Rinnovabili • Giant batteries in cities, how electric vehicles support the grid
Energy
Electric cars and hot water systems could turn cities into giant batteries

A new study shows how electric vehicles and hot water systems could help turn urban areas into massive storage hubs, easing pressure on the power grid.

Rinnovabili • Indoor photovoltaic reaches 40% efficiency with GaInP
Energy
Indoor solar cells hit 40% efficiency…

Fraunhofer ISE develops a high-efficiency indoor photovoltaic cell using GaInP semiconductors, pushing…

Rinnovabili • Organic photovoltaic facade, the first real-world building installation
Energy
Organic photovoltaic facade debuts on building…

NEXT Energy Technologies installs the world’s first integrated organic photovoltaic facade in…


Rinnovabili • flexible solar cells
Tech innovations and Startups
New efficiency record for flexible solar cells

Thanks to a new manufacturing process, researchers at Tsinghua University have created flexible perovskite photovoltaic cells…

Rinnovabili • tandem solar cell
Tech innovations and Startups
The first tandem solar cell in selenium-silicon

A group of scientists from the Technical University of Denmark has embarked on a never-before-tried task:…

Rinnovabili • EV Wireless charging
Tech innovations and Startups
EV Wireless charging: Efficiency record, 96% to 100 kw

The new ORNL technology is based on polyphase electromagnetic coupling coils that generate rotating fields and…

Rinnovabili • Solar energy in buildings
Tech innovations and Startups
Solar energy in buildings, what does the green homes Directive demand?

The revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive establishes a timetable for the integration of…

Rinnovabili • Hurricane-resistant photovoltaics
Tech innovations and Startups
The Caribbean jewel: photovoltaics that resists hurricanes

The plant, built in the State of Antigua and Barbuda, can withstand winds that blow at…

Rinnovabili • Perovskite Solar cells
Tech innovations and Startups
The first Perovskite Solar cells printed roll-to-roll with high-efficiency

Scientists from the Australian agency CSIRO demonstrated the feasibility of perovskite hybrid cell modules produced entirely…

Rinnovabili • polymer solid electrolytes
Tech innovations and Startups
Batteries: produce high quality polymer solid electrolytes with centrifuge

UNIST research team has developed a technique for the mass production of solid electrolytes for rechargeable…

Rinnovabili • solar cells
Tech innovations and Startups
Tandem triple junction solar cells set a new record

Scientists at the National University of Singapore have developed a new perovskite/Si triple junction photovoltaic cell…

Rinnovabili • gravity battery
Tech innovations and Startups
The first large gravity battery EVx connected to the Chinese grid

Energy Vault announced that gravity-based energy storage system in Rudong has been interconnected to China’s state…

Rinnovabili • liquid hydrogen engine
Tech innovations and Startups
Largest liquid hydrogen engine ready to take flight

Successfully tested a megawatt-class fuel cell powertrain, integrated with a proprietary Universal Hydrogen storage module. New…

Rinnovabili • geological hydrogen
Tech innovations and Startups
What is geological hydrogen and why it can revolutionize the energy landscape

Millions of tons of geological hydrogen sleep beneath our feet, a clean energy source that can…

Rinnovabili • economical desalination
Tech innovations and Startups
An exceptional solar absorber for economical desalination

Research led by Ca' Foscari University of Venice has created a new selective solar absorber capable…