energy storage – TechConnect Briefs

MESA-DER Specification (the Bluetooth of Energy Storage) Testing and Certification Program

Wheeles D., MESA Standards Alliance, US

The Modular Energy System Architecture (MESA) Standards Alliance is an industry association of electric utilities and technology suppliers. MESA’s mission is to accelerate the interoperability of distributed energy resources, in particular utility-scale energy storage systems, [...]

Effect of Biochar Loading on Carbon Nanofibrous Sponge Produced from Biochar and Electrospun Polymer Nanofibers

Numan-Al-Mobin A.M., Maddipudi B., Amar V.S., Shende R.V., Fong H., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, US

The goal of this study is to process a typical waste product, namely the biochar obtained from the oxygen-limited hydrothermal system of biomass (e.g., corn stover), into the value-added product. Particularly, the 3D carbon nanofibrous [...]

Low-Pressure Electrolytic Ammonia Production for Ammonia-Based Energy Storage

Thakare J., Masud J., Aulich T., University of North Dakota, US

The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) is developing a low-pressure 1-step electrolytic ammonia (1-SEA) process that would enable ammonia-based energy storage technology (NH3-BEST) in combination with a direct ammonia fuel cell to enable electricity [...]

Hybrid Photovoltaic/Thermal Solar Plus Storage Cogeneration Systems

Bond A., Anderson M.G., Beachnau B., Icarus RT, Inc., US

Current PV technology is inefficient, converting only about 21% of solar energy into usable power at the ideal temperature of 25 °C. Panels often reach temperatures of 65– 75 °C, significantly reducing production. Still, commercial [...]

Utilization of the Flexible Josephson Toroidal Junctions for Self- Powering 150K Super lattice Bits Having Non-volatile Memory Storage in One Device Assembly at Room Temperature

Chen E.T., Thornton J.T., Duh S-H, Kissinger P.T., Advanced Biomimetic Sensors, Inc., US

We report a self-powered multiple flexible Josephson junction-based toroidal (FJJT) array superconductive/mem-element super lattice bit (Sulbit) device for quantum computing with non-volatile memory and non-dissipation energy storage in room temperature in one device assembly developed. [...]

Dielectric properties of SiO2/PMMA nanocomposites for energy storage

Jobin M., hepia / HES-SO University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland, CH

We have made a SiO2:PMMA hybrid nanocomposite based on 150nm spherical silica nanoparticles synthetized by sol-gel method. A molecule containing a methacrylate group (TPM), was chemically grafted to the silica surface to improve the electrical [...]

Quasi-Electrostatic Simulation of Energy Density Limits and Variability in Nanoparticle Composite Materials

Costello B., Davis J.A., Georgia Institute of Technology, US

To understand the limits and opportunities of nanoparti- cle (NP) composite materials, it is imperative to better un- derstand the heterogeneous electric field distributions within such materials. Using a custom-built simulator, the electric field is [...]

Nanostructured Calcium Silicate Phase Change Materials for Thermal Buffering in Packaging and Construction Applications

Johnston J.H., Victoria University of Wellington, NZ

This paper presents the formation and use of a novel composite nanostructured calcium silicate phase change material with significant thermal buffering capacity for use in thermally responsive packaging and construction materials. Phase change materials (PCMs) [...]

Electrocatalytic CO2 Conversion for Seasonal Energy Storage

Weekes D.M., Berlinguette C.P., The University of British Columbia, CA

The grid-scale deployment of clean electricity requires highly efficient energy conversion and storage technologies. The electrocatalytic conversion of waste CO2 represents a compelling energy storage pathway because the carbon-based products can be deployed in major [...]

A Review of the Center for Fluorinated Functional Materials

Sun H., University of South Dakota, US

Center for Fluorinated Functional Materials was established in July 2017 with a significant effort from the State of South Dakota. The mission of this center is to build a self-sustained discovery-based research center that boosts [...]