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World's first e-highway is planned in Sweden
Home of the Nobel Prize and numerous Nobel laureates, Sweden isn’t exactly unfamiliar with innovative thinking and ideas. This time, Swedish innovation arrives in the form of an electrically charged highway.
Register for nuclear facility decommissioning training
Registration is open for four days of instruction designed for those responsible for the decontamination and decommissioning of nuclear facilities.
Open-source platform eases energy storage analytics
A new version of the open-source QuEST Python software designed by U.S. Sandia National Laboratory researchers for energy storage analytics is now publicly available.
Sand battery to keep Finnish town warm
The system will have a heating power of 1 MW and can store up to 100 MWh of thermal energy for the district heating network.
Akribis unveils compact rod motors for effective linear thrust generation
These motors are ideal for space-constrained applications requiring high motor forces and smooth linear motion.
EV battery charger types
Consider these challenges and solutions in the design of different electric vehicle (EV) charger types.
Will induction charging solve EV range anxiety?
In 2023, electric vehicle (EV) sales in the U.S. showed signs of a slowdown. Range anxiety is often cited as a key issue for EV buyers. So how can induction charging make a difference?
Hydrogen-powered train sets distance record without refueling
The passenger train traveled for two days for a distance of 1,741.7 miles (2,803 km) without refueling.
Stepper motors and their applications
The precise control and placement made possible by stepper motors is attributed to their discrete steps, as opposed to the continuous spinning of conventional DC motors.
Materials solutions in EV batteries
Current trends and projections for the EV market are addressed as are material science design challenges for EVs, focusing on batteries.
Engineering EV batteries for the 2030s
Although lithium-ion batteries currently dominate the EV traction battery market, manufacturers are under pressure to come up with new chemistries, technologies and manufacturing processes to support an even more rapid uptake of battery electric vehicles.
System simplifies battery-in-device recycling
The system shreds battery-containing devices and sorts materials into three fractions based on their density.
Comau’s digital technologies to improve battery cell production reaching up to zero defects for the BATTwin Project
Comau expands its commitment to large-scale and cost-effective battery manufacturing solutions by joining this European Union project.
Material solutions for ADAS
Functional materials specified for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) include gaskets, thermal interface materials and films for light management and lens protection.
Preventing thermal runaway at every level of EV battery assembly
Discover how Boyd creates robust thermal runaway protection solutions for multiple battery types, including pouch cell, cylindrical cell and prismatic cell batteries.
The climate impacts that color hydrogen production
Climate change impacts associated with the production of grey, blue, turquoise and green hydrogen are analyzed.
Channeling the tidal energy future of the UK
Technology innovations that could result in an 80% cost reduction in tidal stream energy are highlighted.
Envisioning a geothermal future for the US
The U.S. is capable of increasing its production of geothermal energy twentyfold by 2050 through deployment of next-generation technologies.
Electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries
A lithium battery cell's cathode materials and metals can add 30% to 40% to the price tag, whereas anode materials usually make up around 10% to 15% of the overall cost.
Eocycle Technologies receives financing to bring low-cost clean energy to rural America and Europe
The company manufactures 25 kW and 90 kW wind turbines designed for on-site production of clean electricity at rates significantly lower than utilities can provide.