Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute

Your devices might be draining faster because of something you didn’t expect: hydrogen gas! This discovery from and international collaboration sheds new light on battery performance and could lead to future designs that last longer. ⚡

As we move toward greener energy, improving battery efficiency is key. This latest discovery about the impact of hydrogen gas in lithium-ion batteries could help shape the future of sustainable power! Check out this report from Stanford:

The secret to longer battery life might just be hydrogen gas. 💥 By understanding this new phenomenon, we’re opening the door to more efficient energy storage systems. Check out this highlight in CU Boulder Today: https://buff.ly/3B3aZUt

Batteries are the heart of our devices. Now, we’re changing how we think about them! Hydrogen gas is the hidden player in why batteries discharge. This could mean BIG things for energy storage. #BatteryRevolution #CleanEnergy. Mike Toney explains to Channel 9 News:

New research from Mike Toney, just out in Science, could revolutionize the way batteries are designed! 🚀 By understanding how hydrogen gas impacts self-discharge, we can guide the development of longer-lasting batteries. Stay tuned! #BatteryLife #TechInnovation https://buff.ly/3B3aZUt

Just out! RASEI Fellow Don Grant and his collaborators published a worldwide analysis of stranded fossil fuel assets and their future impact on the CO2 emissions of power plants:

With his decorated 15-year career as a materials data #scientist—it’s no surprise that NREL’s Steven Spurgeon was just elected as a Fellow of the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute. Congratulations, Steven! A joint research institute between NREL and University of Colorado Boulder, RASEI brings together expertise to accelerate a just and inclusive transition to a renewable and sustainable global energy economy. Now, Steven will offer his expertise in autonomous #MaterialsScience to help both institutions unlock new possibilities for innovation and impact. Check out the list of RASEI fellows ➡️ https://bit.ly/3X6eHEa

In the July 2024 research article roundup for RASEI we have four articles from the community. This includes a wide spread, from machine learning, through perovskites for energy harvesting, to circular economy considerations: https://buff.ly/479zcEL This article from the Shaheen team investigates mechanisms to improve the efficiency, and hence energy demand, of machine learning systems using nonlinear reservoir models: https://buff.ly/47aKhoT This highly collaborative perspective that includes the RASEI teams of Berry, Luther and Schelhas, provides a detailed treatise on a sustainable pathway for the scaling and manufacture of perovskite photovoltaics, and how they can be designed for a circular economy: https://buff.ly/3Z6e689 The McGehee team are part of a collaboration that explores the stability and robustness of perovskite solar cells finding that moisture can relax stresses, but reduce stability: https://buff.ly/3YLLwcj The Toney group are part of this CHOISE paper, which explores the detailed atomistic structure of perovskite materials, matching experimental and theoretical models revealing a convenient and more affordable pathway to improve future analysis of perovskite materials: https://buff.ly/3AejHPk

Out this week! This collaboration that involves RASEI Fellow Joe Berry tackles stability issues in the construction of perovskite solar cells, a major current hurdle to the scaling and manufacture of these materials as viable future technologies: https://buff.ly/3T1czwb

RASEI Fellows Joe Berry and Laura Schelhas were featured on NPR's Science Friday last week talking about the promise of Perovskite Solar Panels and the great work being done along the Colorado Front range: https://buff.ly/3MaYQz6