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  • Watch: Microgrid Set to Enter Service in Germany

    Under the scheme, solar users will have the opportunity to become “prosumers” and sell their excess power to their closest neighbors.

  • Texas Asks for $60b for Hurricane Harvey Recovery

    The amount would cover public infrastructure such as roads, bridges, schools, government buildings and other public facilities. It also includes projects designed to mitigate the impact of future storms on the Texas Gulf Coast.

  • Exxon to Install Emissions Equipment as Part of Settlement

    Exxon Mobil agreed to invest nearly $300 million to install new air pollution monitoring technology, but denied any wrongdoing in a settlement with federal agencies and the state of Louisiana.

  • Safer Water Using UV Light

    Inspired by an experience involving contaminated well water in her rural Kentucky hometown, Ph.D. student Natalie Hull is exploring the different wavelengths of ultraviolet radiation needed to kill dangerous drinking water pathogens.

  • Fully-Integrated Assembly Inspection Station

    INSPECT.assembly is a fully-integrated inspection station utilizing a Radiant high-resolution camera, featuring advanced vision capability.

  • Research Could Save Money and Reform Nuclear Waste Reprocessing

    Rutgers-New Brunswick scientists have been seeking a better way to capture radioactive iodides in spent nuclear reactor fuel. They have developed an extremely efficient “molecular trap” that can be recycled and reused.

  • International Trade Agency Splits on Solar Tariffs

    The U.S. International Trade Commission recommended tariffs on imported solar panels of as much as 35 percent during a hearing October 31.

  • The Robot Uprising Won't Be as Dire as First Predicted

    As the threat of being replaced by robots and other technology looms, workers can rest a bit easier with the release of a new study that re-examines the percentage of workers likely to be replaced by automation.

  • Algorithm Helps Identify Bodies Found Decades Ago

    Thanks to new fingerprinting technology, the FBI and medical examiner offices throughout the country have been able to identify over 200 bodies found between the mid-1970s and late 1990s.

  • PREPA Asks APPA and EEI for Help in Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority CEO Ricardo Ramos asked the groups for help in bringing resources to Puerto Rico to support power restoration on the island.

  • Video Gaming Technology Inspires Advance in Medical Imaging

    A microchip like the one used in a Wii gaming system is being used to leverage inexpensive, portable ultrasound technology into invaluable 3D imaging.

  • The Solution to Swiss Machining Chip Management

    The new DB-L43-4P chip cart makes chip management from swiss machining easy. Swiss machines produce long, stringy chips during turning and become a safety concern and disposal problem. With the CECOR chip cart, the machinist can easily wheel the cart away from the machine without getting oil or chips on the floor.

  • Three Ways to Capture Carbon Emissions from Power Plants

    CCS technology mitigates the release of CO2 from the combustion of fossil fuels. Here are three potential approaches.

  • Watch: Graphene-based Sensor Monitors Water Quality in Real-Time

    The sensor provides real-time, in situ detection of heavy metal ions and other contaminants in water.

  • Generators Begin to Stabilize Portion of Puerto Rico Grid

    The generators are intended to help stabilize the power grid in the San Juan area and reduce outages affecting those currently receiving power.

  • Performance Goals Outlined for Natural Gas Production

    NGSC says it is encouraging natural gas producers to provide an accessible, clear and thorough discussion of important environmental and sustainability issues through company websites and annual reporting.

  • SCE Charts a Path to a Clean Energy Future

    California environmental goals include reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent by 2050, as well as reducing NOx and other health-harming pollutants in areas of the state with the highest levels of air pollution by 2032.

  • Young and Starting a Business? You're Not Alone

    Startups make up about one-third of U.S. small businesses and tend to have bosses who are younger than those in charge of a more mature small firm.

  • Video: Advanced Control of Wave Energy Converters

    Modeling and experimental studies have resulted in a control system that doubles power system output while reducing electricity generation costs.

  • Pollution: The World's Number One Killer

    Responsible for more premature deaths than terrorism, war, smoking, disease and natural disasters, a new study is declaring that pollution is the number one killer in the world.

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