Noticias

By: Franyi Sarmiento, Ph.D., Inspenet, August 16, 2022.
Group1, based in Austin (USA), aims to commercialize cathode materials for potassium-ion batteries. The startup, claims that its Prussian white potassium cathode materials (KPW) lead to fast-charging, high-efficiency and safer potassium-ion batteries, and that these can be a sustainable and definitive alternative to lithium-ion batteries.

By: Franyi Sarmiento, Ph.D., Inspenet, August 16, 2022.
Engineers at RMIT University in Australia have discovered a way to replace 100% of conventional aggregates in concrete, such as gravel and crushed rock, with rubber from discarded tires that complies with building codes, making it more environmentally friendly and lightweight.

By: Franyi Sarmiento, Ph.D., Inspenet, August 16, 2022.
Ecopetrol announced that the Gorgon-2 exploratory and delimiting well proved the presence of gas in ultra-deep waters in the southern Colombian Caribbean, with a water column of about 2,400 meters, the largest ever drilled in Colombia, and a total depth of more than 4,000 meters.

By: Franyi Sarmiento, Ph.D., Inspenet, August 15, 2022.
According to Ginlong Solis, distributed generation, or rooftop solar panels, is expected to grow by about 20% this year despite the potential energy dispute with the United States.

By: Franyi Sarmiento, Ph.D., Inspenet, August 15, 2022.
Siemens Gamesa has closed a deal with Acen Corporation (ACEN), a renewable energy company in Southeast Asia, to supply 14 units of SG 5.0-145 turbines in the Philippines following the country’s first round of renewable energy auctions.