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Hydropower project funding announced by DOE
The agency allocated $7.5 million for innovations that reduce cost and maximize the value of new stream-reach hydropower development and pumped storage hydropower.
Tests aim to validate blockchain's grid security potential
Blockchain may be able to enhance grid resiliency by providing a novel security solution for managing and securing critical energy delivery systems and data.
Composite materials may boost hydropower turbine output
Turbine blades made of lightweight composites may be able to generate more energy than turbines with traditional stainless steel blades.
This utility is speeding up its carbon reduction timeline
The revised goal moves up by a full decade the carbon reduction commitment the utility made two years ago.
Common breakfast beverage bolsters direct solar absorption
It's not just for breakfast: a coffee-containing colloid can pave the way for efficient direct absorption of solar energy.
Sensors from MIT can monitor building and ship wiring, alert when repairs are necessary
Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a new system for gauging the behavior of all of the electrical devices aboard a ship or within a building or factory, looking for signs of imminent failure.
Study: Technology requirements for engineering compact tokamaks
Prospects for accelerating deployment of tokamak fusion systems through the development of compact units equipped with high-temperature superconducting magnets are examined.
Turning off the lights can save lives
A new study shows shutting off lights can alleviate the costs of adverse health effects attributed to air pollution.
Solar-assisted, corrosion-resistant seawater electrolysis system
The key is a multilayered anode composed of a nickel foam core encased in nickel sulfide, all of which are coated with a nickel–iron hydroxide electrocatalyst layer.
Virtual reservoirs could boost hydro's baseload viability
A project funded by the U.S. Department of Energy is exploring ways to use energy storage devices such as batteries, flywheels and supercapacitors to add storage to run-of-river hydropower plants.
Harvesting energy by mimicking Aspen tree leaves
The amount of potential power that could be generated is small, but still could power autonomous electrical devices.
Cracking the energy storage problem with eggshells
A waste material of ornithological origins has been demonstrated to possess electrochemical properties suitable for energy storage application.
Report highlights energy sector hiring trends
Hiring difficulty was highlighted as a growing problem by virtually all sectors as employers reported having trouble finding qualified workers.
Battery abuse tests in search of space debris cure
European Space Agency research is expected to improve understanding of catastrophic battery failures and prevent battery explosions in derelict spacecraft.
Researchers reveal how electraceutical bandages work
Electrical bandages can accelerate wound healing when antibiotics can't. Here's why.
Pilot program aims to turn energy hogs into revenue sources
Green Mountain Power has launched an 18-month pilot program to demonstrate how an ice storage facility at a Vermont hospital can work as a distributed energy resource.
HVDC line could export Iowa wind energy to eastern markets
The project would cost around $2.5 billion and could enter service by 2024. Local, state and federal approvals would be required before construction can begin.
Low-temperature, low-pressure geothermal technology receives funding from BEV
A modular geothermal system with lower thermal requirements than conventional systems may help geothermal technology increase its market share. The manufacturer is now backed by Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV), a reputable venture capitalist firm.
EIA: Natural gas and solar will dominate new power capacity
Natural gas and solar photovoltaics are likely to dominate new electric power generating capacity through the middle of the century.
New alloy proves tough enough for fusion reactor service
Irradiation of the new class of refractory high entropy alloy showed no sign of radiation-induced dislocation loops or defects.