Electrical

HEADLINES ARCHIVE

  • Watch how an app enhances UK consumer energy efficiency

    The low-carbon technology platform will help consumers efficiently manage energy usage at home and on the road.

  • Nuclear thermal systems advance for space propulsion

    Nuclear propulsion provides greater propellant efficiency as compared with chemical rockets.

  • Life extension for lithium-air batteries

    Battery energy efficiency and cycle improve with the application of new electrolyte chemistry.

  • Watch a battery-free pacemaker vanish

    The wireless pacing device disappears after it is no longer needed.

  • Video: Tour a triple hybrid power plant

    Geothermal energy, photovoltaics and solar thermal technology combine to produce 241,000 MWh annually at this triple hybrid power plant.

  • Toward positive energy districts

    Positive energy districts are gaining traction for expediting decarbonization of urban areas by producing more renewable energy than is consumed.

  • Public input sought regarding energysheds

    The concept could lead to more efficient, resilient and sustainable power systems.

  • Video: Orbital solar power tech pursued by US Air Force

    Technology is under development to harvest solar energy in space and beam it down for use on Earth.

  • Floating wind power platform earns DNV verification

    Floating mobile offshore wind units promise to cut emissions from offshore oil and gas operations by as much as 70%.

  • Producing power from heat and cold

    A thermoelectric generator simultaneously harvests radiative cooling and solar heating to generate electricity.

  • DOE furnishes funds for fusion research

    The funds support nine collaborative projects between DOE national laboratories and private industry aimed at overcoming challenges in fusion energy development.

  • First type 2 push-in surge protection

    The devices are well-suited for protecting power distribution in subdistribution systems.

  • Video: Telescopic energy chain saves space on robots

    Users can save space on the third axis of their robot, up to 83% weight, and high costs for retraction systems.

  • The many applications for electromagnets

    A deep look at brakes, clutches and industrial mechanisms using these devices.

  • Static and logic control in electric motors

    Programmable controllers are low cost and can be easily reprogrammable to monitor new requirements from manufacturers.

  • Supercapacitors deliver high capacitance and energy density

    The devices offer a wide operating temperature range and high capacitance in an ultra-low-profile package.

  • Tracking US battery supply chain trends for EVs

    Five companies produced almost all the battery cells used in plug-in vehicles for the U.S. market during 2010 to 2020.

  • Boost perovskite photovoltaic sustainability by recycling

    Recycling will reduce the already low carbon footprint of perovskite solar cells.

  • A buoyancy-based storage solution for renewable energy

    The feasibility and merits of buoyancy energy storage in the deep ocean are considered.

  • Report: The economics of renewable energy improve at the expense of coal

    Most of the renewable generating capacity installed worldwide in 2020 is delivering power at a lower cost per MWh than new coal-fired production.

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