Aenert. Research Laboratory newsSolar cells and solar panels are commonly used to harness the energy of the sun and convert it to electricity in an environmentally-friendly manner. However, despite their widespread application their photovoltaic energy conversion efficiency is more or less limited to 29.4 percent. To somewhat improve this limitation, they can be coated with additional materials to...
Aenert news. Technological innovationsIncreasing the efficiency of solar cells is one of the most pressing problems in solar energy. Despite the rapid development of renewable energy, it can still provide only about half of new energy needs on a global scale. The low efficiency of wind turbines and solar panels does not allow achieving a power utilization factor comparable to that of fossil fuel energy...
Aenert news. Invention analysisEarlier, in a set of articles related to Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers (LOHC) technology we delved into such aspects of the technology as heterocyclic LOHC compounds (29.09.2023, 08.09.2023), hydrogenation and dehydrogenation (17.10.2023, 30.10.2023), LOHC catalysts in general and noble metal catalysts specifically (20.11.2023, 22.12.2023), and dealing with...
Aenert news. Energy CompaniesHalliburton, Schlumberger and Baker Hughes reported their results for the fourth quarter of 2023 and for the year as a whole. These companies constitute a pool of world leaders in the field of the latest oil and gas production technologies designed for the most complex underground reservoirs, the extraction of various types of unconventional fossil resources, and...
Aenert news. Energy resources and infrastructureIn January of this year, U.S. The Geological Survey has published a report on the state of lithium resources and production in 2023. In addition, previous data for 2022 have been updated. Information on lithium production in the USA is still not provided. According to the presented materials, global lithium resources reached 105 million tons, having increased by a...
Aenert news. Energy Market & Energy StatisticsAccording to recently published data from the National Bureau of Statistics of China for the fourth quarter of 2023, the country's gross domestic product (100 million yuan) amounted to 347,890.1 versus 333,990.7 in the same quarter a year earlier (an increase of 4.2%). At the same time, the industrial capacity utilization rate of industrial enterprises throughout...
Aenert news. Energy Exhibitions & ConferencesFebruary is traditionally perhaps the busiest month for significant energy events. In this brief review, we focused on upcoming events mainly dedicated to the oil and gas industry. We also couldn’t ignore the information about the next Geneva Motor Show. On February 12-13, the oil capital of the world, Houston, will host a very remarkable event, the North American...
Aenert news. Environment & Climate ChangeClimate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time which requires immediate action to avert its harmful effects. One instrument to counteract this development is an efficient CO2 capture technology. This requires complex processes and digital systems to optimise big data prediction as well as to reduce production time. A mathematical and statistical...
Aenert. Research Laboratory newsHydrogen is considered to be one of the pillars of the imminent energy transition. The gas, however, brings along several challenges concerning its safe transportation as it is highly explosive and must therefore be transported in high-pressure tanks. These tanks have a pressure of 700 bar and are made of fiber-reinforced composites (FRC). Compared to metal tanks,...
Aenert news. Energy TrendsThe past year has been a real test for the wind energy industry. Many previous ideas about this technology have been seriously challenged, leading to promising new trends. Moreover, the year has become fruitful for various kinds of records, which are often prohibitive in nature, but obviously will soon become everyday events. Let us recall that in 2022, according to...
