An international research team has developed and tested a hybrid energy system combining photovoltaic-thermal collectors, ...

The increasing penetration of renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar power, has intensified the demand for flexibility in modern energy systems.

The Kraftblock team at the site of one of their firm's thermal batteries, installed at a ceramics plant. The battery is the white container connected to the building via the chrome pipes. About half ...

The systems, which can store clean energy as heat, were chosen by readers as the 11th Breakthrough Technology of 2024. We need heat to make everything from steel bars to ketchup packets. Today, a ...

Ever since Benjamin Franklin’s lightning experiment in the 18th century, civilization has been intrigued by the idea of capturing lightning in a bottle. Over time, however, the idea evolved from ...

A new heat-to-energy converter has reached a record efficiency of 44% – the average steam turbine manages about 35%, for comparison. This thermophotovoltaic cell is a major step on the way to ...

As residential energy storage adoption accelerates worldwide, safety remains one of the most important concerns for homeowners, installers, and regulatory authorities. Recently, the AlphaESS battery ...

The hybrid power integrated modules (PIMs) developed by Onsemi will be featured in Sineng Electric’s next-generation 430 kW ...

Good electrochemical energy storage (EES) devices such as rechargeable batteries and supercapacitors can store a lot of ...

The Microsoft Thermal Energy Center, a groundbreaking geothermal heating and cooling system that serves the buildings of the tech giant’s 72-acre East Campus Modernization outside Seattle, was truly ...