Aenert. Research Laboratory newsPlant biomass is a renewable, abundant, and eco-friendly source of energy. Using plant biomass can reduce reliance on fossil fuels and improve the problem of environmental pollution. A variety of biofuels such as biodiesel, biohydrogen, bioethanol, biogas stand alongside their fossil counterparts nowadays and are produced through different production processes....
Aenert. Research Laboratory newsIn the PV industry, innovative manufacturing processes, new materials, solar cells, and modules designs are constantly being developed to increase the device performance and lower the final energy cost. One such innovative technology claiming an ever growing share of the solar panel market is heterojunction solar cells. Heterojunction solar cells (HJT), variously...
Aenert. Research Laboratory newsNowadays many major players as well as start-ups are actively involved in the electric vehicles industry and racing to develop safer and more efficient batteries. One type of battery which has received increased attention lately is solid-state batteries. Other than lithium-ion batteries, they use a solid electrolyte, which allows for leaving out a separator...
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. 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. Research Laboratory newsIn the light of growing energy demands and climate change, harnessing energy from different sources of energy will become increasingly important. Among these alternative methods of energy production, electrochemical processes like water electrolysis stand out as, on the one hand, they draw on electricity, not on chemical substances and, on the other, can respond to...
Aenert. Research Laboratory newsSolid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) are an emerging technology for converting chemical energy to electricity. Owing to intense research efforts dedicated to increasing the stability and performance of SOFCs, the SOFC technology is experiencing a rapidly growing interest throughout the world. Electrolysis is currently the most promising method of hydrogen production from...
Aenert. Research Laboratory newsAqueous zinc-organic batteries (ZOBs) are a fairly modern class of batteries featuring all the advantageous traits of zinc-ion batteries and organic cathode materials: They draw on renewable resources and have a positive impact on CO2 emissions. Especially the tunability of their molecular structure and the diversity of organic reactions which they can produce makes...
Aenert. Research Laboratory newsIn view of the looming climate crisis we are currently facing, finding a feasible solution to mitigating the harmful influence of CO2 emissions is of paramount importance. In this context, capturing carbon dioxide and pumping it deep underground by means of geological carbon capture and storage (CCS) appears to be an essential solution for achieving the objectives...
Aenert. Research Laboratory newsIn today’s industrialised world, hydrogen plays an important role in many areas including agriculture and industry. Hydrogen has the potential to reduce carbon dioxide emissions as neither its production nor its combustion release CO2 emissions into the atmosphere. Moreover, it can also be transformed into electricity or synthetic gas. However, to date it is still...
