Aenert news. Energy Market & Energy StatisticsThe National Bureau of Statistics of China has published regular statistics on industry production for the third quarter of 2023. Gross domestic product (100 million yuan) during this period was 319992.3, up 3.9% from the same quarter last year. This means that China's economic growth has significantly slowed this quarter, from 4.8% in the second quarter of 2023. On...
Aenert. Research Laboratory newsIt is common knowledge that cold weather and electric batteries do not go together well as most of them lose their efficiency in cool temperatures. This is mainly due to the liquid electrolyte contained in lithium-ion batteries. This battery component transfers ions between two electrodes which causes the battery to charge and discharge. At temperatures below zero,...
Aenert news. Energy Exhibitions & ConferencesShanghai, China, is offering two events on similar and relevant topics in early November. The name SNEC 8th (2022) International Energy Storage Technology, Equipment and Application Conference speaks for itself. Here the most important issues of energy storage will be considered, without the solution of which further large-scale development of renewable energy is...
Aenert news. Invention analysisEarlier in our articles we revised some aspects of Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers (LOHC) technology by analyzing recently patented inventions in the fields of aromatic LOHC compounds (29.09.2023), heterocyclic LOHC compounds (08.09.2023), and hydrogenation process in LOHC (17.10.2023). Now we are going to address the aspect of dehydrogenation of liquid organic...
Aenert. Research Laboratory newsGeothermal energy is a type of renewable power which is found deep underneath the Earth. Other than wind and solar power, geothermal power does not require large surface facilities or produce harmful CO2 emissions. Traditional geothermal plants use water from reservoirs located deep underground to power turbines which then generate electricity. However, this...
Aenert. Research Laboratory newsAlongside increased efforts to come up with new, more abundant and also more sustainable materials to create batteries, scientists are also trying to improve existing battery types by enhancing their stability and durability. This led them to have a closer look at an ingredient found in many toothpastes. The ingredient is called sodium fluoride and is a compound of...
Aenert news. Energy Market & Energy StatisticsEurostat presented data on emergency and commercial oil stocks in the European Union, the availability of which is of great importance for energy security, given the EU's dependence on crude oil and petroleum products imports in the current geopolitical instability. In general, statistics show that emergency oil stocks in the EU are at a higher level than before...
Aenert news. Energy Market & Energy StatisticsEurostat has published a complete package of data on energy production, consumption and imports for the second quarter of 2023. As follows from the table below, all indicators have undergone a significant decline over the past year. So, when comparing 2022 Q2 and 2023 Q2, the production and consumption of natural gas decreased by 17% and 8%, respectively. At the...
Aenert news. Invention analysisIn our earlier articles we have addressed latest developments disclosed in recent patent documents related to Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers (LOHC) based on aromatic compounds (29.09.2023) and heterocyclic compounds (08.09.2023) and revised some specific aspects of these approaches. Today we will take a look at recent patent documents disclosing novel methods,...
Aenert. Research Laboratory newsEnergy can be harnessed from many sources. Among them, renewable sources have increasingly moved into the spotlight of governments and energy producers, as they are beneficial to the climate as well as life on the planet. One such green source is hydrogen. It is abundant and environmentally-friendly as it can be extracted from water with the help of renewable...
