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Minnesota Power Signs PPA for 250 MW of Wind
The facility will consist of up to 125 wind turbines. Vestas is anticipated to supply the wind turbines and provide maintenance services for the project.
SkyPower Partners with China Huayang on Solar Projects
The partners will develop, build, and operate utility-scale solar projects in key markets worldwide to advance China's "Belt and Road Initiative."
Close Tolerance Punch Attachment Lowers Pouch Packaging Costs
Interchangeable punch and die plates eliminate the need to replace the entire unit for maintenance or when different profiles are desired.
A New Use for Old Cars
Instead of rotting away in a salvage yard or in someone’s driveway, researchers have imagined a different ending for some of the parts that make up vehicles.
Imaging Quasiparticles Could Lead to Quantum Breakthroughs
New research may be significant for developing future applications, such as nanophotonic circuts one million times faster than current electrical circuits.
The Genetics of Sustainable Power Generation
An algorithm derived from biology may help with the challenge of integrating intermittently-generated power into the electrical grid.
Hydromat Joins Forces with Motch & Eichele to Create Hydromat-RE Inc.
Hydromat Inc. and The Motch and Eichele Company have teamed together to create a new company named Hydromat-RE, Inc. The new company's focus will be the refurbishing and upgrading of Legacy style Hydromat rotary transfer machines.
The NIST Solves 'The Case of the Aerosol Can'
The NIST solves a dispute over the way aerosol products are labeled and sold.
Sandcastles Inspired New Technique to 3-D Print Silicone Rubber
Researchers at North Carolina State University used an unlikely inspiration to 3-D printing of flexible and porous silicone rubber structures: the principles behind making sandcastles with wet sand.
Fluoropolymer Membranes That Fit Venting Applications
Saint-Gobain’s ZITEX G is ideal for venting applications and others, including electrochemical gas sensors, gasketing, and chemical filtering in harsh environments. Based on a porous form of PTFE, it takes advantage of that fluoropolymer’s outstanding non-wetting attributes due to its low surface tension.
Flexible Polymers with a Design Inspired by Oysters
A new technique for tuning nanoparticle assembly may lead to development of super-strong composite materials for structural applications.
Sensitive Hydrogen Sensor Uses Hafnium
The optical properties of hafnium change linearly with the pressure and temperature of the material, making hafnium sensors very easy to calibrate.
U.S. Remains Top Petroleum and Natural Gas Producer
The U.S. has been the world's top producer of natural gas since 2009 and the world's top producer of petroleum hydrocarbons since 2013.
Hyperloop Opens Dutch Test Facility
The first European Hyperloop test facility has opened at the Technical University of Delft in the Netherlands.
New Fabric Coating Resistant to Chemical Weapons
Scientists have developed a way to attach a light coating to fabrics that is capable of neutralizing some of the toxins released and delivered through the skin in chemical warfare. This technology could save lives in a chemical attack.
Hybrid Perovskite Solar Cell Demonstrates Stability
A hybrid 2D/3D perovskite solar cell has operated for over a year without loss of performance.
Offshore Wind Turbines May Not Be Able to Withstand Category-5 Winds
Although turbine design standards are regulated by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), there aren’t any guidelines that specifically address hurricane-force winds.
Fort Hood Renewable Energy Project Enters Service
The hybrid renewable energy project has a generating capacity of 65 MW and is intended to provide a projected cost avoidance of $168 million in energy costs.
SemGroup Buys Oil Terminal Assets on Houston Ship Channel
The 16.8-million-barrel terminal has pipeline connectivity to the local refining complex, deep water marine access, and inbound pipeline, rail and truck receipt capabilities from major producing basins.
Partners to Develop an AMoD Transport System
Transdev and Delphi will collaborate on pilot programs in France as the first EU driverless, on-demand mobility service on an open road.