New materials and processes to reduce your Total Cost of Ownership
The Harvesting Revolution #9
New processes and materials are increasing the performance of energy collection solutions but above all, to extend their life span in order to reduce maintenance costs. Indeed, Energy Harvesting solution brings more than green aspect to the market such as TCO reduction. The Total Cost of Ownership includes the acquisition cost of an asset as well as the maintenance costs during the life of the product.
A webinar will take place today, April 27 (At 17 pm France / 8 am San Francisco / 11 am New York / 4 pm London) to talk about how Energy Harvesting will power next generation IoT and how we push the limits of devices autonomy in order to reduce Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). Register here : bit.ly/3wyHl2M
📚 GREAT READS
High‐Efficiency Digital Inkjet‐Printed Non‐Fullerene Polymer Blends Using Non‐Halogenated Solvents: Inkjet printing (IJP) of polymer solar cells is ideal for small‐area off‐grid electronics with low power consumption. However, IJP is quite a complex technique compared with techniques such as spin coating or doctor blading. The IJP of polymer blends is reported based on ITIC derivatives as non‐fullerene acceptors (NFAs) using non‐halogenated solvents…Read more…
Demonstration of ultrahigh thermoelectric efficiency of ∼7.3% in Mg3Sb2/MgAgSb module for low-temperature energy harvesting: Based on a reference temperature of 25°C, approximately 90% of waste heat is below 316°C. However, it is uneconomic for waste-heat recovery using the traditional Rankine cycle. Thermoelectric technology provides a promising approach for harvesting this low-grade heat. Herein, we report a great advance in the n-type Mg3Sb1.5Bi0.5 system by a minor Cu addition, ranging from material design to module development. Read more…
Improving organic photovoltaic cells by forcing electrode work function well beyond onset of Ohmic transition: As electrode work function rises or falls sufficiently, the organic semiconductor/electrode contact reaches Fermi-level pinning, and then, few tenths of an electron-volt later, Ohmic transition. For organic solar cells, the resultant flattening of open-circuit voltage (Voc) and fill factor (FF) leads to a ‘plateau’ that maximizes power conversion efficiency (PCE). Here, we demonstrate this plateau in fact tilts slightly upwards. Thus, further driving of the electrode work function can continue to improve Voc and FF, albeit slowly. Read more…
💡 LEARNING CONTENT
The Opportunities of Solar Panel Recycling: The energy industry has been experiencing a radical change and the gradual shift towards renewable energy sourcing is more than evident. Nevertheless, not all that looks sustainable stays that way upon the end of its life cycle. At least that is the most common worry regarding photovoltaic (PV) solar panels. They are a sustainable source of energy, dependant only on solar radiation, and capable of delivering electricity to our homes. However, what happens to solar panels when they fail to perform efficiently? Explore their journey through the recycling process in the infographic below… Read more…
11 Myths About Energy Harvesting: Semiconductor technology follows many trends, one of which is the consistent reduction in active power for a given function from one generation to the next. If it wasn’t for this trend, we may never have “discovered” energy-harvesting solutions as a practical alternative to conventional power. The relatively small amounts of power that can be scavenged using existing energy-harvesting technology is meager but, under the right conditions, it’s more than enough to enable a wide range of Internet of Things (IoT) applications… Read more…
ANDtr delivers ground-breaking energy harvesting demonstrator in partnership with Renesas Electronics Europe and Dracula Technologies: Purpose-led technology company, AND Technology Research, is today announcing a partnership with Renesas Electronics, and Dracula Technologies to deliver a self-powering, battery-less IoT device capable for communicating through low-energy BLE, from two on board sensors… Read more…
📅 DIGITAL EVENT OR OTHER CONTENTS
We are sharing some nice webinars and videos.
Energy Harvesting demo by ITEN - Solid-state micro-batteries, SMD components - Solid-state micro-batteries, SMD components using LAYER® and e-peas S.A. Click here to watch the video
"Optimize IIoT with Wireless Asset Monitoring and #EnergyHarvesting" with experts: Silicon Labs, Omdia and e-peas S.A.
🗓Tuesday, April 27, 2021
At 17 pm France / 8 am San Francisco / 11 am New York / 4 pm London
➡️ Register here: bit.ly/3wyHl2M
🌱 How Energy Harvesting will power next generation IoT and how we push the limits of devices autonomy in order to reduce Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
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contact@dracula-technologies.com
Take care!
Dracula Team