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Giant Tesla Battery Bank Built in South Australia
The world’s largest lithium-ion battery bank has now been fully installed at Neoen’s Hornsdale Wind Farm.
New Device Boosts Road Time for Tesla, Leaf Drivers
A switching device can enable batteries in these electric vehicles to work up to 50 percent longer.
Engineering Insight: Power Supply
This graph summarizes the search tendencies displayed by Engineering360 users for power supply products, with respect to the industry they identified with while registering.
Device Combines Energy Storage, Solar Energy and Hydrogen Production
An integrated solar-powered system for both electrochemical energy storage and water electrolysis could be used to power electronics or produce fuel for hydrogen cars.
Video: Resin-free Hang-off for Subsea Cables
The new resin-free hang-off provides a safe, rapid and reusable solution for demounting a cable from a monopile or jacket.
Track Pumped Storage Projects with Interactive Tool
The tracking tool maps locations and vital statistics for existing and planned pumped storage projects.
NASA’s Kilopower Nuclear Reactors Could Power Future Martian Habitats
Testing will begin soon on the fission power source capable of producing from 1 to 10 kilowatts of power for over 10 years.
VIDEO: Hurricane-proof Livable Yachts to Debut in 2018
A collaboration between Dutch architect Koen Olthuis and Arkup, a Miami-based “livable yacht” company is proposing a solution to rising sea levels -- live on the water, near, but not on, the beach.
Direct Conversion of Sunlight into Ionic Electricity
A new solar power generator produces electricity by the motion of ions instead of electrons.
Engineering a Good Night's Sleep
Sleep deprivation is a large problem for all types of professionals. Leave it to a set of entrepreneurs to design a solution to help you get a good night's sleep. Utilizing Bluetooth and induction charging technology makes the SleepPhones® by AcousticSheep LLC an excellent choice to get a good sleep.
Microsoft to Cut Carbon Emissions
Despite plans to expand its business, consequently upping its electricity requirements, Microsoft pledged on Tuesday to cut carbon emissions created by its operations by 75 percent by 2030.
Researchers Use A SPIM System with Two Lenses to View High Quality Biospecimens
Researchers from the National Institutes of Health and the University of Chicago improved the speed, resolution and light efficiency of an optical microscope by switching from a conventional glass coverslip to a reflective, mirrored coverslip and applying new computer algorithms to process the resulting data.
Piezo-Rubber Produces Power When Stressed
The flexible, electricity-generating material might be used as a sensor, integrated into clothing or implanted in the human body to power a pacemaker.
Video: Rolls-Royce and Jordan See Role for SMRs
The technical feasibility of constructing a Rolls-Royce SMR in Jordan for electricity generation and water desalination is being studied.
Video: First Fuel Cell to Set Sail on a Cruise Ship
Royal Caribbean International is to install the first fuel cell on a cruise ship in preparation for deploying the technology on its forthcoming Icon-class vessels.
Microbial Biophotovoltaics: Printing with Bacteria
A solar-harvesting ink has been used to inkjet-print solar bio-batteries and solar panels on paper. The main ingredient in the ink? Cyanobacteria.
Watch: Crops Thrive in Magenta Solar Greenhouse
Healthy plants were grown under transparent roof panels embedded with a bright magenta luminescent dye that absorbs light and transfers energy to narrow photovoltaic strips.
Report Says Electrified Vehicles to Secure Half of Global Auto Market by 2030
Hybrids and battery-powered vehicles will slowly increase their market share through 2025, after which growth accelerates with rising consumer demand.
Optical Device May Lead to Cleaner Air and Skies
A new optical device at Sandia National Laboratories that helps image pollutants in combusting fuel sprays might lead to clearer skies in the future.
Video: Advanced Control of Wave Energy Converters
Modeling and experimental studies have resulted in a control system that doubles power system output while reducing electricity generation costs.