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Exploring Bifacial Solar Panel Advantages From Every Angle

Exploring Bifacial Solar Panel Advantages From Every Angle

Most solar panel installations only include horizontal panels, but bifacial vertical solar panels could offer distinct advantages because they can…


News Feb 16, 2024 by John Nieman
Modular Batteries Convert Diesel Equipment To Electric

Modular Batteries Convert Diesel Equipment To Electric

Moog Construction's system offers cost-effective conversion of diesel-powered heavy equipment into zero-emissions vehicles.


News Feb 16, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Electric Trucking Gains Momentum With Industry Investments

Electric Trucking Gains Momentum With Industry Investments

Three major developments in electric trucks breathe life into the electric trucking industry.


News Feb 16, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Converting Gas Turbine Fleets for Ammonia Combustion

Converting Gas Turbine Fleets for Ammonia Combustion

GE Vernova and IHI Corporation will develop a two-stage gas turbine combustion system that generates power with 100% liquid ammonia.


News Feb 15, 2024 by Shannon Cuthrell
Digital Twins Accelerate Battery Test and Development

Digital Twins Accelerate Battery Test and Development

Comau will develop digital twins and other digitalization strategies to create a next-generation battery testing platform designed to accelerate…


Mission Support: Black Scientists Power the Space Program

Mission Support: Black Scientists Power the Space Program

Through research, innovation, and leadership, African American engineers and scientists have worked to make space exploration a reality. 


Sweet Solution: Chocolate Truffle-Inspired Battery Tackles EV Dendrite Formation

Sweet Solution: Chocolate Truffle-Inspired Battery Tackles EV Dendrite Formation

A lithium metal battery design from Harvard University promises significant advancements for electric vehicle charging. 


Do Electric Trucks and Airplanes Reduce Emissions?

Do Electric Trucks and Airplanes Reduce Emissions?

Research studies explore the benefits of electric trucks and airplanes on greenhouse gas emissions.


tech insights Feb 13, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Up in the Air: The Future of Great Lakes Wind

Up in the Air: The Future of Great Lakes Wind

What will it take to bring wind power to the Great Lakes? EEPower spoke to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory about how lake-based wind…


Retrofitting Forgotten Street Cabinets: BT’s EV Charging Tactic

Retrofitting Forgotten Street Cabinets: BT’s EV Charging Tactic

BT Group wants to turn unused electrical street cabinets into electric vehicle charging stations.


User Feedback Shapes OmniOn Power’s Intelligent Distribution Bay

User Feedback Shapes OmniOn Power’s Intelligent Distribution Bay

The secondary DC power distribution system provides real-time remote monitoring of networks and circuits. 


How Does Weather Affect PV System Degradation and Performance?

How Does Weather Affect PV System Degradation and Performance?

Researchers collected data on an unprecedented sample size of solar systems in the U.S., yielding some interesting findings on extreme weather and…


Reference Designs Explore Flyback Switchers for Industrial Use

Reference Designs Explore Flyback Switchers for Industrial Use

Reference designs from Power Integrations explore the capabilities of the LinkSwitch-XT2SR family of switching supply controllers in smart meters…


new products Feb 11, 2024 by Mike Falter
TDK’s Single-Phase EMI Filters Target Conducted Emissions

TDK’s Single-Phase EMI Filters Target Conducted Emissions

The filters have insertion losses of 80 dB in differential mode and leakage currents below 2 mA. This article will review EMI on power lines, the…


new products Feb 10, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Newly Acquired Transphorm Releases Two GaN-on-SiC Offerings

Newly Acquired Transphorm Releases Two GaN-on-SiC Offerings

The FETs use Transphorm’s GaN-on-Silicon substrate technology.


new products Feb 10, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Researchers Boost Flexible Electronics Sustainability With Water-Based Inks

Researchers Boost Flexible Electronics Sustainability With Water-Based Inks

The team leveraged ground-state electron transfer to develop water-based conductive ink for use in flexible electronics.


tech insights Feb 09, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Trenchless Distribution Tech Speeds Line Undergrounding

Trenchless Distribution Tech Speeds Line Undergrounding

Federal funding supports trenchless technologies designed to hasten the construction and installation of electric power distribution lines.


News Feb 09, 2024 by Shannon Cuthrell
High-Voltage Charger to Propel Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Demonstrator

High-Voltage Charger to Propel Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Demonstrator

A bidirectional mobile charging unit will serve high-power batteries in Pratt & Whitney’s upcoming hybrid-electric flight demonstrator.


News Feb 08, 2024 by Shannon Cuthrell
Tackling EV Range Anxiety With Faster-Charging Indium-Anode Chemistries

Tackling EV Range Anxiety With Faster-Charging Indium-Anode Chemistries

A research team at Cornell University is developing faster-charging battery chemistries to combat electric vehicle range anxiety.


tech insights Feb 08, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Self-Healing Microgrids: Sandia’s Innovative Methods for Load Shedding and Fault Isolation

Self-Healing Microgrids: Sandia’s Innovative Methods for Load Shedding and Fault Isolation

Research at Sandia National Laboratories proposes prioritized undervoltage load shedding and undervoltage-supervised overcurrent for fault isolation.


tech insights Feb 07, 2024 by Jake Hertz