Energy & Sustainability – TechConnect Briefs

COGMCI – Toward a Zero CO2 Economy

Boschiero do Espirito Santo D., Sisterm Thermal Systems, BR

Intermittent electricity (solar and wind) needs to be equilibrated with resilient supply. Fuel demand can be partially replaced by electric cars, heat pumps, and electrical equipment. How much additional electricity will be required? How much [...]

Overcoming the challenges of SME’s and research organization’s Cyber Security management: The case of Smart Innovation Norway

Belay A.M., Lerario M., Reardon S., Tuiskula H., Smart Innovation Norway, NO

The paper investigates the cybersecurity management systems of SMEs and research institutes. It identified the key aspects of cyber security management and explored the sources and types of cybersecurity challenges with their associated risks and [...]

CO2 Hydrogenation to Methanol: A Techno-Economic Analysis

AlMomani F., Qatar University, QA

Different efforts have been done to mitigate CO2 emissions in the industry in the last decades that involve CO2 capture and storage and/or CO2 capture and utilization techniques. In fact, the advantage of CO2 utilization [...]

Exploring graphene to enhance the performance of hybrid solar photovoltaic thermal collectors

Anderson M., Cauchon A., Icarus RT, Inc., US

A graphene layer between the polymer backsheet of a photovoltaic (PV) panel and an aluminum heat exchanger designed to extract heat from a PV panel is explored. The thermal properties of graphene are well-documented, and [...]

Energy Research and Innovation Discourses, Applications, and Future Directions: A Review and Case Discussions from National and International Projects

Belay AM., Tuiskula H., Smart Innovation Norway, NO

The research investigates the trends and state of art on energy research and innovation by closely looking into energy-focused literature and mapping the review results and making a reflection using ongoing and completed projects of [...]

Characterization of Membranes for Advanced Direct Carbon Capture

Abunumah O., Aisueni F., Gobina E., Hashim I.A., Ogoun E., Ogunlude P., Ramalan M., Robert Godon University, UK

Carbon capture is essential for lowering anthropogenic carbon emissions and, as a result, limiting global warming. Membrane technology has a lot of potential for extremely efficient carbon capture because of its energy-efficient and environmentally friendly [...]

Economy driven SiC Power Electronics Technology Development supported by the ECSEL Joint Undertaking framework program funds

Bieniek T., Janczyk G., Messina A., Sitnik A., Łukasiewicz Research Network – Institute of Microelectronics and Photonics, PL

This paper presents the European project REACTION (first and euRopEAn siC eigTh Inches pilOt liNe) which was launched in 2018 to push throughout the new and European first 200mm (8”) SiC Pilot Line in the [...]

Smart Power and Power Discretes Hardware-software co-design for reliability improvement of BLDC power drivers for eMobility by key BCD Technologies running in Europe

Bieniek T., Janczyk G., Łukasiewicz Research Network – Institute of Microelectronics and Photonics, PL

Growing market of microcontroller driven electronic devices useful for workshop tools, household appliances, electromobility applications and functional gadgets market demand stimulates the increase of customer expectations for product functionality flexibility, reliability and price. IC fabrication [...]

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, [...]

Development of dense membranes for high-density hydrogen production from ammonia catalytic decomposition (cracking) for PEM fuel cells power in Long-haul Passenger Aircraft Transportation

Gobina E., Robert Gordon University, UK

Aviation is a major greenhouse gas contributor responsible for around 3.2% of global CO2 emissions to the atmosphere. That corresponds to over than 1 billion metric tons of carbon (A metric ton is a little [...]