renewable – TechConnect Briefs

Electrochemical Production of Hydrocarbons for Lubricants, Waxes and Fuels from Biological Feedstocks

Joshi C., Malevich D., Dambacher J., Lockwood F., Altranex Corporation, CA

Altranex Corporation produces hydrocarbons from biologically-derived fats, oils and greases. Through a patented combination of electro- and thermo-chemical processes, Altranex can produce hydrocarbons for use as high-performance lubricant base oils, cosmetic-quality waxes and mineral oils, [...]

Renewables-source Energy Storage for < $1.00 / kWh Capex as Hydrogen and Ammonia C-free Fuel Systems

Leighty B., The Leighty Foundation, US

Electricity systems will be inadequate to humanity's urgent task of rebuilding its largest industry -- energy -- from ~85% fossil today to 100% renewable sources by Year 2100. To supply all energy, from all sources [...]

Low-cost Transmission, Storage, and Integration for Renewable-source Energy: Hydrogen and Ammonia C-free Fuel Systems with Underground Pipelines, Salt Caverns, and Liquid NH3 Tanks

Leighty B., The Leighty Foundation, US

Solar and wind are the lowest-cost renewable sources, but are intermittent. New, low-cost transmission and storage infrastructure will be needed as we convert the world’s largest industry -- energy -- from fossil to renewable sources, [...]

Integration of Flow Batteries into Electric Vehicles: Feasibility and the Future

Katsoudas J.P., Timofeeva E.V., Segre C.U., Singh D., Illinois Institute of Technology, US

Driving range, safety and cost remain the biggest hurdles in the way of mass electric vehicle adoption. To compete with established combustion-engine vehicles, EVs need to have a highly flexible operating capability with minimum downtime. [...]

Integration of Flow Batteries into Electric Vehicles: Feasibility and the Future

Katsoudas J.P., Timofeeva E.V., Segre C.U., Singh D., Illinois Institute of Technology, US

Driving range, safety and cost remain the biggest hurdles in the way of mass electric vehicle adoption. To compete with established combustion-engine vehicles, EVs need to have a highly flexible operating capability with minimum downtime. [...]

Low-cost Transmission, Storage, and Integration for Renewable-source Energy: Hydrogen and Ammonia C-free Fuel Systems with Underground Pipelines, Salt Caverns, and Liquid NH3 Tanks

Leighty B., The Leighty Foundation, US

Solar and wind are the lowest-cost renewable sources, but are intermittent. New, low-cost transmission and storage infrastructure will be needed as we convert the world's largest industry -- energy -- from fossil to renewable sources, [...]

Renewable Energy Technology Gains by Interfacial Engineering with Carbon Nanomaterials

Vander Wal R.L., The Pennsylvania State University, US

Creating a new paradigm, nanomaterials, when used as interfacial modifiers have the potential to significantly alter the energy landscape, given that these processes occur predominantly at interfaces. The key concept is that the nanomaterials serve [...]

Renewable Energy Technology Gains by Interfacial Engineering with Carbon Nanomaterials

Vander Wal R.L., The Pennsylvania State University, US

Creating a new paradigm, nanomaterials, when used as interfacial modifiers have the potential to significantly alter the energy landscape, given that these processes occur predominantly at interfaces. The key concept is that the nanomaterials serve [...]

FlexEnergy: Using Waste Fuels to Eliminate 25 Times the GHG Effect of CO2

Prabhu E., Fukumoto P., Luedde B., FlexEnergy, LLC., US

The Flex Powerstation is the cleanest power platform in the world. The Flex oxidizes gases especially weak and waste gases previously unusable to produce clean, green electricity. Today’s emissions problem becomes a green energy source. [...]

Production of Renewable Solar Hydrogen using Semiconductor Metal oxides by Water Photoelectrolysis

Misra M., Mohapatra S.K., Mahajan V.K., Das P.P., Raja K.S., University of Nevada Reno, US

Semiconductor metal oxide catalysts are exploited as photoelectro catalyst to generate hydrogen by water photoelectrolysis. A special design is carried to to get high volume of hydrogen for longer time.