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Utility hit with record fine for cybersecurity violations
The North American Electric Reliability Corp. issued the fine and said the violations "collectively posed a serious risk" to the bulk power system's security and reliability.
Siemens turbines tapped for coal power plant conversion
The project will use an SGT6-9000HL natural gas-powered turbine, an SGen6-3000W generator and SPPA-T3000 turbine controls system to re-power the facility’s existing coal-powered steam turbines.
Electric grid modernization deals are announced
Energy Department national laboratories agreed to conduct integrated experiments to test and validate novel software and hardware technologies intended to strengthen and modernize the electric grid.
Sea breeze prediction for offshore wind resource assessment
A technique developed to characterize and predict sea breezes could be beneficial for offshore wind turbine construction planning, operations and maintenance.
Doping process boosts solar thin-film efficiency
The technology brings the attainment of voltages over 1 volt and efficiencies of 25% in cadmium telluride closer to reality.
Watch: This fuel cell system consumes carbon dioxide
The system continuously produces electrical energy and hydrogen through efficient carbon dioxide conversion.
Improved performance for permanent magnets
New magnet technology that could benefit virtually any technology that draws power from electric motors or generates power from electric generators.
Report: Growth in renewable energy benefits Gulf Cooperation Council countries
The region will install 7 GW of new power generation capacity from renewable sources by the early 2020s.
Watch: The first 10 MW offshore wind turbine from Siemens Gamesa
The new turbine offers 30% higher annual energy production relative to its predecessor.
Improved performance claimed for gas-insulated switchgear
The technologies are intended to help shrink switchgear size and help to reduce the use of SF6 gas, which has global-warming potential up to 22,800 times greater than that of CO2.
EV wireless charging moves closer to reality with Volvo investment
The technology is similar to wireless recharging with smartphones; instead of a phone, the vehicle rests over a charging pad and electricity is induced through an air gap from a transmitting magnetic coil in the charger to a receiving magnetic coil outfitted under the car.
The case for siting PV Systems on snow-covered mountains
Installing solar panels on snowy mountaintops in midlatitude regions could help close the gap between power demand and production during winter months.
Digital display designed for small modular reactor
A safety display and indication system based on field programmable gate array technology was designed for NuScale’s small modular reactor.
Boosting lithium-air battery performance with 2D catalysts
The researchers theorized that electric vehicles using 2D catalysts could have a range of 400 to 500 miles per charge instead of the current 100-mile range.
Distributed modular gasification to support fuel cell growth
PowerHouse Energy has developed a proprietary distributed modular gasification process targeting single-use plastics and end-of-life tires as feedstocks while coupling as a distributed hydrogen generator.
Energy storage wars: Which technology will prevail?
Gravity towers, pumped hydro, lithium-ion batteries and other alternatives are competing for hundreds of billions of dollars that will be spent on new energy storage capacity in the coming decades.
The Presence of Coal Combustion Pollutants Signaled by Fish Bones
The elemental composition of bony structures in the ears of fish – otoliths – reflect exposure to water pollutants and can serve as indicators of local water quality.
Perovskite Solar Cell Efficiency Keeps Climbing
Oxford PV reports a 28% conversion efficiency certified for a 1 cm sq perovskite-silicon tandem cell.
A Tool for Converting Contaminated Lands into Renewable Energy Assets
New updates to the mapping tool will help communities and developers site renewable energy on contaminated lands, landfills and mine sites.
Database Maps Photovoltaic Installations in the Contiguous U.S.
The database includes location, size and type information for 1.47 million solar power systems.