Electrical

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  • Watch how crumpled material lets supercapacitors flex their power

    A flexible supercapacitor with electrodes made of wrinkled titanium carbide maintained its ability to store and release electronic charges after repetitive stretching.

  • A bright future for US solar energy

    Solar energy has the potential to supply up to 40% of the nation's electricity within 15 years.

  • Video: Ammonia produced with solar energy and wastewater nitrate

    Ammonia is produced from sunlight and wastewater nitrate at 10% higher solar-to-fuel efficiency than currently available systems.

  • Efficiency breakthrough for thin film photovoltaics

    A highly reflective, conductive mirror was applied to the back of the thin gallium arsenide photovoltaic cell.

  • Watch how a swappable battery system propels inland vessel

    Exchangeable battery containers provide propulsion without air pollutant emissions.

  • Video: The debut of a recyclable offshore wind turbine blade

    Siemens Gamesa has produced its first six fully recyclable offshore wind turbine blades at its factory in Aalborg, Denmark.

  • Energy converter doubles the power extracted from ocean waves

    The dual turbine wheel wave energy converter is twice as efficient at harvesting power as similar technologies developed to date.

  • Battery system stores power and produces hydrogen

    The dual-flow battery produces hydrogen and provides large-scale energy storage capacity.

  • Study weighs severe weather impacts on solar farms

    Snowstorms and hurricanes were identified as extreme weather events affecting photovoltaic plants in the U.S.

  • The state of global nuclear power in 2020

    In 2020, nuclear reactors supplied 2,553 TWh of electricity, down from 2,657 TWh in 2019.

  • New tool measures radio frequency waves in fusion plasmas

    A new approach to measuring radio frequency waves in fusion plasmas was demonstrated.

  • Power relays for EV charging

    The latching DC relays are designed for communications power supplies and battery charging stations.

  • The status of US spent nuclear fuel removal infrastructure

    Researchers assessed site and near-site transportation infrastructure for removing spent nuclear from 16 U.S. nuclear power plant sites.

  • Aviation-grade motor tested for transport-category zero-emissions aircraft

    The 2 MW motor is reportedly the largest propulsive aerospace motor engineered to date for electric and hydrogen aircraft.

  • Ammonia combustion systems planned for thermal power plant boilers

    Combustion of ammonia as an alternative to fossil fuels can contribute to reduced carbon dioxide emissions from power stations.

  • Balancing the German grid with batteries and hydropower

    A battery system with a total capacity of 117 MW is being integrated with hydropower system operations.

  • Precision-adjustable current limit power switch protects automotive subsystems

    Key applications include protection of vehicle USB ports and electronic control unit supply rails.

  • Hydrogen energy storage systems

    These systems offer a solution to problems associated with renewable energy resources integrated with power grids.

  • Video: Novel design to make floating wind competitive

    The way wind farms are constructed, look and perform is reinvented with floating multi-turbine technology developed by Norwegian company Wind Catching Systems.

  • Video: Tool assesses economic, environmental risks of hydropower projects

    Riverscope quantifies financial risks and improves energy planning and investment.

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