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Gel polymer electrolyte for stabilizing sulfur composite electrodes for long-life, high-energy Li-S batteries

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Researchers in Sweden and Italy have devised a simple strategy to address the issues currently hampering commercialization of high-energy density Li-sulfure batteries, including. limited practical energy density, life time and the scaling-up of materials and production processes.

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Team develops high-capacity Li-ion sulfur battery; no Li-metal anode

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The “classic” high-energy capacity Lithium-sulfur battery is predicated on the use of a sulfur-based cathode and a Lithium-metal anode. Now, a team from Spain, Italy and Germany reports an efficient lithium?ion V—yielding a theoretical energy density approaching 700 Wh kg S ?1 cost and high?energy?storage

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UK Electricity Prices compared to Europe

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Their research gives the UK a cost of 41 Euro Centre / kWh This is well above the EC average. Falling energy costs in the UK have led to a sharp drop in inflation, but electricity bills in the UK are still among the highest in Europe. The cost of electricity, including taxes, was 48.94 c€/kWh), followed by Italy (38.09

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DirectFuel Project Targeting Direct Conversion of Solar Energy and CO2 to Engine-ready Hydrocarbon Fuels

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To capture solar energy to drive fuel biosynthesis, the synthetic pathways will at first be assembled in the photosynthetic model organism Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803, a freshwater cyanobacterium.

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New Li-S battery shows cycle performance comparable to that of Li-ion batteries along with more than double the energy density

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A team of researchers in South Korea and Italy has demonstrated a highly reliable lithium–sulfur battery showing cycle performance comparable to that of commercially available lithium-ion batteries while offering more than double the energy density. V, corresponding to the energy density of 497 Wh kg ?1 Credit: ACS, Lee et al.

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European consortium receives €1.35M grant to develop supply chains for PEM electrolyzer components

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The consortium for the three year program includes, UK-based ITM Power; Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR-ITAE), the coordinator; European Commission, Directorate-General; Joint Research Centre, Institute for Energy and Transport (JRC); Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS); Solvay Speciality Polymers Italy; and TRE S.p.A

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Cheap solar panels from China are all over Europe – and everyone is freaking out

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The European Union is considering what steps to take, in that some 95% of solar panels and parts used in the EU are coming from China, according to International Energy Agency data, Reuters reports. It’s all been a bitter pill for France, which has high hopes of a European green energy reindustrialization.

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