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New insights on Movements inside Lithium-Metal Batteries

12.08.2023

Aenert. Research Laboratory newsOne of the most quickly evolving areas in energy science is batteries. Batteries play an important part in reducing the effects of climate change, as they can be applied in electric vehicles and used for energy storage in the electric grid. Lithium metal batteries are among the most promising types of batteries in today's energy market. These anodes have a far...

Multiple-Layer Coating Process for Perovskite Production

02.08.2023

Aenert. Research Laboratory newsFor more than four decades now, the energy of the sun has been used to power devices of everyday life. To improve the efficiency of the cells, scientists are making great effort to create different materials and structures. One such material, for example, is comprised of a compound of elements, which is often arranged into a cubic structure and called perovskites....

Biomass-Plastic Fuel Blend from Entrained Flow Gasification

27.07.2023

Aenert. Research Laboratory newsReplacing fossil fuels with more sustainable products derived from biomass has been widely considered as an option to mitigate climate change as well as counteract future fuel shortages caused by dwindling fossil resources. As opposed to traditional fuels such as coal, natural gas and petroleum, biomass fuel is carbon-neutral, sustainable and has manageable...

Catalysts for Metal-Oxide Reactions

17.07.2023

Aenert. Research Laboratory newsCopper oxide is a valuable catalyst material able to convert different feedstock such as methanol into fuels. In order to achieve an optimal result, understanding the mechanisms of the catalytic reaction started by an oxide catalyst is of great importance. This enables scientists to steer the reaction by controlling the amount of oxygen and the number of electrons...

Multicarbon-Production with Solar Power

07.07.2023

Aenert. Research Laboratory newsDependence on fossil fuels in almost every aspect of our lives is believed to be the greatest threat to the environment, but also entails many geopolitical problems. Therefore, turning to other types of fuels and means of energy production, especially such derived from renewable sources, is a necessary step in order to mitigate environmental damage and ensure a...

Electrolytic Process to Convert Glucose to Hydrogen

26.06.2023

Aenert. Research Laboratory newsHydrogen is considered as clean and sustainable energy carrier that can be used to power a wide range of applications, such as internal combustion engines and fuel cells. It has the benefit of producing no toxic gas and few by-products. Therefore, it is small wonder that governments, companies and scientists are taking great pains to develop methods which can...

Lithium-Air Battery to Extend Driving Range

15.06.2023

Aenert. Research Laboratory newsMost of today’s cars derive energy from burning petrol or diesel. In 2021 fossil fueled powertrains accounted for 92% of all light-duty vehicle sales at a global level. However, there is a growing number of vehicles which get power directly from a stack of batteries. These batteries are similar to lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries in mobile phones, but form a pack...

New Superalloy to Cut CO2 Emissions in Power Plants

05.06.2023

Aenert. Research Laboratory newsIn search of efficient technologies to reduce CO2 emissions, researcher from around the world come up with the most astonishing ideas to create devices or materials to convert exhaust gases in power plants to electricity and other useful products. To do so, different approaches have been tried and tested. One of them consists in integrating 3D printing into...

Ultra-thin layers to improve Cadmium Chloride Solar Cells

27.05.2023

Aenert. Research Laboratory newsWith green energy sources becoming ever more important to meet the world's energy demands, several promising technologies have experienced renewed attention from scientists around the world. One of them is the thin-film solar cells, an overall efficient technology which, however, has certain drawbacks related to low space efficiency making them unsuitable for e.g....

Cobalt-free Batteries

23.05.2023

Aenert. Research Laboratory newsIn search of more reliable devices for energy storage which are able to power homes, cell phones or e-vehicles, scientists are exploring possibilities of designing batteries without are and hard-to-provide elements. One of the major drawbacks of modern battery technology is that they rely heavily on a scarce metal: cobalt. Cobalt is mainly won in African mines,...