The Future of Green Technology: Hyperloop and Solar-Powered Planes
24:29 | In this episode, we look at some of the ways technology is helping us solve the big environmental problems of our age.
New Iron-Air Battery outperforms best Lithium Ion tech.
11:27 | Iron Air batteries use cheap, non toxic, abundant materials and potentially have a far higher energy density than Lithium Ion batteries.
Battery Swapping. Transforming the trajectory of electric vehicles?
12:29 | As electric vehicle sales continue to accelerate around the world, battery charging times and operational lifespan are becoming ever more important questions in the minds of potential EV drivers.
Solid State Batteries – Autumn 2021 mass production in Japan. Is it FINALLY happening?
14:10 | Solid state batteries are the long-promised Holy Grail of battery technology. Turns out it’s quite tricky to make them reliable!
Lithium – new gold rush in the Andes
28:26 | High in the Andes mountains, mining companies are gearing up for the massive extraction of lithium – the raw material of the future.
Mixergy Water Storage. Smart technology for grid stability.
13:58 | A new smart domestic hot water storage tank has been developed that not only heats water 20% more efficiently, but can also use electrical energy when it’s free or even negatively priced.
The Race for the Super Battery
46:11 | All over the world, storage technologists and battery pioneers are looking for ways to store renewable energy. From developing fast batteries to storing heat in basalt and salt.
Stirling Heat Engine to Stirling Heat Pump : How is it done?
14:12 | A UK company has developed a heat pump system based on the principles of the Stirling Engine, using no HFC refrigeration gases and with a 30% saving in energy costs compared to existing systems.
Hydrogen Home Storage. Could this be a game changer?
11:08 | Now a new energy storage system puts green hydrogen production firmly into the hands of the consumer. On site, in their own home. Safely and reliably. Could this one be a game changer?
Nano Coated Salt Technology
11:18 | The energy storage sector is becoming a pretty crowded field as more and more companies come up with solutions that will be crucial to dealing with the intermittency of renewable technologies.
Liquid Metal Batteries. Are they an economic possibility?
25:54 | Liquid metal batteries are being hailed by some as the most transformative and revolutionary energy storage technology since John B. Goodenough came up with lithium ion batteries several decades ago.
Gravity Energy Storage: A very uplifting technology!
9:47 | Two new companies have developed systems that mimic the effect of pumped hydro by raising and lowering extremely large and heavy weights up and down over huge height distances.
Structural batteries : Shaping the future of energy efficiency
12:11 | Batteries in electric vehicles and electronic devices make up a very large proportion of the overall mass. But what if you didn’t need to bolt the batteries to any part of the bodywork at all?
Organic Redox Flow Batteries – The true path to grid scale energy storage?
10:47 | An all organic Redox Flow battery has been developed by a team of researchers in Sweden. Could this be the system that finally makes global grid scale storage a reality?
Lithium Recycling FINALLY goes global!
13:22 | Lithium recycling wasn’t considered important ten years ago when fewer than 60,000 electric vehicles were sold worldwide. But today…
Liquid Air Batteries. Literally energy from thin air. Seriously. Literally!
13:11 | This design that utilises tried and tested components that have been reimagined and re-engineered to perform a vital function for electricity grids, now and in the future.
Power-to-X, Håb eller Hype?
37:50 | Debat om perspektiverne for Power-to-X-teknologien til at erstatte de fossile brændsler og drive den grønne omstilling.
How do we solve the Cobalt problem?
17:14 | Cobalt has become an important ingredient in the batteries powering much of today’s technology. Most of it comes from the mines of the DRC in Africa…
The Liquid Batteries That Could Power Entire Cities
14:35 | Redox flow batteries are one of the most promising energy storage solutions because they are powered by charged electrolytes that can be infinitely expanded.
Will green technology kill Chile’s deserts?
11:54 | Indigenous leaders and scientists say Chile’s plans to feed a global green energy boom with Atacama lithium will kill the desert.
New Carbon Dioxide Battery Solutions
11:50 | UIC has proved that a Lithium Carbon Dioxide battery can hold far more energy than a traditional battery. MIT has shown us a system that significantly improves the efficiency of capturing pure CO2 from ambient air streams.
TESLA batteries : Are they the Holy Grail of Climate Change?
12:19 | Huge advances in battery technology now mean that energy can be stored as it’s generated, giving national grid operators an instant solution for smoothing demand and bringing domestic micro-generation to hundreds of millions of people.
Power to X
3:50 | Hvad er Power to X?
How Many Batteries Could Power The World?
9:30 | Denne video fra MinutePhysic’s viser, hvor mange GigaFactory’s der skal bygges, hvis el-biler skal fortrænge olie-biler og der skal leveres batteri-lagring til en Verden med 100% VE.
Solar and battery storage deployment in Germany 2015
5:36 | A report examining solar PV and battery storage deployment in Germany 2016.