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Supported by an early grant from the TomKat Center for Sustainable Energy, David Mackanic, PhD ’20, co-founded Anthro Energy, a startup that innovates safer, longer-lasting, more powerful batteries.
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Researchers analyzed trade-related risks to energy security across 1,092 scenarios for cutting carbon emissions by 2060. They found that shifting from dependence on imported fossil fuels to increased dependence on critical minerals for clean energy can improve security for most nations – including the U.S., if it cultivates new trade partners.
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Energy leaders recently gathered at Stanford to discuss ways to quickly expand the U.S. electricity supply and infrastructure to meet growing demand. A new report summarizes their key ideas for policymakers.
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Supported by a grant from the TomKat Center for Sustainable Energy, hydrogen storage startup Verne wants to replace diesel fuel with hydrogen power.
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Electricity generated using natural underground heat could become cost competitive with power from the grid by 2027 using enhanced geothermal systems, although care is still needed to address earthquake risks, researchers found.
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Researchers found widespread deployment of technologies that pull carbon dioxide from industrial flues and ambient air would be much more expensive and damaging than a hypothetical worldwide switch to electricity and heat from renewable sources – if energy costs, emissions, and health impacts are all taken into account.
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Bits & Watts, a Precourt Institute for Energy initiative, has launched a new research effort on powering artificial intelligence and machine learning sustainably.
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New research shows grain yields critical to India’s food security are dragged down 10% or more in many parts of the country by nitrogen dioxide pollution from power stations that run on coal. Economic losses from crop damages exceed $800 million per year.
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According to new research, greenhouse gas emissions, energy consumption, and water usage are all meaningfully reduced when – instead of mining for new metals – batteries are recycled.
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A thorough analysis of market and supply chain outcomes for sodium-ion batteries and their lithium-ion competitors is the first by STEER, a new Stanford and SLAC energy technology analysis program.
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Lauren Dunford, ’09, MBA ’18, is using real-time data to streamline manufacturing.
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Consumers’ real-world stop-and-go driving of electric vehicles benefits batteries more than the steady use simulated in almost all laboratory tests of new battery designs, Stanford-SLAC study finds.
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New research shows E.V. tax credits under the Inflation Reduction Act have decreased climate pollution and boosted American car manufacturers – at relatively high cost to taxpayers. The policy could have been more beneficial if it provided larger tax credits to cleaner, more efficient vehicles.
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To help speed decarbonization, state regulators should plan around a unified energy sector, according to a new Stanford-led report. Without coordinated action, the energy transition could become slower, more expensive, and more inequitable, the authors warn.
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As power grids rely more on renewable energy sources like wind and solar, balancing energy supply and demand becomes more challenging. A new analysis shows how water systems, such as desalination plants and wastewater treatment facilities, could help enhance grid stability and create new revenue streams.
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Colin Ophus is an expert in using electron microscopy to understand the atomic structure of promising new materials. He uses that expertise to explore ways to produce energy with less pollution and waste.
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The culprit behind the degradation of lithium-ion batteries over time is not lithium, but hydrogen atoms emerging from the electrolyte, a new study finds. This discovery could improve the performance and life expectancy of a range of rechargeable batteries.
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Stanford, SLAC, and 13 other research institutions, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, seek to overcome the major limitations of a battery using water as the primary component of its electrolyte.
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Charging lithium-ion batteries at high currents just before they leave the factory is 30 times faster and increases battery lifespans by 50%, according to a study at the SLAC-Stanford Battery Center.
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A new method for extracting lithium from briny water offers a more efficient, cost-effective, and environmental alternative to traditional lithium production. It could also help solve lithium supply chain issues.
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Heat waves, droughts, and fires place growing stress on the West’s electric grid. Stanford research suggests that more integrated management of electricity resources across the region could significantly reduce the risk of power outages and accelerate the transition to clean energy.
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Researchers have developed a new thermochemical reactor that can generate the immense heat needed for industrial processes using electricity instead of fossil fuels.
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Stanford research finds the cost-effective thermal properties that make “firebricks” suitable for energy storage could speed up the world’s transition to renewable energy at low cost.
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Supported by an Innovation Transfer Grant from the TomKat Center, Fleet Logistics Intelligence Platform, or FLIP, is predicting the road ahead for vehicle fleets with machine learning.
