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Crystalline Fullerene based Semiconductors
­Advantages: Higher Efficiency: C60-2NH3 interlayers increase PCE to 21.64% in mixed Sn-Pb perovskite solar cells. Improved Stability: (C60-2NH3)Pb2I6 reduces traps and defects, maintaining 90% of its initial efficiency after 2400h. Diverse Applications: Extends beyond photovoltaics to catalysis, transistors, and supercapacitors. Summary: This...
Published: 5/21/2024   |   Inventor(s): Ioannis Spanopoulos, Ali Azmy, Zois Syrgiannis, Anamika Mishra
Keywords(s): Nanotechnology, Renewable Energy, Semiconductors
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Electronics > Nanotechnology, Technology Classifications > Energy & Environment, Technology Classifications > Energy & Environment > Energy Engineering, Technology Classifications > Engineering > Electrical Engineering
A Method Of Preparing A Surface Using TiO2-UVA Treatment And Fabricating Self-cleaning Coating
­Competitive Advantages Self-cleaning coating reduces dust and grime accumulation on solar panels’ protective glass. Improves solar panel efficiency, especially in areas with high dust/grime deposition, such as deserts and polluted/industrial areas. Reduces total cost by shrinking operation and maintenance costs associated with cleaning...
Published: 7/13/2023   |   Inventor(s): Dharendra Goswami, Mohammed Alhussain
Keywords(s): Autonomous Vehicle, Energy Engineering, Industrial Applications, Optics and Imaging, Renewable Energy
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Chemistry, Technology Classifications > Energy & Environment > Energy Engineering, Technology Classifications > Electronics > Nanotechnology, Technology Classifications > Advance Materials
Determination of the Ionic Strength of Dilute Natural Solutions
Competitive Advantages Measuresionic strength directly Can be used for different types of freshwaters Portable and automatic Summary Knowing the ionic strength of natural water resources is crucial to study the behaviors of dissolved substances like pollutant trace metals and nutrients. The proposed solution allows direct measurement of the...
Published: 2/6/2024   |   Inventor(s): Robert Byrne
Keywords(s): Energy Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering > Marine Engineering
2021-194 GASEOUS HYDROCARBON SELF-CATALYZING SOLAR REFORMING AND SOLID CARBON DEPOSITION
SUMMARY: UCLA researchers in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have developed a method for green hydrogen production through high flux solar heating and a porous substrate. BACKGROUND: With populations rising and the search for more sustainable sources of energy accelerating, hydrogen has been touted as a desirable sustainable...
Published: 7/19/2023   |   Inventor(s): Timothy Fisher
Keywords(s): Concentrated Solar Power Chemical Engineering, Energy Efficiency, Energy Generation & Storage, Energy Generation, Transmission, or Storage, Environmental Remediation, Functional Materials, Hydrogen, Methane, Methane Reformer, Methane Reformer Hydrogen Production, Renewable Energy, Solar Cell, Solar Energy, Thermal Energy Storage
Category(s): Mechanical, Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency
2021-089 PASSIVE FREEZING DESALINATION DRIVEN BY RADIATIVE COOLING
SUMMARY: UCLA researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have developed a passive method for water desalination that does not require direct solar irradiation. BACKGROUND: With increasing water scarcity there is now a significant push to find efficient and low-cost methods to generate fresh water from seawater or other...
Published: 7/19/2023   |   Inventor(s): Pattabhi "Aaswath" Raman, Jyotirmoy Mandal, Xin Huang
Keywords(s): Desalination, Desalination Wastewater, Energy & Water, Energy Efficiency, Functional Materials, Mechanical, Renewable Energy
Category(s): Mechanical, Materials > Functional Materials, Materials, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency, Materials > Water Treatment
Engine that Uses Cryogenic Energy Storage to Improve Vehicle Fuel Efficiency and Greatly Reduce Fossil Fuel Dependence
Utilizes Heat from Existing Exhaust to Recover Cryogenically Stored Renewable Energy, More Than Doubling Fossil Fuel EfficiencyCryogenic power extraction increases fuel efficiency by applying exhaust heat from a vehicle engine to expand a cryogenic liquid (e.g. liquid nitrogen, liquid natural gas) into gas that runs a turbine. Available engine designs...
Published: 2/9/2022   |   Inventor(s): Charles Cook, William Lear
Keywords(s): Cryogenics, Power Generation, Renewable Energy
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering > Mechanical, Technology Classifications > Others > Cleantech
Power Management Tool for Energy-Efficient, "Green" Data Centers
Reduces Carbon Dioxide Emissions for Environmentally Friendly ComputingThis power management tool makes data centers more environmentally friendly by ensuring that available power and computing loads are in alignment. Data centers are temperature-controlled facilities that house computer systems and components, including servers, power supplies, backup...
Published: 6/27/2021   |   Inventor(s): Tao Li
Keywords(s): Cloud computing, data center convergence, Green and Sustainable Computing, Renewable Energy, Smart Grid
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering, Technology Classifications > Others > Energy
Continuous-Flow Anaerobic Digester to Convert Organic Waste Material into Biogas
Processes Feedstock Waste into Renewable Energy This two-phase anaerobic digester uses two connected vessels to facilitate continuous digestion of organic materials to produce biogas. Most available anaerobic digesters are classified as single-phase, dual-phase, or batch, have a number of problems that limit efficiency. Single-phase anaerobic digesters...
Published: 2/22/2024   |   Inventor(s): John Owens, Kerry Johanson, Ioannis Polematidis, Pratap Pullammanappallil
Keywords(s): Anerobic Digestion, Biogas, Biogasification, Biomass to Energy, Digester, Energy, Renewable Energy
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Environmental > Others, Technology Classifications > Others > Energy
Photocatalytic Conversion of CO2 & Water into Hydrocarbon Fuels TO LAPSE
Market need / ApplicationsThe transition to a low carbon global economy is both a technical and an economic challenge. It is unrealistic to abandon the enormous investment in fossil fuel energy systems, particularly coal and gas but at the same time, it is not viable to continue the use of these assets without drastically reducing their emissions....
Published: 2/28/2021   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Biomaterials, Renewable Energy
Category(s): Energy
Twistron Mechanical Energy Harvesters
Mechanical energy harvesters are needed for diverse applications, including self-powered wireless sensors, structural and human health monitoring systems, automotive technologies, and the extraction of energy from ocean waves. Until now, few harvesters have been flexible enough to be used as yarns in textiles, and the performance of such yarns has been...
Published: 6/26/2024   |   Inventor(s): Shi Hyeong Kim, Carter Haines, Na Li, Keon Jung Kim, Tae Jin Mun, Changsoon Choi, Jiangtao Di, Shaoli Fang, Seon Jeong Kim, Ray Baughman
Keywords(s): Automotive, Carbon Nanomaterials, Carbon Nanotubes, Electronics, Energy, Cleantech & Environmental, Engineering & Physical Sciences, Renewable Energy, Sensors & Controls, Textiles, Wireless
Category(s): Nanotechnology
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