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Sodium-Ion Batteries Take Aim at Lithium With New Low-Cost EV Cells
A new generation of sodium-ion battery cells is matching lithium-iron-phosphate on key specs while using one of the most abundant elements on Earth — opening a cheaper, more resilient path to electric cars and grid storage.
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New Lithium Method Pulls Battery Metal Straight From Brine — No Ponds
Columbia engineers unveiled S3E, a temperature-switching solvent that yanks lithium directly from underground brines — promising faster, cleaner EV battery supplies without years-long evaporation ponds.
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China's New Iron Battery Lasts 6,000 Cycles With No Capacity Loss
Researchers at the Institute of Metal Research built an all-iron flow battery that ran for 6,000 charge cycles — about 16 years of daily use — without measurable capacity decay, using cheap, abundant materials and a water-based electrolyte that cannot explode.
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Solar Cells Just Hit 130% Efficiency — Breaking a Long-Standing Limit
Scientists in Japan and Germany used a molybdenum "spin-flip" emitter to harvest extra energy from sunlight through singlet fission, reaching a quantum yield of about 130% — past the long-standing Shockley-Queisser ceiling.
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Platinum-Free Catalyst Makes Clean Hydrogen Cheaper and More Durable
Engineers at Washington University in St. Louis built a hydrogen catalyst that ditches expensive platinum and ran for over 1,000 hours at industrial current densities.
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All-Perovskite Solar Cells Crack 30% Efficiency for the First Time
Chinese researchers have built the first all-perovskite tandem solar cell to surpass 30% certified efficiency, a milestone that pushes the cheap, flexible technology past long-time leader silicon.
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Solar and Wind With Batteries Now Beat Coal and Gas on Cost, IRENA Finds
A new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency shows round-the-clock solar and wind paired with battery storage now deliver firm power at $54–$82 per megawatt-hour — undercutting new fossil fuel plants in the best regions.
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CATL Unveils EV Battery That Charges in 6 Minutes for 1,500 km
The world's largest battery maker has revealed a third-generation Shenxing pack that adds 1,500 kilometers of range in roughly the time it takes to fill a gas tank.
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Perovskite Solar Cells Hit 98% Efficiency After 1,200 Hours of Heat Stress
Rice University engineers cracked the longstanding "yellow phase" durability problem, pushing perovskite photovoltaics one major step closer to mass commercial use.
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Scientists Turn Plastic Trash Into Clean Hydrogen Fuel Using Sunlight
A new study from the University of Adelaide maps a sunlight-driven path to convert plastic waste into hydrogen and high-value chemicals — tackling pollution and clean energy in one step.
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Cambridge Spin-Out Raises $10M to Replace Refrigerant Gas With Solid-State Cooling
Barocal's new technology cools without climate-warming gases and targets a $450 billion HVAC market — including the data centers driving demand to triple by 2050.
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New Iron Battery Lasts 6,000 Cycles With Almost Zero Decay
Chinese researchers have unveiled an all-iron flow battery that ran 6,000 charge cycles without measurable capacity loss — a milestone that could finally make cheap, long-duration grid storage practical.
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Britain's Grid Hits 98.8% Zero-Carbon — a New Record as Gas Fades
For a half-hour on Wednesday, 98.8% of the electricity flowing through the UK's national grid came from carbon-free sources — a new record as gas fell to its lowest share ever.
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Northwestern Scientists Build a Fuel Cell That Runs on Dirt
Engineers at Northwestern have built a soil-powered fuel cell that uses natural bacteria to generate steady electricity for underground sensors — no batteries, no solar panels, no recharging required.
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Clean Energy Just Outgrew Global Electricity Demand for the First Time
A new Ember report shows renewables added more power in 2025 than the world's entire rise in electricity use — a historic tipping point in the energy transition.
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US Community Solar Passes 10 GW — A Clean Energy First
The U.S. community solar sector has officially surpassed 10 gigawatts of installed capacity, enough to power roughly 1.8 million homes.
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Eavor's Closed-Loop Geothermal Wins CleanTech of the Year
Canadian startup Eavor's underground loop system can harvest Earth's heat anywhere — no fracking, no water, no volcanic hotspot required.
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Engineered Algae Can Now Pull Microplastics From Water
A University of Missouri researcher has engineered algae that attract and capture microplastics in water — then convert the collected plastic into reusable bioplastic films.
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Water-From-Air Tech Wins CleanTech Innovation Award
AirJoule's platform uses Nobel Prize-winning materials to extract pure drinking water from humid air — no pipes, wells, or infrastructure needed.
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New Carbon Material Releases CO2 at 60°C, Slashing Capture Costs
Japanese scientists engineered 'viciazites' — carbon materials with precisely placed nitrogen atoms that capture CO2 and release it using barely any heat.
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Mushroom-Inspired Catalyst Converts Plastic Waste Into Vinegar Using Sunlight
Scientists at the University of Waterloo have developed a sunlight-powered system inspired by wood-rotting fungi that can transform common plastic waste directly into acetic acid — the key ingredient in vinegar and a valuable industrial chemical.
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Rhode Island's Revolution Wind Farm Comes Online, Powering 350,000 Homes
Revolution Wind, Rhode Island's first utility-scale offshore wind farm, has begun delivering clean energy to the New England grid — enough to power more than 350,000 homes across two states.
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Sodium-Ion Batteries Hit the Road: The Cheaper, Safer Power Source Going Mainstream in 2026
Named one of MIT Technology Review's 10 Breakthrough Technologies of 2026, sodium-ion batteries are moving from lab curiosity to mass production — with CATL and BYD leading the charge.