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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 sustainable, grid-scale renewable energy storage.Continue Re… Continue reading Thermal power cell harvests electricity from heat at record efficiency
As we discovered in 2022, traditional bikes can be given a new lease of life with an ebike conversion kit. But the price can be steep. The London-based makers of the kit we tried has now launched a budget-friendly option called the Swytch Go.Continue R… Continue reading $349 conversion kit gives your regular bike a motor boost
Two years ago, sodium-ion battery pioneer Natron Energy was busy preparing its specially formulated sodium batteries for mass production. The company slipped a little past its 2023 kickoff plans, but it didn’t fall too far behind as far as mass battery… Continue reading Lithium-free sodium batteries exit the lab and enter US production
China’s CATL – the world’s largest EV battery producer – has launched TENER, which is described as the “world’s first mass-producible energy storage system with zero degradation in the first five years of use.”Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, ScienceT… Continue reading World first energy storage unit demonstrates zero degradation over 5 years
Last summer, I was hanging out with a friend from Netherlands for a week, and in the middle of that week, we decided to go on a 20 km bike …read more Continue reading Lithium-Ion Batteries Power Your Devboards Easily
China’s Betavolt New Energy Technology has unveiled a new modular nuclear battery that uses a combination of a nickel-63 (⁶³Ni) radioactive isotope and a 4th-generation diamond semiconductor and can power a device for 50 years.Continue ReadingCategory:… Continue reading Betavolt says its diamond nuclear battery can power devices for 50 years
A newly introduced battery called the BV100 by Chinese Betavolt Technology promises to provide half a century of power, at 100 μW in a 15x15x5 mm package. Inside the package …read more Continue reading Betavoltaic Battery Rated To Provide Power For 50 Years
Every pedal-assist ebike is technically a hybrid, combining battery-driven motor power with good old-fashioned leg power. With that in mind, the new Anod Hybrid bike is technically more of a ‘tri-brid,’ adding supercapacitors to the equation to provide… Continue reading Anod Hybrid ebike doubles down with supercaps & pocket-sized battery
Vehicle battery recycling is going to be a big deal with all the electric cars hitting the roads. What if you could do it more effectively with the power of …read more Continue reading Recycling Batteries with Bacteria
We’re willing to bet most Hackaday readers have accidentally spot welded a few electrical contacts together over the years, complete with the surge of adrenaline that comes with the unexpected …read more Continue reading Wiring Up 100 Car Batteries So You Don’t Have To