mattferrell, 4 days ago to solar

#FunFactFriday: Research shows that installed solar and wind capacity is set to reach 31TW by 2050, achieved through production methods such as green hydrogen and offshore wind. Do you think we can achieve the battery storage capacity to match this? News Source: https://www.pv-tech.org/bnef-solar-and-wind-capacity-to-reach-31tw-in-2050/

#FFF #Solar #Wind

mattferrell, 11 days ago to random

#FunFactFriday: With power production rising, better storage is the next goal and a new zinc-based battery is low cost, environmentally friendly and safer than lithium-ion and lead batteries. Could this be the energy storage solution we need? News Source: https://www.technologynetworks.com/applied-sciences/news/new-zinc-battery-is-eco-friendly-and-affordable-for-low-income-countries-386714

#FFF #Zincbattery #Energystorage

mattferrell, 18 days ago to KDE

#FunFactFriday: A new fusion record has been set, with plasma being sustained for 6 minutes with 15% more energy, thanks to the tungsten lining at WEST (Tungsten (W) Environment in Steady-state Tokamak). Could tungsten be the solution for sustained nuclear fusion? News Source: https://interestingengineering.com/energy/nuclear-fusion-record-tungsten

#FFF #NuclearFusion #Plasma

mattferrell, 25 days ago to renewableenergy

#FunFactFriday: An investment of $20 billion into offshore wind by Octopus Energy Group will go towards the generation of 12GW of renewable energy, aiming at projects across the globe. What’re your thoughts on offshore wind? News Source: https://www.offshorewind.biz/2023/07/24/octopus-energy-to-pour-billions-in-offshore-wind-globally-by-2030/

#FFF #Offshorewind #Renewableenergy

mattferrell, 1 month ago to random

#FunFactFriday: The OceanX is an offshore twin rotor floating platform wind turbine that can deliver a combined output of 16.6MW and can withstand extreme weather conditions. Do you think dual rotor turbines are the future of offshore wind? News Source: https://interestingengineering.com/energy/oceanx-twin-rotor-floating-platform

#Offshorewind #Windturbines #FFF

mattferrell, 1 month ago to solar

#FunFactFriday: Starting this month, France’s Regional Highways Division has plans to deploy 240MW of solar capacity along the country’s highway network, which could lead to further projects and development. Do you like the idea of highway solar? News Source: https://www.pv-magazine.com/2024/04/16/france-to-tender-240-mw-of-pv-capacity-along-highways/

#Solar #France #FFF

mattferrell, 1 month ago to solar

#FunFactFriday: A $19 Million investment has been made into installing solar panels over irrigation canals in the USA, to generate renewable energy and increase water conservation. What are your thoughts on this plan? News Source: https://cleantechnica.com/2024/04/05/19-million-for-innovative-solar-panel-installation-over-canals-from-investing-in-america-agenda/

#FFF #Solar #renewableenergy

mattferrell, 1 month ago to random

#FunFactFriday: The Final Wind Energy Area (WEA) in the Gulf of Maine has been sited away from high importance habitats of oceanic wildlife, aiming for high energy production and minimal distrubance. What are your thoughts on the WEA? Sink or swim? News Source: https://cleantechnica.com/2024/03/31/smart-siting-of-offshore-wind-protects-right-whales-in-gulf-of-maine/

#FFF #Undecidedmf #Offshorewind

mattferrell, 1 month ago to solar

#FunFactFriday: Solar could soon be waterproof with a new organic photovoltaic retaining 89% of its efficiency after being immersed completely in water for 4 hours! Would you wear waterproof solar devices? News Source: https://www.pv-magazine.com/2024/03/28/japanese-researchers-develop-waterproof-flexible-organic-solar-cell-with-14-3-efficiency/

#FFF #Solar

mattferrell, 2 months ago to Hydrogen

#FunFactFriday: Mississippi is the latest state to join the green hydrogen procession, aiming for another 2,215 megawatts of renewable energy production over the next five years. Are you looking forward to seeing the new green hydrogen hub? News Source: https://cleantechnica.com/2024/03/21/who-had-green-hydrogen-on-their-mississippi-bingo-card-this-year/

#FFF #Undecidedmf #Greenhydrogen

mattferrell, 2 months ago to Gold

#FunFactFriday: As the demand for precious metals grows, researchers have found that the by-product of cheesemaking can be used to recover gold from electronic waste. Could this be the whey towards sustainability? News Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/02/240229124612.htm

#FFF #Undecidedmf #Gold

mattferrell, 2 months ago to Batteries

#FunFactFriday: Cobalt is a rare and environmentally harmful material to mine up, but a new breakthrough involving urine could recover 97% of the cobalt from batteries. Could this be the future of Cobalt recycling, or is it.. taking the piss? News Source: https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/ev-battery-recycling-urine-lithium-cobalt/

#FFF #UndecidedMF #Batteries

mattferrell, 3 months ago to Batteries

#FunFactFriday: Having different batteries for different circumstances is vital for the future, and advancements in Magnesium battery research has brought them to the same level as other batteries. What batteries do you want to see improve? News Source: https://cleantechnica.com/2024/02/22/magnesium-batteries-are-beginning-to-give-up-their-secrets/

#FFF #Batteries #Magnesium

mattferrell, 3 months ago to solar

#FunFactFriday: The Oasis Biosolar hydroactive roof manages to integrate solar generation, rainwater management, storage and protected spaces for vegetation. Could these green Solar Oasis’s be the key to a green future? News Source: https://www.pv-magazine.com/2024/02/15/french-consortium-unveils-multifunctional-solar-roofing-solution/

#FFF #Undecidedmf #Solar

mattferrell, 3 months ago to random

#FunFactFriday: Researchers have pinpointed Indium as a promising material for fast-charging batteries, creating a new lithium battery that charges in under five minutes. Could this eliminate EV range anxiety? News Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/01/240124132741.htm

#FFF #Undecidedmf #Li-Ion

mattferrell, 4 months ago to random

#FunFactFriday: Scientists at MIT have designed a sensor that is capable of powering itself through ambient magnetic energy from nearby wires, requiring no batteries. Do you think these sound useful for future devices? News Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/01/240118150739.htm

#FFF #Undecidedmf #Sensor

mattferrell, 4 months ago to renewableenergy

#FunFactFriday: Different methods of marine energy, like the Centipod, have recieved a large sum of funding to help the US fulfill their power demand. Do you think this funding could create a wave of new Marine Energy devices? News Source: https://cleantechnica.com/2024/01/15/marine-energy-wave-tidal-us-renewable-clean-power/

#FFF #MarineEnergy #RenewableEnergy

mattferrell, 4 months ago to renewableenergy

#FunFactFriday: Could thinking outside the box be the future of recycling, as an Ohio startup have began to upcycle wind turbine blades into functional products. Would you be interested in seeing more end of life renewables recycled this way? News Source: https://cleantechnica.com/2024/01/03/canvus-upcycles-wind-turbine-blades-into-beautiful-functional-furniture/

#Undecidedmf #Renewableenergy #Windturbine

mattferrell, 4 months ago to random

#FunFactFriday: 2024 is the year for positive climate solutions, with clean energy on the rise. Are there any clean energy projects near you that you're excited about? News Source: https://cleantechnica.com/2024/01/04/positive-climate-solutions-to-celebrate-in-2024/

#Undecidedmf #Cleanenergy

mattferrell, 5 months ago to Batteries

#FunFactFriday: A 350 year old ceramics company and ION Storage partnered to create a garnet-ceramic material that is nearly equivalent to liquid electrolytes in lithium ion batteries. Could a ceramic brain solve our solid state battery woes? News Source: https://cleantechnica.com/2023/12/18/new-solid-state-ev-battery-ceramic-brain/

#SolidState #Batteries #Undecidedmf

mattferrell, 5 months ago to random

#FunFactFriday: The world’s largest nuclear fusion reactor has started operations in Japan, which is another step on the long journey to sustainable fusion power. Do you think nuclear fusion is the answer to our energy problems? News Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/japan-nuclear-fusion-biggest-reactor-b2460608.html

mattferrell, 5 months ago to random

#FunFactFriday: The US Air Force has started research into various methods of powering electric-based aircraft, from hydrogen fuel cells, to eFuels and batteries. Which method do you think will be the most successfull? News Source: https://cleantechnica.com/2023/12/06/usaf-air-force-electric-aircraft-fuel-cells-efuel/

mattferrell, 5 months ago to random

#FunFactFriday: The US Department of Energy has been supporting the deployment of Direct Lithium Extraction, which may lead to the production of more than 3,400 kilotons of lithium within the US. Could the US become the leading lithium source? News Source: https://cleantechnica.com/2023/11/29/us-discovers-lithium-bonanza-for-ev-batteries-right-in-its-own-backyard/

mattferrell, 6 months ago to random

#FunFactFriday: Rhode Island was the first state to adopt offshore wind and is continuing the trend today with a 704-megawatt Wind project; but should the transition to net zero be a state issue or a federal issue? News Source: https://cleantechnica.com/2023/11/20/revolution-wind-begins-construction-of-offshore-wind-farm-rhode-island-sound/

mattferrell, 6 months ago to random

#FunFactFriday: Researchers have begun to combine solar hydrogen production and water purification into one device, to allow polluted water sources to be cleaned and converted into useful fuel via artificial photosynthesis. Could combining them be the breakthrough we need? News Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/11/231113111636.htm