Tech innovations and Startups

Rinnovabili • 700 W solar module by LONGi sets 25.9% efficiency record
Energy
LONGi unveils 700 W solar module with 25.9% efficiency

LONGi launches the first 700 W solar module with 25.9% efficiency and 259 W/m² power density, setting a new global benchmark in photovoltaic innovation

Rinnovabili • Beam-down solar reactor in Australia boosts hydrogen yield
Energy
Australia builds beam-down solar reactor to…

The efficiency of thermochemical hydrogen production has increased thanks to CSIRO’s new…

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Energy
From South Korea, the smart window…

The smart window from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology…


Rinnovabili • Solid-state lithium batteries
Tech innovations and Startups
Solid-state lithium batteries, homogeneous cathode arrives

An international research team has introduced an innovative cathode homogenization strategy for all solid-state lithium batteries,…

Rinnovabili • solar cells
Energy
Photovoltaic: Self-cleaning solar cells thanks to leek

A group of scientists in Finland has developed a transparent, superhydrophobic film inspired by the leaves…

Rinnovabili • Solar pv tracker
Energy
Solar pv tracker, a digital twin trains tracking algorithms

In Germany, the research project "DeepTrack" studies how to optimize the tracking of photovoltaic trailers thanks…

Rinnovabili • Salt Thermal batteries
Tech innovations and Startups
Salt Thermal batteries for heating and cooling buildings

Researchers at Georgia Tech tested a combination of two easily available salts to store clean energy…

Rinnovabili • heat pump
Environment
Why are heat pumps sales falling?

EHPA data show for 2023 a 6.5% decline in European heat pump sales, first decline after…

Rinnovabili • Floating Wind Walls
Tech innovations and Startups
WCS Floating Wind Walls Get First Ok

The 40 MW Windcatcher unit has obtained the approval of principle from DNV, making an important…

Rinnovabili • lithium-ion battery
Energy
Here’s the elastic lithium-ion battery that stretches 5,000%

A team of researchers from Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications has developed a polymer electrolyte…

Rinnovabili • photovoltaic cooling
Mobility & Transportation
Towards a sustainable cold chain: photovoltaic cooling

Sunswap collaborated with MAN Truck & Bus for the first test drive of its fully electric…

Rinnovabili • Solid-State electrolyte
Tech innovations and Startups
A new Solid-State electrolyte for Lithium Metal Batteries

Test porous crystalline polymers as solid electrolytes for metal lithium batteries. These composite materials show high…

Rinnovabili • Decarbonize heating
Real Estate
Decarbonize heating: the 7 technologies that New York will apply

A year of time to develop solutions to decarbonize heating applicable to existing plants without the…

Rinnovabili • solar cell
Tech innovations and Startups
Photovoltaic: from Sweden the solar cell with integrated thermal storage

The cell is combined with a molecular solar thermal energy storage system that cools the unit…

Rinnovabili • Energy from ocean waves
Water
Energy from ocean waves: Mega PTO Wave is not afraid of failures

The Institute of Mechanical Intelligence of the Scuola Sant’Anna in Pisa participates in the European project.…