GS Yuasa Promises Range-Doubling EV Battery By 2020
• http://insideevs.com, by Mark KaneRange-doubling battery technology!
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Our World in Data also confirms Nextbigfuture Deaths per TWH
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, brian wangOur World in Data has recently looked at the safety of different energy sources and reached the same conclusion that Nextbigfuture has had for many years (since 2008).
Tesla Solar Could Power The World Of The Future
• insideevs.com by EVANNEXTESLA SOLAR: HOW TO POWER THE ENTIRE U.S. ON SUNSHINE
Supercapacitors game changing improvement on energy density compared to batteries
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, brian wangSupercapacitors have long been far faster charging than batteries but usually have 40 times less energy density (5 watt hours instead of 200 watt hours) compared to batteries.
Argonne Lab will verify Transatomic Power molten fuel salt
• nextbigfuture.com by brian wangTransatomic Power Corporation has been awarded a second voucher to complete work with the Argonne National Laboratory, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced last month.
Global Smart Grid Market Growing At 30% Per year
• https://www.technocracy.newsThe global smart grid sensor market is estimated to be valued at nearly US$ 174 Mn in 2017 and is projected to reach nearly US$ 1,450 Mn by 2025 end. Sales revenue is expected to exhibit a CAGR of 30.3% during the forecast period (2017–2025).
Carbon Nanotubes Turn Electrical Current into Light-emitting Quasi-particles
• nextbigfuture.com Author: brian wangStrong light-matter coupling in these semiconducting tubes may hold the key to electrically pumped lasers
Fisker EMotion To Get 145 kWh Battery Pack
• insideevs.com by Domenick YoneyHenrik Fisker has revealed battery specs for his Fisker EMotion electric super sedan
Ultra-thin material turns minor movements into electricity
• newatlas.com by Michael IrvingIn the future, we might overcome anxiety about a dying phone battery by doing a few star jumps.
China producing 60 gigawatts of solar panels this year up 25%
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, brian wangChina's solar industry is expected to produce 25 percent more panels in 2017 than last year, supported by domestic sales and demand from the United States and emerging markets, the head of a Chinese industry association said.
A handful of North American advanced nuclear reactor projects have made substantial progress
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, brian wangThird way has a report on 48 north american companies and research institutions working on advanced small nuclear reactors.
"Instantly Rechargeable" Batteries Almost Ready For Production
• http://insideevs.com, by Christopher SmithAsk even the most die-hard EV enthusiasts about the biggest drawback to electric cars, and the answer will be batteries.
Hackers found to be relentlessly trying to breach nuclear power plant computer systems…
• Natural News...nuclear terrorism plan in the works? Various nuclear plants and energy providers like Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation in Burlington, Kansas, have recently been the targets of a hacking attempt, according to a joint report from the Departm
The DOE Is About to Release a Controversial Study of the Grid
• https://www.wired.comA controversial study of the electric grid, requested by Energy Secretary Rick Perry in April, is finally expected to be released this month. And to some experts, its exact purpose remains, well, questionable at best.
Solar panel manufacturing devastates the environment with toxic heavy metals, warns report
• http://www.naturalnews.com(Natural News) Solar energy sounds great in theory doesn't it? What could possibly be better for the environment than making use of one of Earth's most abundant natural resources: Sunlight. Plants use sunlight to create energy, and they do so fla
Super tiny drones will be made with computer chips that are 100 times more energy efficient
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, brian wangEngineers have worked made drones the size of a bumblebee and loaded them with even tinier sensors and cameras. Almost every part of a drone has been made smaller, except for the brains of the entire operation -- the computer chip.
Breakthrough in size, safety of a complete nuclear power module in a shipping container
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, brian wangThere are new small modular reactors where the nuclear reactor could be approaching the size of a shipping container but then the balance of the nuclear plant (turbines and other systems) is far larger.
Los Alamos self regulating reactors from tens of kilowatts for NASA to several megawatts
• nextbigfuture.com by brian wangLos Alamos is working with NASA on nuclear fission systems (Kilopower and MegaPower) as a heat source that transfers heat via a heat pipe to a small Stirling engine-based power convertor to produce electricity from uranium.
Very small modular nuclear fission reactors for military and space applications
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, brian wangThe Defense Science Board has a 99 page report which proposes that the US military fund the development of very small nuclear reactors for forward remote operating bases.
Tesla Wins Energy Storage Contract In Australia – 129 MWh / 100 MW
• insideevs.com by Mark KaneTesla won the world's largest energy storage order in Australia so the 100 MW-scale, 100 days challenge in now underway.
China Just Built a 250-Acre Solar Farm Shaped Like a Giant Panda
• sciencealert.com by LEANNA GARFIELDCause why the hell not.
China's Superconducting Tokamak has over 100 seconds of steady state operation
• nextbigfuture.com Author: brian wangScientists in China raised them have set a world record by achieving 101.2 seconds of steady-state H-mode operation of the tokamak, an experimental device designed to harness the energy of fusion.
India nearing completion of 500 MW commercial fast breeder reactor
• nextbigfuture.com Author: brian wangIndia plans to commission its first fast breeder reactor (FBR) by the end of this year at Kalpakkam in the southern state of Tamil Nadu.
NASA will test simple nuclear power system which will be in the 1 to 10 kilowatt power range
• nextbigfuture.com Author: brian wangNASA's technology development branch has been funding a project called Kilopower for three years and testing is due to start in September, 2017 and end in January 2018.
Scientists Successfully Use Solar Energy To Turn Salt Water Into Fresh Water
• http://www.trueactivist.comNew research details method for distilling water by converting solar energy.
US plan for energy dominance includes reviving nuclear energy
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, brian wangThe United States announced six goals to achieve global energy dominance.
Graphene oxide supercapacitor on verge of commercialization
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, brian wangResearchers at Swinburne's Centre for Micro-Photonics are one step closer to producing commercially viable, chemical-free, long-lasting, safe batteries.
Terrestrial Energy begins siting study for commercial Molten Salt Nuclear Reactor
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, brian wangTerrestrial Energy has begun a feasibility study for the siting of the first commercial Integral Molten Salt Reactor (IMSR) at Canadian Nuclear Laboratories' (CNL) Chalk River site, with a further vision of creating a technology hub at CNL to suppo
Lies, errors and fabrications of the claimed low cost 100% US power from...
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, brian wangLies, errors and fabrications of the claimed low cost 100% US power from wind, water and solar power
India has world's cheapest solar at 65 cents per watt
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, brian wangGTM Research has found that India's system competitive bidding, has produced record low solar pricing. India has utility PV system pricing of 65 cents per watt. This is 11 cents per watt cheaper than in China.
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