Graphene, touted as the wonder material, has the ability to increase the performance of batteries and super capacitors. It can also help increasing the conversion efficiency and flexibility of solar cells. Graphene, with its higher performance characteristics than conventional materials have the potential to be increasingly adopted in energy gener...

Smart thermal grid is a concept that integrates all sources of heating and cooling either coming from thermal plants (biomass, CSP), industrial waste or residential (building stock and passive building). The main advantage of smart thermal grid is its capability to accommodate any changes that occurred in supply and demand of thermal needs in short...

Need for more efficient solar technology has increased developments in transparent and bifacial solar cells globally. Transparent solar cells can be used in both bifacial and tandem solar application making them highly versatile. Bifacial solar cells are more efficient than their standard monofacial  counterparts, with private stakeholders achievi...

Smart lighting can enhance the experience of the users by improving the ambience and increase user comfort. They can help achieve reduction in energy bills effectively by sensing the need for power and cutting off if not required. Companies have drawn inspiration from nature to design intelligent lighting system. Adaptive lighting can also improve ...

Bio-based energy storage uses biological substances such as glucose, microbes, or viruses as the active material. Bio-based energy storage is gaining high R&D interest lately due to possibilities to create energy storage that is safe to human and environment while providing additional value proposition for the biological subtances. This issue will ...

Power-to-gas technologies can enable the integration of renewable technologies to utility power grid. They can be used to store the excess power generated in the form of hydrogen or natural gas. Electrolysers are used to convert the excess power generated to the hydrogen. Proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolysers or alkaline electrolysers or sol...

Microgrid can be represented as a smaller version of an utility grid, which can operate by itself as a stand-alone grid as well as a part of the main power grid. Microgrids are usually driven by distributed generation systems, which involve a combination of renewables-based and fossil fuel-based generators. Presently, microgrids are being directed ...

High-voltage direct current (HVDC) is being contemplated for power transmission globally as it can be used to transmit power across oceans by using underwater cables with minimal loses unlike alternating current (AC). It also enables power transmission between unsynchronized AC transmission grids effectively. However, high cost and complexity hinde...

Hybrid energy solutions involve combining two or more different sources of energy to meet the demand of a specific location or a group of people. These sources can be used to power a remote community, an individual user, or a larger body such as a city or a town. Depending on the requirements, two renewable sources may be combined or a renewable an...