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By heather.lammers@nrel.gov (Heather Lammers) NREL opens data to help planners and regulators understand implications of higher wind and solar generation August 31, 2016 NREL’s David Palchak, co-author of the Eastern Renewable Generation Integration Study, examines data visualizations developed with computing resources in NREL’s Energy Systems Integration Facility. A new study…

By Wayne.Hicks@nrel.gov (Wayne Hicks) Research into perovskites looks beyond material’s usage for efficient solar cells August 31, 2016 NREL scientists Ye Yang and Matt Beard stand in front of a transient absorption spectrometer in their laser lab. Scientists at the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) discovered a use…

By By EDUARDO PORTER The resistance that Germany has faced underscores the difficulty in the international effort to reduce fossil fuels in the world’s energy supply. Read more here:: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/31/business/economy/the-challenge-of-cutting-coal-dependence.html

Two engineering professors have examined the use of flywheel technology to store energy generated when light rail transit trains decelerate and stop. Trains such as the LRT used in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, are designed with so-called dynamic braking. The deceleration generates electrical energy, which needs to go somewhere.A flywheel system…

HeliaFilm® – a truly green technology for an urban-fit distributed energy solution in Singapore Dresden, Germany – 30 August 2016 – The second phase of Heliatek’s large pilot installation of its award-winning has been successfully completed in Singapore. HeliaFilm® is being rigorously tested under the tropical weather conditions of Singapore…

A team of researchers has developed a new solar cell that combines two different layers of sunlight-absorbing material to harvest a broader range of the sun’s energy and that costs less than its counterparts. Read more here:: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/matter_energy/solar_energy/~3/_1I1AmEIn6M/160829163522.htm

Energy Storage: The Way Ahead for Renewables Summary The renewable energy industry faces several hurdles in its path to deployment, such as the intermittent nature of renewable technologies, its inability to support base load demand for power, and the lack of grid infrastructure capable of handling renewable energy technologies. The…

By Rosatom Asia Representatives of South Tangerang city administration visited Novovoronezh. In this Russian city there is located a nuclear power plant, where has been recently commissioned a power unit of the new generation. The visit was organized by Rusatom International Network (a subsidiary of ROSATOM Corporation) jointly with the…

By Heba Hashem Read more here:: http://social.csptoday.com/tracker/project/rotem-1

A research group have developed an anode material for lithium (Li)-ion rechargeable batteries by forming nanoparticles made of silicon (Si)-metal composites on metal substrates. The resulting anode material had high capacity – almost twice as high as conventional materials – and a long cycle life. These results will lead to…