued expo events of its kind on Chinese soil. Moreover, it has the biggest turnout… |
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EVs To Be Included In The Priority-sector Lending Category Soon, Says Government A senior official in India’s finance ministry has now told the media that the government is now having various rounds of discussions with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) so that it can include electric vehicles in the priority-sector lending category as soon as possible. The official said, “We have received a representation to… |
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Smart Concrete for Smart Living: Turning Houses and Highways into Batteries with Futuristic Scientists from MIT and the Wyss Institute in the US have introduced an innovative energy storage system composed of cement and ancient ink, which could revolutionize renewable energy integration. This novel approach involves the combination of cement, the world's most widely used man-made material, with carbon black, an ancient substance… |
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Challenges that Make Setting up a Solar Farm Less Feasible Nearly 4.18 trillion kWh of electricity were generated in the United States at utility-scale electricity generation facilities in 2018, and around 17% was generated from renewable sources. The statistics recently published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration state that approximately 67 billion kWh of the total electricity generated in the country last year were… |
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RF Energy Harvesting - Converting Radio Frequency into Electrical Energy There are many wireless devices working across the world which makes the people’s life easy and comfortable in many ways, but all these wireless devices are needed to be charged again and again to use them. But what if, we can use the same radio frequency that transfers data, to charge the devices. This technology would reduce or omit the use of batteries for powering the… |
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How HVDC Transmission can be the Future of Renewable Energy Generation The need for an efficient and flexible electricity transmission system has been consistently felt in today’s industrialized economies. There are a number of options available to policymakers and commercial entities, with high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission systems emerging as a feasible mechanism of energy management. The development of… |
