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Battery
Research Groups, Institutes and Universities
Storage
Tesla
Researchers create new materials for ultra-light and fire resistant lithium-ion batteries
Researchers develop new ultra light weight battery materials, that are set to boost lithium-ion storage capacity and improve fire safety.
Renewables
Research Groups, Institutes and Universities
Wave
NZ’s Cook Strait has ‘huge potential’ for tidal power, researchers say
New research suggests New Zealand's Cook Strait could be used as a source of tidal power, if the cost of the technology can be reduced.
Australian Federal Government
Governments
Nuclear
Renewables
Two is a crowd: Why renewables and nuclear don’t mix, even to cut emissions
New research warns nuclear and renewables should not be combined in any policy programs for effective energy system decarbonisation.
News & Commentary
Renewables
Smart Energy
Solar thermal, energy storage, biofuels, wave energy head $17m ARENA R&D funding
ARENA has announced a group of nine new cutting edge research and development projects to be supported by its latest funding round, including industrial solar thermal systems and sodium-based...
Climate
News & Commentary
Renewables
Resource Efficiency
Energising Innovation: How many countries does it take to change a light bulb?
Negative resource trends, climate change and rising energy demand mean we urgently need to find a new approach to electricity supply. How can we speed up the process?
Wind power now supplies about 3% of the world’s electricity, and the signs are good for the next several years.
Google is developing secret power grid plan based around energy software and hardware, and led by clean-tech guru Arun Majumdar.
