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Report: Planning for Power Reliability Under Accelerated Generation Retirements
Accelerated generation retirements could have implications for North American resource adequacy, transmission adequacy and grid reliability.
Report: Pumped Storage as the World's Water Battery
Pumped hydropower storage capacity is projected to increase by almost 50% to 239,000 MW by 2030.
Massive, Gravity-Based Battery Towers Could Solve Renewable Energy’s Storage Problem
Energy Vault’s towers raise and lower thousands of concrete blocks to store and generate electricity.
Making the Most of Platinum Catalysts in Fuel Cells
A new durable catalyst consumes only about a quarter as much platinum as current technology.
Home Energy Storage Can Actually Increase Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Home energy storage systems can increase greenhouse gas emissions, particularly in the absence of tariff reforms aimed at carbon emissions.
Finding a Fix for U.S. Nuclear Waste Management
A three-year study spearheaded by Stanford University offers a series of recommendations for effectively closing up the back end of the nuclear fuel cycle.
NREL Study Considers Utility Distributed Energy Resource Aggregation
Efficient aggregation of distributed energy resources could enhance distribution grid reliability.
Report: Prospects for Renewables Penetration and a Decarbonized Economy in the EU
A new report examines the possible evolution of the European electricity market under different levels of variable renewable energy penetration through 2025.
The Avian Diversity Cost of Hydropower Development
Forest-dependent birds were observed to have largely vanished along with rainforest around a hydro project in Thailand.
Wind Resource Decline Noted for Northern Hemisphere
Station observation data show a decline in surface wind speeds over North America, Europe and Asia over the last 40 years.
Microscopic Shape-Changing Materials Mimic Nature
Microscopic 3D polymer shapes can be programmed to move in any direction in response to various stimuli.
Advantages to Using Ion Beam Milling Vs. Chemical Etching
SemiGen has released a new tech brief "Leveraging the Precision of Ion Beam Milling Vs. Chemical Etching of Thin Film Circuits" detailing the advantages of ion beam milling for RF/microwave circuit manufacturing compared to chemical etching.
New Resistors Designed for Medical Equipment, Laser Systems and Pulse Generators
New Yorker Electronics has released RCD Components' miniature 300 W non-inductive, low-profile chassis mount resistors in both the CM300 and CM300L series.
Vishay Intertechnology Announces New EMI Suppression Film Capacitors
The new devices will serve as EMC filters for automotive and industrial power inverters.
New Ultra-Wideband Distributed Driver Amplifier MMIC Released
Monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) developer Custom MMIC has just released the CMD292 — a new wideband distributed driver amplifier MMIC.
Another Record for Concentrator PV Module Efficiency
A record concentrator photovoltaic (PV) module efficiency of 41.4% has been attained under the EU-funded CPVMatch project.
Modeling the Capabilities of Hybrid-Electric Aviaton Propulsion Systems
A hybrid-electric drivetrain can lead to substantial improvements in fuel efficiency of a given aircraft configuration.
Report: The Environmental Case for Electric Vehicles
The European Environment Agency report states that battery electric cars emit less greenhouse gas and air pollutants over their entire life cycle than gasoline and diesel cars.
Project to Test Feasibility of Sail-Powered Bulker
A year-long initiative is now underway in the U.K. to develop an advanced sail technology to control ship carbon dioxide emissions.
A Solution to Raise Maritime Engine Efficiency and Reduce Emissions
Electric turbo compounding technology cuts ship emissions and increase engine efficiency by up to 7.8%.