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Insulation Failure Detection in EV Batteries

Insulation Failure Detection in EV Batteries

One of the issues with electric vehicle batteries is insulation failure. A proven approach to detecting and correcting this failure lies in…


Examining the Role of ESSIs and Databases in Battery Energy Storage Systems

Examining the Role of ESSIs and Databases in Battery Energy Storage Systems

Energy storage system integrators develop and sell battery-powered energy storage systems. They are key to the growth of energy storage systems in…


Growing Lithium Needs Causing International Tension

Growing Lithium Needs Causing International Tension

Chile nationalizes its lithium production while the rest of the world depends on China to obtain the key element to current and future battery…


Funding Initiatives Address Job Skills Issues for Energy Engineers

Funding Initiatives Address Job Skills Issues for Energy Engineers

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds five DOE-selected Regional Centers of Excellence to support the training of students and workers for clean…


Video Gaming Model Trains Next-Gen Nuclear Engineers

Video Gaming Model Trains Next-Gen Nuclear Engineers

A compelling use case for how extended reality and video game-inspired tools can be used to train the next-generation energy workforce. 


ML-based Energy Modeling Could Optimize Sustainable Designs

ML-based Energy Modeling Could Optimize Sustainable Designs

A look at introducing machine learning techniques to help designers complete energy modeling and reduce the building sector's environmental…


Earth Day: A Primer and Call to Action

Earth Day: A Primer and Call to Action

Fifty-four years after the first Earth Day, great progress has been made, but great challenges remain.


Carbon Capture: Decarbonization Maturation

Carbon Capture: Decarbonization Maturation

Carbon capture and creative waste management could be keys to putting less carbon into the atmosphere.


Is Extreme EV Fast Charging on the Horizon?

Is Extreme EV Fast Charging on the Horizon?

Extreme EV charging might be possible thanks to recent lithium-ion battery research. 


Revolutionizing Energy Demand Estimation With Machine Learning

Revolutionizing Energy Demand Estimation With Machine Learning

Researchers from University College Cork and Columbia University have published a study using TrebuNet, a machine learning technique, to better…


Could Bidirectional Switches Become an Industry Standard?

Could Bidirectional Switches Become an Industry Standard?

Bidirectional switches offer advantages over conventional power switches and could become standard in the industry.


How the Energy IoT Aids the Energy Transition

How the Energy IoT Aids the Energy Transition

The energy internet of things could help resolve the issues of climate change and energy transition.   


Can Tesla Build 20 Million Cars Per Year By 2030?

Can Tesla Build 20 Million Cars Per Year By 2030?

The company is expanding its Gigafactory fleet with a new facility in Mexico, but building a third of the world’s new cars in just seven years is…


DOE, Stellantis Prepare Next-gen Battery Engineers

DOE, Stellantis Prepare Next-gen Battery Engineers

The industry needs a broader, more skilled battery engineering workforce. A new challenge sponsored by the U.S. government hopes to prepare the…


tech insights Apr 06, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Why and How Fast: The Energy Transition

Why and How Fast: The Energy Transition

Putting the energy transition and the effort required in perspective.


Sodium-aluminum Battery Heats Up Grid Storage

Sodium-aluminum Battery Heats Up Grid Storage

A new design of a molten sodium battery could find large-scale grid storage applications.


Alice Min Soo Chun Brings Light to Remote Areas

Alice Min Soo Chun Brings Light to Remote Areas

Alice Min Soo Chun designed a solar-powered, portable, and collapsible lantern to reduce emissions and bring light to remote areas without…


Putting the Energy Transition in Perspective

Putting the Energy Transition in Perspective

To put the energy transition in perspective, some questions must be answered–like, how will we master producing, distributing, and consuming…


6 Battery Technologies to Watch

6 Battery Technologies to Watch

New battery chemistries and configurations and innovative manufacturing techniques will help move the energy storage field forward.


Chien-Shiung Wu: First Lady of Physics

Chien-Shiung Wu: First Lady of Physics

Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu played an important role in nuclear and particle physics during World War II. Her accomplishments include disproving parity…