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Watch the 3D printing of nuclear reactor components
This application of additive manufacturing is expected to lower the costs and expedite the construction of new nuclear power plants.
Power quality improvement with renewables
The stability and quality of renewable power systems are impacted by the interplay among various generators, load fluctuations and the effects of loading in transmission lines.
Watch: Karma Automotive showcases fully electric E-Flex platform for economic mobility
The platform is a single motor, flat battery pack, front wheel drive system with an 80 kWh battery and Karma’s new silicon carbide inverter e-drive system.
Solar-powered electrolysis system designed for direct immersion
The integrated device, with two series-connected perovskite solar cells and two cobalt phosphate catalyst electrodes, can be immersed into an aqueous solution directly for solar-driven water splitting.
Electric truck handles 5,000 pound payload
Bollinger Motors announced plans to produce and sell the all-electric B2 Chassis Cab.
Vacuum processing improves perovskite solar cell stability
Vacuum curing followed by solvent washing boosts the operational stability of planar hybrid perovskite solar cells.
Federal funds allotted to develop ultrahigh-temperature materials for gas turbines
The program targets materials that can operate in the high temperature and high stress environments of a gas-turbine blade.
Microwaving plastic waste yields battery components
An ultrafast microwave irradiation process upcycles waste polyethylene terephthalate to form disodium terephthalate as the base material for the battery anodes.
Cables for food and beverage processing applications
The cable design complies with UL flame test requirements and meets U.S. Food and Drug Administration food contact requirements.
Watch a lofty approach to wind energy generation
Fleets of tethered drones are being developed to harness high-altitude winds and power ground-based generators.
Molecular vibrations cause photovoltage reduction in OPV
Scientists at TU Dresden in Germany and Hasselt University in Belgium demonstrated a direct relationship between molecular properties and macroscopic device properties and found that zero-point vibrations can significantly influence voltage losses.
TenneT develops innovative submarine cable with suppliers
A new standard for a submarine cable system is under development to connect 2 GW capacity wind farms to the grid in the Netherlands and Germany.
Coal combustion technology restricts pollutant emissions
A significant reduction in air pollutants emitted by coal-fired power plants is achievable with oxy-circulating fluidized bed combustion technology advanced by researchers in South Korea.
Solar cell efficiency record set by NREL
A six-junction solar cell designed at the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) achieved a record 47.1% efficiency under 143 suns concentration
The Essentials of Marine Motors
Marine motors must withstand a constantly wet and high-humidity environment. Not only can water ingress ruin electrical components, it can also ruin materials via corrosion
Grid hardening goes beyond SAIDI and SAIFI
Enabling capital projects that result in grid hardening and modernization...
Video: Thermal battery design advances at Argonne
Initially developed for concentrating solar power plants, the system can also harness heat produced in desalination systems, cogeneration facilities or heavy-duty vehicles.
Photoluminescence technique illuminates defects in perovskite solar cells
The ability to identify imperfections that undermine solar cell efficiency could accelerate scale-up to larger photovoltaic modules.
Electricity produced by a microbial-materials biohybrid system
A programmable biohybrid system that conducts electrons from electricity-producing bacteria.
Aqueous dispersions expand uses for graphene
Graphene oxide is the key to dispersing activated graphene, activated carbons and other hydrophobic carbons in water in a form of micrometer-sized particles.