Tag Archives: Energy
NIS 130 million to energy storage
Bar-Ilan University and the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology have won a call published by the Ministry of Energy for the establishment of a national research institute in the field of energy storage. The aim of the institute is to encourage Israel's energy sector to take a leap forward in response to national strategic… Read More
Towards a Greener Future
To a large extent, renewable energy sources depend on environmental conditions that are, over time, changing and uneven. These variables make it impossible to integrate them directly into the electricity grid, and necessitate an energy-storage system that mediates between them and the electricity grid. This presents one of the most significant challenges of our time:… Read More
Fishing Energy from the Sea
Electricity from the Sea: Researchers from the Technion have developed a new method that harvests an electrical current directly from seaweed in an environmentally friendly and efficient fashion. The idea, which came to doctoral student Yaniv Shlosberg while he was on the beach, has been developed by a consortium of researchers from three Technion Faculties… Read More
Fueling Sustainable Energy
Grand Technion Energy Program Annual Research Day: Innovative Developments in Energy and Sustainability The Grand Technion Energy Program (GTEP) held its annual Research Day on December 15, 2021. According to Professor Yoed Tsur, GTEP director, "GTEP's mission is to advance research and to promote multidisciplinary cooperation in sustainable energy related fields on campus. This year,… Read More
Decades-Old Mystery Solved
Catalysis is responsible for 95% of industrial chemical processes, and directly affects more than 1/3 of the world’s gross domestic product (GDP). What is catalysis? It is the process of increasing the rate of a chemical reaction; “helping it” - achieved by means of a catalyst – a “starter”. The catalyst is not consumed by… Read More
No Batteries? No Problem
Energy & Environmental Science has reported a scientific breakthrough in the study of hematite, an important and promising material in the conversion of solar energy into hydrogen through photoelectrochemical water splitting. The research project was headed by Professor Avner Rothschild of the Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering at the Technion – Israel Institute of… Read More
Fast-Charging Batteries
Fast charging is considered to be a key requirement for widespread economic success of electric vehicles. Current lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) offer high energy density, but while they enable sufficient driving range, they take considerably longer to recharge than traditional vehicles. Multiple properties of the applied anode, cathode, and electrolyte materials influence the fast-charging ability of… Read More
Alliance for a Sustainable Future
Doral Energy-Tech Ventures (Doral-Tech), Doral Energy Group's innovation and investment arm, will invest in Technion projects in the fields of renewable energy, energy storage, and climate studies. Technion researchers will enjoy access to the Doral Group's sites in Israel and around the world for the purpose of developing and promoting the technologies. The Technion -… Read More
Advanced Semiconductors for Solar Power
New discoveries by a team of researchers from Technion, BGU, and HZB, are advancing the understanding of semiconductors, for the purpose of harvesting solar energy Photovoltaic solar cells are devices that convert sunlight into electricity. Sunlight, however, is available only several hours a day. In order to be used at night, or on cloudy days,… Read More
Smart mobility and new energy sources
The 2020 Eric and Sheila Samson Prime Minister’s Prize for Global Innovation in Smart Mobility and Alternative Fuels for Transportation will be awarded to eight researchers, three of whom are Technion faculty members: Prof. Avner Rothschild, Prof. Gideon (Gidi) Grader and Dr. Yaniv Romano. The one-million-dollar prize is the world’s biggest award in the fields… Read More