Electrical

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  • Delta Electronics’ Americas headquarters: The first LEED zero energy-certified green building in Fremont, California

    Innovative photovoltaic, HVAC, lighting and other energy-conserving solutions contributed to the new LEED Zero Energy certification.

  • Modine launches new EVantage fuel cell stack cooling package for commercial zero-emission vehicles

    The new energy-efficient cooling package is purpose-built to minimize temperature swings and meet stringent conductivity needs of fuel cell stacks.

  • Software platform to benefit battery performance

    Battery intelligence software is designed to enhance the range, life, safety, power and rapid charging times of any electric vehicle battery and those deployed in other applications.

  • Implantable fuel cell sweetens insulin delivery

    The power source harnesses the excess glucose from the patient’s tissues to generate electrical energy and control insulin delivery.

  • AFL unspools new single-mode optical fiber for harsh cabling environments

    These specialty optical fibers are designed to withstand ultra-harsh environments within the oil and gas, industrial, geothermal and military markets.

  • Cheers to brewing a new energy storage material

    The search for abundant, inexpensive materials for energy storage applications can drive engineers to drink. This quest might be quenched by the exploitation of a brewery waste product for capacitor electrode design.

  • FPT Industrial to showcase the power of electricity at ACT Expo 2023

    The company will showcase its eDriveline solutions for light, medium and heavy commercial vehicles.

  • Video: Measuring molten salt status in the FLEX reactor

    Developers of the FLEX reactor installed instrumentation to measure the viscosity and density of molten salts at temperatures up to 1,000° C.

  • New plan to expand US offshore wind energy production

    Action is needed to harness the potential of offshore wind energy in the U.S. to power millions of homes and businesses, support thousands of jobs and ensure a clean energy future.

  • How microgrids can facilitate net zero carbon emissions

    Microgrids can help combat climate change, facilitate the move toward net zero carbon emissions by 2050, and achieve a more sustainable energy future.

  • Hydrogen production on a larger scale

    This hydrogen platform can combine 10 MW blocks into systems with an electrolysis performance of 100 MW or more.

  • Video: Home heating from the underground

    A project is underway to install an in-road ground source heat pump network in Cornwall, U.K., to reduce reliance on fossil fuels for residential space and water heating.

  • New wind turbine design could revolutionize wind power

    A new approach to manufacturing wind turbine towers — spiral welding — has emerged that could drastically change how onshore wind farms are deployed.

  • Slow but stable growth in US waste-to-energy generation

    These facilities generated around 14,000 GWh of electricity annually over the last decade.

  • Pros and cons of various renewable energy storage systems

    Significant penetration of renewable energy resources in the electrical grid can be supported by development of thermal, mechanical, magnetic and other forms of energy storage.

  • Video: These solar cells are on a roll

    The manufacture of perovskite solar cells can now be scaled up with a roll-to-roll printing process using a low-cost carbon ink formulation.

  • Times Microwave Systems unveils compact TF-047 micro-coaxial cable

    The versatile solution offers high performance and reliability in a compact footprint for high-density applications.

  • Used EV batteries find second lives — in homes

    Repurposed electric vehicle (EV) lithium-ion batteries are proving to be a sustainable, cost-effective energy option for domestic battery energy storage systems.

  • A green energy future will cost trillions

    The 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law includes significant federal funding for improvements to a renewable energy-based grid. Here are some challenges and success stories so far.

  • Another record for tandem solar cell efficiency

    Researchers in Saudi Arabia report achievement of a 33.2% power conversion efficiency for a perovskite/silicon device.

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