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Video: Elastocaloric cooling tech is heating up
Rather than using a refrigerant circuit containing a working fluid, the technology instead relies on pushing and pulling pieces of metal to initiate phase transition and create cooling.
Comau is developing innovative battery cell formation solutions with the GIGABAT project
Comau is designing energy-efficient cell formation technologies for GIGABAT, a collaborative e-mobility project aimed at strengthening the EU production chain for large-scale cell manufacturing.
Help advance space-based solar power tech
Join researchers in developing key technologies for collecting solar power in space and wirelessly transmitting it to Earth.
Warming European homes with heat pumps-as-a-service
Heat pump systems will be provided under a subscription model to reduce residential carbon emissions and dependence on foreign gas imports.
Solar energy powers this off-grid air conditioner
After being fully charged, batteries can power the system for seven hours, indicating the practical feasibility of the solar powered off-grid air conditioning system.
Connectors designed for tight installation spaces
Where secure electrical connections need to be established in confined spaces, angled versions of these connectors with snap-in or bayonet locking provide a reliable and space-saving alternative to the straight versions.
Optimizing PV-battery-electrolyzer-fuel cell energy system design
An approach is proposed to size a photovoltaic (PV)-battery-electrolyzer-fuel cell energy system for off-grid and remote area use.
Hydrogen-electric airline set to take off
The world’s first electric airline powered by renewable energy will launch operations in the U.K. in 2024.
The global warming impact of hydrogen
While hydrogen combustion releases only water vapor and oxygen, it can be a contributor to climate modification due to leakage during production, transportation and usage that adds to global warming.
FPT Industrial and Reefilla: Partners for sustainability. A new project gives a second life to electric vehicle batteries
Recovered battery components will be installed in mobile power banks for use in recharging electric vehicles.
DOE competition to strengthen the US circular wind energy economy
The competition seeks to foster development of a cost-effective, sustainable recycling industry for fiber-reinforced composites and rare Earth elements, two high-impact categories of wind turbine materials.
Basics of steam turbines
As simple as steam turbines’ operation might seem, there are several essential components and calculations that guide the design and operation of these amazing devices.
Meet this digital solution that removes the guesswork of machine cabling
EPLAN is changing the traditional way of cabling estimation in large machinery by giving designers a digitalized view of their system.
New subsea power cable cutting, clamping tool launched
Credeblug and Tecnalia are jointly improving the maintenance and repair operations carried out on underwater power cables with the development of a cutting and clamping tool, designed to secure one end of a cable after it has been cut, thereby saving both time and money.
Unique co-axial cable solutions offer high-performing flexibility
Flexco's cable design and construction techniques offer superior phase stability over a wide range of operational temperatures and bending displacements.
New battery powers marine electric drives
The lithium iron phosphate battery delivers 80 kWh of energy storage for marine electric drives.
Video: Onshore wind turbine tailored for the US market
The high capacity factor turbine is equipped with the appropriate rotor and nameplate to maximize revenues and take advantage of the most common U.S. wind conditions.
Video: Whales inspire new marine propulsion system
The dynamic motions of a whale’s tail inspired the design of an energy-efficient electric propulsion system for marine applications.
Enhanced Raman mapping of ferroelectric material properties
An advanced microscopy technology facilitates analysis of the arrangement and fluctuation of electric polarization in ferroelectric materials.
Can saline water keep power plants cool?
Brackish groundwater offers potential to replace fresh water to cool fossil fuel-fired power plants, but at a cost.