Neutrinovoltaic: A New Approach to Fossil Fuel-Free Electricity Generation
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- Sep 29
- 3 min read
Today, the world is experiencing changes not only in politics but also in the economy. Energy is becoming a key area of these changes. Innovations in the energy sector are rapidly developing, competing with traditional energy production methods. They rely on the latest advances in nanomaterials, quantum physics, and energy harvesting technologies.
Solar and wind energy have reached their limits. The Swedish Wind Energy Association (Svensk vindenergi) has stopped issuing almost all permits for new facilities. Companies involved in onshore projects are not ordering new turbines and are going bankrupt. Local authorities and the military are slowing the construction of new wind farms. The crisis is becoming widespread. According to Natixis, Chinese factories will produce 588 gigawatts of solar cells in 2024, exceeding domestic demand (277 gigawatts) and international demand (174 gigawatts). However, the factories were operating at only 54% of capacity. Solar and wind energy are becoming cheaper, but it's difficult to create a reserve for unforeseen situations. Technology doesn't allow for storing solar or wind energy for two weeks, so Asian countries, including China, continue to build coal-fired power plants.
This forces us to take a fresh look at the future and explore new approaches. Nikola Tesla's ideas for harvesting energy from the environment are particularly noteworthy. Scientists are getting closer to realizing this fantastic idea. This has become possible thanks to the latest nanomaterials and the study of their properties. This technology, called Neutrinovoltaic, was developed by the Neutrino Energy group of companies led by Holger Thorsten Schubart.
In the early 2000s, he developed a model for the generation of resonance vibrations of graphene atoms under the influence of particles in invisible radiation fields crossing multilayer nanomaterials, using the principles of quantum and statistical mechanics. He precisely determined the optimal stacking structure for graphene and doped silicon, for example, 12 alternating layers, and for the first time expressed the process of converting invisible radiation energy through a mathematical formula called the "Schubart–NEG Master Equation for Neutrinovoltaics":
P(t) = η ∫V Φ_{eff}(r,t) · σ_{eff}(E) dV, where:
P(t) - Instantaneous output power
η - Overall conversion efficiency
V - Effective volume of electricity generated
Φ_{amb}(r,t) - Energy flux density at point r and time t
σ_{eff}(E) - Effective material interaction cross-section for particles with energy E
E - Particle energy
This laid the theoretical foundation for the development of new technologies.
Neutrinovoltaic is an innovative technology that converts invisible radiation, such as neutrinos, cosmic muons, and electromagnetic waves, into electrical energy. This method is based on the interaction of these particles with special materials possessing a nanostructure and heterogeneity.
The initial work was characterized by a focus on experimental work, but then the development of artificial intelligence (AI) made it possible to create a theoretical model that explains how energy absorption, charge separation, and charge transport occur. This theoretical model was then tested experimentally, with particular attention paid to how multilayer structures increase output voltage and power.
Experts studied how this technology could be applied in a variety of scenarios, including industrial energy production and ensuring a stable electricity supply. As a result, they discovered that neutrinovoltaics offers significant advantages: it can generate large amounts of energy, adapt to changing environmental conditions, and operate continuously without external intervention. This technology represents an innovative approach to distributed energy systems, opening up new prospects for sustainable and efficient energy use.
The multilayer structure transforms the traditional photovoltaic principle of "two-dimensional surface absorption" into "three-dimensional volume absorption." Conventional photovoltaic cells utilize only a thin surface layer of 1–2 μm, accounting for just 0.1% of the total volume. In contrast, each graphene layer actively participates in the energy absorption process, resulting in a significant increase in the energy capture efficiency of radiation field particles. This increases from 10^2 W/m³ to 10^4 W/m³, representing an improvement of 1–2 orders of magnitude.
Graphene has a unique property: it can convert the energy of invisible particles into electricity, as it only exists stably in the D3 state. Moreover, the purer the graphene, the more power it generates. Impurities increase electron scattering and losses at the graphene-silicon interface, reducing efficiency.
Pure graphene is expensive, but using other materials in its place may not yield the same results. The point is that these materials must be dynamic and pulsate, like graphene, to effectively convert energy. It is precisely the dynamic behavior of graphene that leads to the interaction of electric and magnetic fields, which generates an EMF in each graphene layer.
The development of materials science and technologies for harvesting the energy of particles in the surrounding fields of invisible radiation is opening a new era in energy. Neutrinovolt technology promises to become a key element of the future energy balance, providing a reliable and autonomous energy supply.
Author: L.K. Rumiantcev
