UPTON, New York, Jan. 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2024: * * * An electrolyte additive increased the charging rate of lithium metal batteries and led to new discoveries about battery chemistry * * * On a mission to build better electric vehicle batteries, chemists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have used an electrolyte additive to improve the functionality o  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management issued the following news release: Through a new public-private partnership with Zeno Power Systems, Inc. (Zeno), the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) has reduced the amount of legacy radioactive material on the site. Zeno will recycle the material into a source of clean energy. OREM, supported by its environmental cleanup contractor  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Jan. 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: A new study conducted by NETL researchers investigated long duration energy storage options that can better accommodate deficits of variable renewable energy (VRE) sources over multi-day and seasonal timescales. The work calls for additional long-term research and development investments to reduce costs and help enable an improved electrical grid that fe  more