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Economics Favor Larger Tidal Energy Deployment, Study Says
Deep Green technology has been likened to an underwater kite which produces electricity when the water current creates a hydrodynamic lift force on the wing, pushing its mounted turbine through the water.
Art from Auto Tailpipe Emissions
KAALINK is a mechatronic system which consists of electrostatic and other filtration equipment, sensors, and a capture unit. The device captures 95% of particular matter pollution without inducing back-pressure.
Valve Designed to Increase Oil Recovery
An autonomous inflow control valve shuts off the gas and/or water in oil wells, leading to increased oil recovery rates.
Nanotech Nurtures Slow-Release Fertilizer
The high solubility of urea fertilizer, which leads to waterway eutrophication and nitrogen dioxide emissions problems in developing areas, is addressed at the nanoscale.
New Gas Turbines for Oil and Gas Service
GE Oil & Gas has expanded its gas turbine portfolio with the addition of an aeroderivative gas engine and a heavy-duty gas turbine for the oil and gas sector.
Repairing Potholes for the Long-Term
A pothole repair technology based on infrared heating could save local UK authorities £3.5bn in 2019 by making repairs cheaper and longer-lasting.
U.S. DOE Funds Next-Gen Hydropower Tech
Research projects will focus on pumped-storage hydropower and non-powered dam technologies.
Smart Lightning Sensors for Aircraft
New structural health monitoring sensors can cover a selective area of the aircraft surface, providing both mitigation and damage sensing.
Winery Improves Water Treatment
A bioelectrically-enhanced treatment solution will process all effluents onsite, and generate electricity and heat, for a California winery.
Charlotte Water Replaces Pumps at Treatment Plant
The retrofit is expected to provide a wastewater treatment plant with a longer operating life and help reduce overall maintenance costs at the facility.
Pump Swap Completed on North Slope Oil Well
The operator saved around $2 million in workover costs by using the slickline deployed system.
Boeing Space Taxi to Feature Hundreds of 3D-Printed Parts
The composite parts will help Boeing lower costs and save weight on each seven-seat capsule when compared with traditional metal and plastic manufacturing.
Airless Tires for Golf Carts
The X Tweel Turf is a single unit designed to replace the tire, wheel, and valve assembly. It performs like a conventional pneumatic tire.
Your Next Set of Tires Could Come from Trees
Technology from the University of Minnesota offers a new chemical process to make isoprene, which is the key molecule in car tires.
Renewables Are Cost-Competitive with Fossil Sources, Report Says
Renewable power generation technologies are now cost competitive with fossil fuels and innovation is gathering pace across the sector, finds a new report by Lloyd’s Register.
Growth Seen for Composites Used for Wind Turbines
Demand for fiber-reinforced plastic composites in the manufacture of wind turbine components is forecast to expand 5.9% per year through 2020 to 152 million pounds.
Sandia Engineers Tackle Solar PV Panel Corrosion
Sandia researchers team up to increase the longevity of photovoltaic arrays.
Imitating Nature to Produce Ammonia
University of Utah chemists are on the path to develop a low-energy method to produce ammonia.
Strategy Speeds Up Nuclear Decommissioning
Use of a friction-stir welded metal matrix basket for used nuclear fuel storage can shorten the required cooling period from about seven years to two-and-a-half years.
Solar-Powered Eye (and Ear) Exams
A low-cost, solar-powered ophthalmoscope was developed at University of St. Andrews, Scotland, to help health workers in low-income countries detect signs of blindness.