Afghanistan has one of the lowest rates of access to and usage of electricity in the world, the current energy landscape of Afghanistan is reviewed.
New from Old: Auspicious Renewable Raw Material
Waste from paper and pulp industry supplies raw material for the development of new redox flow batteries.
Energy Biomass Competitiveness – Three Different Views on Biomass Price
A systemic approach to evaluation of biomass potential has been missing in the academic debate, and needs to be addressed.
The Diaper Motor – Producing Energy with Superabsorbers
Osmotic engine: translating osmotic pressure into macroscopic mechanical force
Thermosetting Polymer Films with Tunable Mechanical Properties from Renewable Resources
The use renewable resources to prepare thermosetting polymer films with tunable mechanical properties is demonstrated in a new paper. These exciting results highlight the possibility of combining two structurally different renewable materials to prepare cross-linked networks with varying and tunable mechanical properties.
Microporous Aluminophosphate for Solar Energy Storage
A microporous aluminophosphate with Linde Type A (LTA) topology (ALPO-LTA) is found to have long-term solar energy storage potential by researchers from University of Nova Gorica, Slovenia.
Microporous Aluminophosphate in Solar-Energy Storage and Heat Reallocation
Andraž Krajnc, Nataša Zabukovec Logar, Gregor Mali, and co-workers present a new type of microporous aluminophosphate for high-density storage of solar energy or waste heat in Advanced Energy Materials.
Virtual Battery to Make the Energy Turnaround
With the virtual battery Trimet has made the energy-intensive electrolysis process for the aluminum production more flexible enabling the use of renewable energy.
Floods of Energy from Flowing Water
Researchers propose a new idea about the origin of piezoelectric energy generation in graphene.
High-Capacity Aqueous Potassium-Ion Batteries for Large-Scale Energy Storage
Researchers have reported the synthesis of potassium iron (II) hexacyanoferrate dehydrate nanocubes with a high potassium ion content and their application as an electrode material in aqueous electrolyte potassium-ion batteries.