Day: June 11, 2022

The Rise of Floating Wind Turbines in the U.S.

The wind energy source will never be the same with the advent of offshore wind turbines called “floaters.”
The U.S. Energy Department launched a contest to attract American companies into the floating wind turbine design and construction business. The event is officially named FLOWIN (an acronym for the “Floating Offshore Wind Readiness Prize”). …

Promising Seaweed-Based Battery Delivers Hope in Sustainable Energy Storage

A Bristol-led team has created a battery separator from nanomaterials derived from seaweed. This is a thrilling development that shows us how energy storage can be more efficient and greener at the same time. Even though it is promising, there are still many challenges ahead of this product.
When it comes to the upcoming generation of extensive applications, sodium-metal batteries SMBs) are among the most promising low-cost yet high-energy storage systems. Even so, dendrite growth has proven to be an impediment to SMB development. It penetrates the separator of …