Papers – Page 20 – TechConnect Briefs

Morphological, A.C. conductivity and dielectric properties of LiCoO2 cathode films grown by RF magnetron sputtering

Hari Prasad K., Muralidharan P., Srinadhu E.S., Satyanarayana N., Pondicherry University, IN

Lithium-ion batteries have emerged as one of the most important power sources for portable electronic devices due to their higher energy density, high discharge capacity and good reversibility. In order to reduce the weight and [...]

Electro Pulse Boring: An Experimental Rock-breaking Technology for Low-cost Access to Ubiquitous, Inexhaustible, Autonomous, Ultra-deep (5-10 km) Geothermal Heat

Leighty W.C., The Leighty Foundation, US

Deep geothermal heat is Humanity's only potential benign, baseload, inexhaustible, Earth-ubiquitous, and potentially-affordable energy source for all purposes. But we cannot afford to bore deep enough with today's prevailing rotary, abrasive, prevailing technology. "Electro Pulse [...]

Piezoelectric-Based Vibration Energy Harvester

Jeutten M., Iowa State University Research Foundation, US

A potential means of extending battery life is the use of miniature renewable self-contained power supply units, which can convert ambient vibrations from existing sources in their environment into electrical form, and use this harvested [...]

Solar battery program in Austria – innovative solutions for increasing solar coverage

Egger C., OO Energiesparverband, AT

Upper Austria is one of Austria’s nine federal states with a population of 1.4 million. It located in the northern part of the country, bordering Germany and the Czech Republic. Since the mid-90s, the government [...]

Southern Research Energy Storage Research Center

Taube B., Ringler E., Hansen T., Southern Research, US

Southern Research, with support from the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), the US Department of Energy (DoE), the State of Alabama and SE regional electric utilities, is developing a new Energy Storage Research Center (ESRC) [...]

Energy management strategies for Industrial facilities in the U.S.

Halbe A., Yeaman D., M+W Group, US

Cost efficiency and sustainability are the key drivers of innovation in energy supply and management for Industrial Facilities. Demand-side Energy Efficiency, PV, and Energy Storage are assets Industrial facilities can provide to the grid in [...]

Internet-of-Things Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation Testbed for Demand Response Ancillary Services

Thornton M., Smidt H., Schwarzer V., Motalleb M., Ghorbani R., University of Hawaii at Manoa, US

Demand response (DR) has proven to show capabilities of providing ancillary services (AS) to grid operators. Advances in high speed computing and the availability of widespread and efficient network infrastructure bring tools that were otherwise [...]

Infield output of a new solar-thermal façade with increased architectural acceptance

Visa I., Moldovan M., Comsit M., Duta A., Transilvania University of Brasov, RO

Increasing the share of renewables in the today’s energy production formulated specific targets for the built environment as one of the largest consumer. The concepts of (Nearly) Zero Energy Buildings emerged thus as a need [...]

Evaluation of factory infrastructure for next-generation PV manufacturing

Halbe A., Yeaman D., M+W Group, US

The development of a cost and energy efficient PV cell and module manufacturing facility is crucial to manage overall factory CAPEX. PV module prices in 2016 have dropped to $0.35/W. Next generation module manufacturing requires [...]

Fabrication and Characterization of TiO2 /ZnO Nanofibers from PVAc Electrospun Microfiber for Renewable Energy Application

Camargo Silva S.M., Muñoz-Prieto E., Gomez-Pachon E., Vera-Graziano R., Universidad Pedagogica y Tecnológica de colombia and Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales, UNAM, CO

We report the study of titanium dioxide / zinc oxide nanofibers obtained from the calcination of precursor poly (vinyl acetate) fibers with titanium isopropoxide and zinc nanopowder, which were prepared by the electrospinning technique. The [...]