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Back to the basics in rotating contact potentiometers
Rotary contact potentiometers are used to obtain adjustable supply voltage in frequency attenuation and volume control applications (or audio control devices).
Tips to improve power conversion efficiency
New materials, advanced controllers and improved power and switching converters play a large role in enhancing power conversion efficiency.
Student earns DOE award for nuclear reactor safety research
The award recognizes this student's work on advancing accident tolerant fuels to enhance reactor safety.
Siemens Gamesa brings RecyclableBlades to onshore wind farms
Already installed and in full operation at offshore projects, RecyclableBlades are now available for onshore wind energy applications.
Qnnect (formally HSG) improves reliability of downhole wireline logging tools with superior sealing materials
Wireline logging tools must be highly reliable when exposed to harsh environmental conditions.
Large VAWTs to loom offshore
These new turbines sport two sets of blades, one stacked on top of the other and arranged to contra-rotate.
Harvesting green hydrogen from thin air
By harvesting hydrogen from air, this device decouples hydrogen production from geographic limitations of the world’s freshwater resources.
Battery-powered truck refrigeration delivers just desserts
The system proved sweetly successful, transporting ice cream by truck during a nine-month trial and resulting in reduced energy use and greenhouse gas emissions.
Infographic: All about US home heating systems
While electricity’s share has grown since 2000, most American homes are still heated with gas largely because of the fossil fuel’s affordability.
Data science toolkit for energy grid machine learning
The open source tool analyzes and leverages electricity use data from millions of smart meters installed in the U.S.
From vision to reality: FPT Industrial reveals its energy transition strategy at IAA Transportation 2022
The company showcased its multi-energy approach toward sustainable on-road propulsion at the world’s leading trade show for the transportation industry.
Hydrogen fuel cell designed to compete with diesel
Designed for medium- to heavy-duty commercial vehicles, the power system is predicted to achieve fuel cost parity with diesel by up to eight years earlier than previously possible.
Keeping cool sustainably with propane as refrigerant
Switching to propane as a refrigerant could lessen the global temperature increase from space cooling.
Web portal propels SMR development
The portal serves as a source of centralized information to support small modular reactor (SMR) design and deployment.
A solar panel of a different color
Color can be imparted to solar panels by the inclusion of photonic glass as a structural material, which exerts little detrimental impact on power conversion efficiency.
Recipe for a safe, low-cost battery
Composed of aluminum, sulfur and a molten salt electrolyte, the device is considerably less flammable and more readily recyclable relative to its lithium-ion counterpart.
A boom for the nuclear waste management market
This market is expected to reach a value of nearly $7 billion by 2027.
Video: Swiss water battery now switched on
A pumped storage hydropower plant serving as a water battery is now operational in Switzerland.
Mini USB vs. micro USB: Similarities, differences and latest trends
It is essential to understand how these USB connectors differ and their suitability for different applications.
Upgraded PV energy storage inverter for the residential solar market
The single-phase hybrid inverter supports peak-shaving functions and parallel operation for capacity expansion up to 30 kW.