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‘Super’ Energy Storage for AI Data Centers

‘Super’ Energy Storage for AI Data Centers

Flex and Musashi Energy Solutions will collaborate to develop a hybrid supercapacitor energy solution to meet data center power demands.


News Aug 26, 2024 by Liam Critchley
Examining IGBT Development Challenges

Examining IGBT Development Challenges

This article explores the challenges IGBT faces and the trends in IGBT technology development.


From Lab to Grid: Fusion Frontier Expands With Z-Pinch and Lasers

From Lab to Grid: Fusion Frontier Expands With Z-Pinch and Lasers

Research and investment are pushing nuclear fusion toward becoming a viable energy source in the next decade.


ORNL Algorithms Manage Grid Electromagnetic Transients

ORNL Algorithms Manage Grid Electromagnetic Transients

Oak Ridge National Laboratory is creating algorithms to make electromagnetic transient analysis simulation software viable for managing utility…


Preventing Power Outages With Bidirectional EV Charging

Preventing Power Outages With Bidirectional EV Charging

Two developments have shown that vehicle-to-grid technology can supply power during blackouts. 


Replacing Old Motors? Calculate the Costs and Benefits First

Replacing Old Motors? Calculate the Costs and Benefits First

ABB's NEMA motors Energy Savings Calculator allows users to compare their existing electric motors with more efficient models.


News Aug 19, 2024 by Mike Falter
Cyber Safe: EV Charger Pairs AI and Encryption

Cyber Safe: EV Charger Pairs AI and Encryption

Autocrypt adds its data encryption system to eMobi’s AI-enhanced electric vehicle chargers.


News Aug 19, 2024 by Liam Critchley
The Hydrogen Hurdle: Overcoming Challenges for Clean Backup Power

The Hydrogen Hurdle: Overcoming Challenges for Clean Backup Power

This article explores the challenges facing hydrogen technology development and the most sustainable way to approach diesel backup power.


Ultrasound Technology Drives Toxin-Free Solar Panel Recycling

Ultrasound Technology Drives Toxin-Free Solar Panel Recycling

An Italian startup claims to recover 90% of reusable materials from solar panels without using toxic chemicals.


News Aug 16, 2024 by Emily Newton
Dirty Mines: Transforming Lithium Extraction

Dirty Mines: Transforming Lithium Extraction

Researchers have developed a method to extract lithium using carbon nitride membranes that mimic natural ion channels. 


Battery Wars: LG vs. Tesla

Battery Wars: LG vs. Tesla

Tesla and LG Energy Solution are competing to implement a cost-cutting technology for lithium-ion battery manufacturing.


News Aug 14, 2024 by Kevin Clemens
Air Apparent: Metal-Air Challenges Lithium-Ion’s EV Dominance

Air Apparent: Metal-Air Challenges Lithium-Ion’s EV Dominance

South Korean researchers have designed a sodium-air battery that could lead to safer, more efficient, and less expensive electric vehicles.


A Cool Contender: Can Liquid Nitrogen Freeze Out Hydrogen?

A Cool Contender: Can Liquid Nitrogen Freeze Out Hydrogen?

Liquid nitrogen has several advantages as a vehicle fuel. Can it match the power of hydrogen?


tech insights Aug 12, 2024 by Jack Shaw
Balancing Safety and Space in Power Protection

Balancing Safety and Space in Power Protection

PULS PISA-M electronic circuit breakers address size and safety challenges in small to mid-sized power applications.


new products Aug 10, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Ditching the Draft: Heat Pump Uses Water Instead of Air

Ditching the Draft: Heat Pump Uses Water Instead of Air

Researchers claim their water pumps perform better than air pumps.


tech insights Aug 09, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Wildfire-Safe: Using Optical Sensors to Protect Transmission

Wildfire-Safe: Using Optical Sensors to Protect Transmission

Optical fiber sensing can protect the grid from wildfires and other threats.


Out of the Ashes: Nuclear Redux, Part 2

Out of the Ashes: Nuclear Redux, Part 2

Officials are considering restarting the Three Mile Island nuclear plant, but should they? Part 2 analyzes the challenges and alternatives.


Cool Tech: Data Centers Inspire Energy Storage Innovation

Cool Tech: Data Centers Inspire Energy Storage Innovation

With energy storage demand growth comes challenges, and solutions lie in an unlikely source: data center innovation.


Nuclear Redux: The Complexities of Recommissioning

Nuclear Redux: The Complexities of Recommissioning

Should Three Mile Island and other closed nuclear reactors start operating again? Part 1 of this two-part series examines the possible benefits.


Employment Explosion: Nuclear Fusion Creates Thousands of Jobs

Employment Explosion: Nuclear Fusion Creates Thousands of Jobs

Growing the technology will create job opportunities across research, construction, operations, policy, supply chain, education, and waste…