The new invention is being developed by researchers in Sweden with the support of scientists from China.
1. Solar energy in liquid form
Researchers from Sweden’s Chalmers University of Technology announced in a recent press release to be a step closer to actually being able to store solar energy for up to 18 years. The energy storage designed by the academics is meant to store solar energy in liquid form, a somewhat innovative concept in the world of energy research and innovation.
The system was designed using specially-developed molecules of carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen. When these are hit by sunlight, the atoms within the molecules are rearranged, turning them into an energy-rich isomer that’s stored in liquid form, the team explained. The liquid form is then released using a special catalyst that returns the molecules to their original shape, releasing the stored energy…