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Researchers Develop Superior Lithium-air Battery for EVs

Researchers Develop Superior Lithium-air Battery for EVs

Researchers recently developed a new lithium-air battery design with around four times the energy density of industry-standard lithium-ion…


Power Modules for Onboard Chargers

Power Modules for Onboard Chargers

Electric vehicles are fast becoming state-of-the-art. Modern EVs can cover distances between 400 to 600 km on a single charge due to increased…


3DP Superalloy to Boost Power Plant Efficiency, Cut Emissions

3DP Superalloy to Boost Power Plant Efficiency, Cut Emissions

Researchers from Sandia National Laboratories have developed a new superalloy that could lead to more efficient power plants, reducing greenhouse…


Impacts of Tidal Power as a Complement to Solar, Wind

Impacts of Tidal Power as a Complement to Solar, Wind

The use of tidal power as a renewable energy source has been increasing. A new study considers the impacts of using it to complement solar and wind…


GaN Transistors Improve Switching Efficiencies

GaN Transistors Improve Switching Efficiencies

Power electronics have evolved rapidly in recent decades primarily due to increasingly fast semiconductor switches, which make it possible to…


Hydrogen-boron Fusion gets an Energy Boost

Hydrogen-boron Fusion gets an Energy Boost

Injecting boron into a magnetically contained hydrogen plasma may be a productive way to finally reach the promise of nuclear fusion.


Nano Researchers Grow Ingredients for Faster Lithium-metal Batteries

Nano Researchers Grow Ingredients for Faster Lithium-metal Batteries

A recent study highlights a novel process for growing single-crystalline seeds on lithiophobic substrates. 


Examining Failures in Lithium-ion Batteries

Examining Failures in Lithium-ion Batteries

Lithium-ion batteries are popular in modern-day applications, but many users have experienced lithium-ion battery failures. The focus of this…


BritishVolt Rescued by Australian Start-up

BritishVolt Rescued by Australian Start-up

Hot on the heels of its bankruptcy announcement, the U.K. battery startup has been purchased by an Australian battery maker. 


Universities Consider Micro Nuclear for Campus Power Systems

Universities Consider Micro Nuclear for Campus Power Systems

A new generation of micro nuclear reactors is being developed to provide a decarbonized electricity alternative at a lower scale.


News Mar 01, 2023 by Claire Turvill
Marie Curie: Dual Nobel Prize Recipient

Marie Curie: Dual Nobel Prize Recipient

Marie Curie received Nobel Prizes in physics and chemistry before being director of her research lab at the University of Paris. Her radioactivity…


Honda Plans for Plug-in Hydrogen Fuel Cell EV

Honda Plans for Plug-in Hydrogen Fuel Cell EV

Honda Motor Co. has announced plans for an all-new hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle to hit the market in 2024.


News Feb 28, 2023 by Claire Turvill
Leveraging Chromatography to Recover Rare Earth Metals

Leveraging Chromatography to Recover Rare Earth Metals

American Resources Corporation invests in a subsidiary that recycles rare earth metals from used lithium-ion batteries and magnets.


News Feb 28, 2023 by Mike Falter
Immersed, Integrated Aircraft Fuel Cell System Converter

Immersed, Integrated Aircraft Fuel Cell System Converter

Integrated systems typically use several independent subsystems from different manufacturers connected to each other. To improve power density,…


Connecting Job-seeking Engineers With New Opportunities

Connecting Job-seeking Engineers With New Opportunities

As layoffs cause disruption in our industry, EE Power wants to help connect out-of-work engineers with interesting new job prospects.


National Labs Gain Headway on Concentrating Solar Power

National Labs Gain Headway on Concentrating Solar Power

Headed by the Department of Energy, two national laboratories are advancing their research in concentrating solar-thermal power systems. 


News Feb 27, 2023 by Shannon Cuthrell
Parallel Operation: Influence of Power Module Parameters

Parallel Operation: Influence of Power Module Parameters

The challenge of IGBT module paralleling is to understand the necessary de-rating of power converters under consideration of different module…


Hydrogen-electric Truck Achieves 350-mile Range

Hydrogen-electric Truck Achieves 350-mile Range

British electric truck manufacturer Tevva recently announced a major range-testing milestone for its 7.5T medium-duty truck, featuring an onboard…


News Feb 26, 2023 by Shannon Cuthrell
Peter Green Elected to National Academy of Engineering

Peter Green Elected to National Academy of Engineering

NREL Deputy Laboratory Director, Peter Green, is among 124 newly elected members of the National Academy of Engineering, one of the highest…


Tesla Megapacks to Power One of World’s Largest Energy Storage Facilities

Tesla Megapacks to Power One of World’s Largest Energy Storage Facilities

Developers of a 250 MW energy storage project in Canada tapped Tesla as the battery supplier for one of the largest sites of its kind worldwide. 


News Feb 24, 2023 by Shannon Cuthrell