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Research addressing the pitfalls of sodium-ion batteries
Researchers at UC Santa Barbara published results showcasing that hydrogen-induced degradation of sodium-ion batteries is the likely culprit to their shortcomings.
Researchers generate electricity from knees
As the wearer walks, the harvester generates 1.6 microwatts of power — enough to power electronics like GPS devices and health monitoring equipment.
UL’s newly expanded HazLoc laboratory
UL (Underwriters Laboratories) global headquarters in Northbrook, Illinois, is home to its newly expanded hazardous locations (HazLoc) testing and certification laboratory.
This electric utility uses satellites to watch for wildfires
The PG&E Meteorology Team led development of the program along with experts from the University of Wisconsin–Madison Space Science and Engineering Center.
Researchers turning untreated plastic waste into electricity, green fuel
Researchers at the University of Chester in the U.K. have devised a technique for converting unrecyclable plastic into electricity and green fuel, with the hope of one day fueling cars and powering homes and entire power grids.
Walk and harvest energy with this backpack
Contained in a backpack, the energy harvesting load carriage system generates electricity from the side-to-side movements of a person walking.
One system delivers both solar power and potable water
Clean drinking water supplies and electric power are simultaneously produced with conventional solar panels modified by researchers from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology.
Watch: This nuclear reactor is now entirely digital, a rarity in the U.S.
Purdue's research reactor is going from the vacuum tubes and hand-soldered wires of the 1960s, to LEDs, ethernet cables and advanced electronics.
The drive to cleaner urban air includes hybrid electric vehicles
The potential contribution of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles to improved urban air quality was demonstrated during a one-year trial conducted in London.
From holy grail to holy cow! Energy storage adoption accelerates
The Energy Department said that utility-scale battery storage power capacity could exceed 2,500 MW by 2023.
Watch the Volkswagen ID.R set another record
The 500 kW electric race car completed England's Goodwood track in just 39.9 seconds to break the previous Formula 1 record by 1.7 seconds.
How does a jet engine work?
Learn how a jet engine exploits Newton’s third law of motion to achieve jet propulsion.
Concrete energy storage will be tested by EPRI
Participants will design, construct and test a CTES system to demonstrate the technology’s potential to store thermal energy for conversion to electricity when integrated with thermal power units.
For Independence Day EIA profiles energy use since 1776
Overall, U.S. energy consumption reached a record in 2018 at 101 quadrillion Btu, of which more than 81 quadrillion Btu were from fossil fuels. The mix in 2019 is far different than it was 243 years ago.
UV-LED coating effectively self-disinfects surfaces
The coating is infused with ultraviolet (UV) light-emitting diodes (LEDs), or UV-LEDs, to disinfect any surface capable of harboring bacteria and viruses.
Renewable power outpaces fossil fuels in the UK
For the first time since the Industrial Revolution, Britain is obtaining more power from zero-carbon sources than fossil fuels.
AES begins work on battery energy storage system
It is part of a $2 billion repowering initiative to replace aging natural gas peaking facilities with combined-cycle gas capacity and battery energy storage.
Maps optimize radiative cooling system siting in the US
Radiative cooling resource maps will help determine the best climates for large-scale deployment of passive cooling technologies.
Power from renewables passed coal in April, a first
Record generation from wind and near-record generation from solar contributed to the overall rise in renewable electricity generation this spring.
This utility is adding significant renewables and energy storage
The projects are expected to enter service by 2023 and are part of the utility's plan to double its renewable generating capacity by that date.