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Portescap eStore – mini motor purchasing available online
Find and purchase miniature motion technologies to suit virtually any configuration, environment and envelope.
The sensors behind the green energy boom
Utility companies and end-users use the data from these devices to strengthen clean energy goals that gradually transform centralized power with distributed energy resource systems.
Wind farm optimization is a breeze with new modeling tool
The tool improves the accuracy of power performance and structural load prediction for turbines within a wind farm.
Green hydrogen goes big in Brazil
The world’s largest green hydrogen plant will be built in northeast Brazil.
Video: Harvesting daylight to brighten dark spaces
A prototype daylight harvesting device has been engineered to light up interior or underground spaces.
Is the ocean blue a green power source?
There is enormous potential for tidal energy, but there are also many technological obstacles that need to be overcome.
Top 5 sources of renewable energy
Sources of renewable energy offer the best hope for reducing our dependence on fossil fuels. Here are five of the top choices.
Video: This microreactor is a MARVEL
Industry partners will use the microreactor test bed to quickly develop and demonstrate their technologies.
Study: The benefits of pumped hydro energy storage for UK power supply
Pumped hydro storage projects provide a low carbon resource to help cost-effectively manage electricity system fluctuations.
University to host SMR technical library
The library resource at North Carolina State University is being made available in response to the nuclear power industry’s increasing interest in small modular reactors.
Green Power Season (April 18-24)
Alternative energy isn't just an engineering discipline - it is a practical concern for nearly every human on this Earth. And who is driving this energy revolution? Engineers, of course. Here is what Engineering360 has to say on the matter.
A salty solution to safe battery design
Seawater replaces flammable electrolytes and a new anode improves durability.
Video: DOE lauds Iron Mountain Data Centers for energy efficiency leadership
The company has operated all of its data center locations on 100% renewable energy since 2017.
Spoiler alert: Design enhances wind rotor blade efficiency
A retrofittable spoiler delivers flow improvement, load reduction and extended service life for wind rotor blades.
Watch how efficient solar cells are styled with human hair
Perovskite stability problems vanish into thin hair with carbon nanodot inclusion.
Video: Tidal power charges EVs in Scotland
Energy harvested by the Shetland Tidal Array is routed to onshore Tesla battery banks.
Watch: TENG taps body motion, ocean wave energy
A water tube-based triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) transforms irregular and low frequency mechanical energy, including ocean wave energy, into electricity.
Examining electrical safety codes and standards
Detailing the different mandates for electrical safety per organization and equipment.
Video: Global wind energy additions surged in 2020
The installation of 93 GW of new wind capacity in 2020 represents a 53% year-on-year increase.
Video: Building a better battery by machine learning
The approach generates new criteria to help engineers design longer-lasting battery cells.