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Improved performance and assembly with new SMP connector
A new right-angle cable plug is designed for easier assembly and improved performance for telecommunications and military applications.
What you need to know: Selecting the right power cord and power supply for various applications
Custom power cords and power supplies are used by OEMs in a variety of domestic and international applications.
The impact of COVID on electricity use
The effects of COVID-related lockdowns on electricity consumption during 2020 were examined for 58 nations and regions.
Trexon acquires Power Connector Inc.
The acquisition adds custom interconnect solutions for tactical communication applications to the growing engineered products division portfolio.
Contactless condition monitoring for bus cables
i.Sense CF.D sensors from Igus use high-frequency technology to detect defects in bus and data cables, preventing expensive system downtimes.
Video: New Arctic research station to rely on renewable energy
A polar project spearheaded by the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology will launch the first Arctic research station powered by hydrogen and renewables.
Video: Cable entry plates for food processing and packaging
The plates are designed to route and seal cables without connectors (from 3.2 mm to 20.5 mm in diameter) in limited spaces.
Clean energy efforts ranked for 100 US cities
How are urban areas in the U.S. progressing toward a more energy-efficient future?
Watch James Webb Space Telescope deploy its solar arrays
The world’s most powerful telescope unfolded its solar array about 30 minutes after launch on Christmas Day.
Efficient conductors for greener electricity grids
New conductors maximize capacity and efficiency, and are suitable for renewable interconnects and integrations to the grid.
Prolong power cable fatigue life with bend stiffeners
Dynamic cable testing has yielded promising results for extending the fatigue life of cables used in future floating offshore wind applications.
Energy management in microgrids
Energy management information system platforms offer the required functionality to guarantee that transmission and distribution occur at the lowest cost.28
UK and Morocco to connect with world’s longest subsea cable
A 10.5 GW solar and wind farm under construction in Morocco will supply the U.K. with clean energy via subsea cables destined to be the world’s longest.
Video: The end of coal-fired power in Scotland
The last coal-fired power plant in Scotland is being dismantled to cap the fossil fuel era and prepare the nation for a renewable energy-based future.
Database to support perovskite solar tech R&D
Data from peer-reviewed papers on metal-halide perovskite solar cells published to date are compiled in an open source database.
A federal boost for US clean energy tech
The new Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations will support clean energy technology demonstration projects in areas including clean hydrogen, carbon capture, grid-scale energy storage and small modular reactors.
Hornsea 2 delivers first power
When fully operational, the project's 165 8 MW Siemens Gamesa wind turbines will be capable of generating 1.32 GW of renewable power.
Consortium focuses on heliostat cost reduction
Researchers seek to lower the cost of these crucial concentrating solar power system components.
Supercomputers to model molten salt reactor materials
The properties of advanced nuclear reactor materials will be studied using U.S. Department of Energy high-performance computers.
Solar power, battery storage now required in new California construction
New residential and commercial structures must incorporate solar power and battery energy storage systems.