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Designing a battery with optimal components can be a challenging task, as there are numerous ways to achieve a decent result. The most difficult part is to find the components that work best together. Even with the most modern computers, scientists so far haven’t been able to precisely model the chemical characteristics of every molecule that could prove to be the basis of a next-generation battery material. Now (2019), researchers at...

The proposed review provides statistical data on patent applications registered in patent offices around the world in 2018, and related to the subject of hydrocarbon production from low permeability reservoirs, mainly to horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing. In total, the patent search resulted in 2364 patent applications published in 28 offices around the world and filed by 534 applicants from 22 countries. In 2018 American...

Today, batteries play an important role in powering electrical devices, tools and cars. Soon, they might even be able to supply energy to entire girds. The reason for this positive development is large battery devices called flow batteries which use tanks of electrolytes capable of storing enough electricity to power thousands of homes for many hours. However, most flow batteries rely on vanadium, a somewhat rare and expensive metal,...

The present review represents a brief analysis of key statistical indicators for patent applications registered in patent offices around the world in 2018 and related to the issues of horizontal directional drilling and hydraulic fracturing of hydrocarbon reservoirs. As of the date of this publication the data was summarized from 2364 patent applications registered in 28 offices around the world and prepared by 534 applicants from 22...

Unconventional oil (Heavy oil, Oil shale, Oil sands) is becoming an increasingly important component of the hydrocarbon resource base, but its exploration, production and processing require a significant revision of traditional technologies, additional research and development of new technical solutions. To assess the prevailing research interests and identify the most productive authors and organizations, a selection of relevant...

Today, most electrical devices and electric vehicles use lithium-ion batteries for power supply. These batteries, however, suffer from certain drawbacks concerning energy density and performance. One type of these batteries, called lithium-sulphur batteries, is able to offer more energy density and lower cost than the traditional graphite/metal oxide lithium-ion battery. The only problem is that their performance is often impaired by a...

Today, heat pumps are increasingly developing into a sustainable and efficient alternative to furnaces in climates with moderate heating and cooling needs. Heat pumps are systems that move heat from one place to another by using a compressor and a circulating structure of liquid or gas refrigerant, through which heat is extracted from outside sources and pumped indoors. As heat pumps only move heat, heat pumps enable space conditioning...

The Times Higher Education World University Rankings is an annual publication which analyses the overall performance of universities worldwide. The rankings are released by the Times Higher Education (THE) magazine. The universities are judged across a variety of different fields: teaching, research, citations, industry income and international outlook. To achieve this, 13 performance indicators have been designed to...

Methanex Corporation was incorporated in 1968 and is a Canadian company, the world’s largest producer and supplier of methanol to the major international markets in Asia Pacific, North America, Europe and South America. The total annual production capacity of the company, including Methanex interests in jointly owned plants, is currently 9.4 million tonnes and is located in New Zealand, the United States, Trinidad, Egypt, Canada...

Calpine Corporation is America’s largest generator of electricity from natural gas and geothermal resources with operations in key competitive power markets. Founded in 1984, the company has 79 power plants in operation or under construction and represents 26,000 megawatts of generation capacity. The company has 64 natural gas-fired combustion turbine-based plants, one natural gas and fuel oil-fired steam-based plant, 13 geothermal...