Author:Raju, KumarDate:Jun 2020The search for new materials that can hold the heteroatoms viz., nitrogen, oxygen and phosphorus becomes crucial for robust energy storage and conversion devices. Recently, ammonium metal phosphates (NH4MPO4, M = Mn2+, Ni2+, Co2+, Fe2+, etc.) ...Read more
Author:CSIRDate:Jun 2009Energy is a key economic and environmental driver. South Africa, with a large endowment of coal, has an electricity production system that is highly carbon intensive. It generates two-thirds of Africa's electricity, approximately 90% of which ...Read more
Author:Nithyadharseni, P; Reddy, MV; Ozoemena, KI; Ezema, FI; Balakrishna, RGDate:Jan 2016Perovskite-like structure BaSnO(sub3) ceramic oxide has been prepared by low temperature molten salt method using KOH as a flux and Ba(OH)(sub2) and BaCl(sub2) as precursors. The as-prepared compounds were characterized by various techniques ...Read more
Author:Swartbooi, Ashton M; Van Vuuren, DSDate:Sep 2006As fossil fuel resources become depleted and concerns about global warming increases, focus on renewable energy sources will become more urgent. The problem however is the intermittent nature of these sources, which necessitates the need for ...Read more
Author:Oni, J; Ozoemena, KIDate:Aug 2012Numerous are the ways through which phthalocyanines have been put into very good use. The on-going search for new energy storage and conversion systems has made phthalocyanines even prettier as alternatives to metal and metal oxide catalysts ...Read more
Author:Coetzer, Adél; Turner, Geoffrey R; Mouton, TDate:Sep 2017The design and implementation of a prototype hybrid power generation system, consisting of a ram air turbine (RAT) generator and an energy storage unit, is presented. The system is intended as a mechanism to supply additional or emergency ...Read more
Author:Oladipo, Folorunso; Hamam, Y; Sadiku, R; Ray, Suprakas S; Adekoya, GJDate:Mar 2021The bane of energy sufficiency lies in the inability to harness and store the plethora of the world's renewable energies. Although many materials have been used in the development of electrochemical storage devices: low energy density, low ...Read more