HEADLINES ARCHIVE
The value of captive power plants
Captive power plants are crucial for industrial enterprises to provide a constant supply of electricity during times of high demand and at a rate cheaper than the grid.
Energy analysis tool drills down on hybrid geothermal heat exchangers
The Renewable Energy Optimization and Integration Tool now offers the ability to integrate hybrid heat exchange with geothermal heat pumps.
Petite power thruster to propel CubeSats
The diminutive dynamo produces a thrust of only 4.5 millinewtons in a design that simplifies storage of a non-hazardous propellant in compact, lightweight tanks.
Don’t miss the boat: FPT Industrial launching newly rated engines at PME
New marine propulsion engines provide the specifications and performance necessary to deliver competitive operating costs through high efficiency and easy maintenance.
World first: Gas turbine operates with 100% green hydrogen
Test results confirm that the Siemens Energy SGT-400 industrial gas turbine can be fueled with up to 100% hydrogen, as well as with natural gas and any blends in between.
Speeding toward zero-emissions motorsports
Engineers at Austria-based AVL RACETECH are in the race to develop a high performance, zero-emissions hydrogen combustion engine for motorsports applications.
Fishing for uranium resources
The scope for nuclear fuel harvesting may extend offshore to cost-effectively increase uranium supplies by use of selective layered double hydroxide extraction materials.
Urban cooling solution is over your head
The urban heat island effect can be partially countered with roofs painted a heat-reflecting white, covered with vegetation or sporting solar panels.
Picking up the pace of nuclear power plant builds
Opportunities to cut nuclear power plant construction timelines were showcased at the 67th International Atomic Energy Agency General Conference.
Comparing renewable energy storage mediums
As the battle against excess atmospheric CO2 soldiers on, the leading alternative technologies are wind- and sun-powered. Yet, their intermittent character forces us to re-think how the electrical grid needs to operate.
Three steps to ‘turbocharge’ EV adoption
As the future of mobility continues to evolve, these key steps will shape the future of the industry, reducing its carbon footprint and paving the way for a greener tomorrow.
DoD pursues second transportable micro reactor design
An enhanced engineering design for a transportable micro nuclear reactor will be developed.
Web tool compiles energy use data for US buildings
Access aggregate energy use data from more than 150,000 commercial and multi-family buildings in the U.S. with a web-based tool developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
FPT Industrial’s full agricultural line-up and latest innovations at AGRITECHNICA 2023
Low environmental impact agricultural powertrain systems will be showcased at the event.
IAEA opens nuclear security training center
The facility offers 23 training courses and workshops that address training needs in the area of physical protection of nuclear and other radioactive material and associated facilities.
Chromalox provides unparalleled guidance and technology for decarbonization
Chromalox’s Decarbonization Assessment Program is designed to introduce facilities engineers to viable alternatives to direct fuel combustion in the form of low and medium-voltage electrified heating.
The case for heat pump usage in Europe
Air-source heat pumps can operate at more than twice the efficiency of combustion or resistive electric heating technology and contribute to decarbonization efforts.
Power from poultry: Feathers for fuel cells
Nothing to cluck at here: keratin derived from chicken feathers is processed for inclusion in fuel cells as a thin membrane capable of conducting protons.
Reusable PPE technology is heating up
Self-decontaminating composite textile material enables multiuse personal protective equipment (PPE).
This octopus grabs radioiodine in nuclear fission systems
The eight-armed crystal structure is capable of capturing iodine in aqueous and organic solutions, and on the interface between the two.