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1MW Motor Innovation: MIT Engineers Develop Solution for Electric Aviation Challenges

1MW Motor Innovation: MIT Engineers Develop Solution for Electric Aviation Challenges

Moving an aircraft through the air takes a lot of power—engineers at MIT are developing an electric motor that might be able to do the job.


Seismic Analysis Informs Geothermal and Carbon Storage Projects

Seismic Analysis Informs Geothermal and Carbon Storage Projects

Two subsets of the renewable energy field—carbon storage and geothermal projects—can benefit from new machine learning-based 3D seismo-acoustic…


Government Support, Partnerships Advancing Clean Hydrogen Tech Deployment 

Government Support, Partnerships Advancing Clean Hydrogen Tech Deployment 

Clean hydrogen is a versatile, flexible energy alternative with an emerging role in achieving global decarbonization goals.


NREL Visualization Offers 3D Peek Inside Water-Powered Island 

NREL Visualization Offers 3D Peek Inside Water-Powered Island 

A 3D visualization from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory showcases a virtual island with several renewable energy-powered systems,…


Purdue Engineers Invent Continuously Tunable Device to Manage Heat in Batteries

Purdue Engineers Invent Continuously Tunable Device to Manage Heat in Batteries

Purdue University engineers have developed a continuously tunable thermal regulator that improves upon conventional thermal switches. 


Study: Rail-Based Mobile Battery Storage Can Be Tapped for Backup Power

Study: Rail-Based Mobile Battery Storage Can Be Tapped for Backup Power

A Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory study finds that the U.S. rail network can accommodate mobile battery storage systems to offer flexible…


New Tool Calculates Digital Data’s Carbon Footprint

New Tool Calculates Digital Data’s Carbon Footprint

A tool developed by researchers at U.K.-based Loughborough University helps businesses measure carbon dioxide emissions tied to their data projects. 


High-Nickel Battery Cathodes Show Superior Cycle Life Performance

High-Nickel Battery Cathodes Show Superior Cycle Life Performance

Researchers from Idaho National Laboratory found that a high-nickel content battery cathode, NMC811, demonstrates superior cycle life performance…


Intel To Help Address Data Center Cooling

Intel To Help Address Data Center Cooling

The U.S. government is on a mission to solve the problem of data center cooling and has chosen Intel to help address the issue.


News Jun 20, 2023 by Jake Hertz
EU Launches Energy Supply and Demand Simulation Platform

EU Launches Energy Supply and Demand Simulation Platform

A new European Union-funded platform lets industrial producers calculate capacities and map the supply/demand of waste heat to potential users…


News Jun 19, 2023 by Shannon Cuthrell
Korean Researchers Pave Path Forward for Emerging Form of Energy Storage

Korean Researchers Pave Path Forward for Emerging Form of Energy Storage

A breakthrough might solve issues surrounding redox-enhanced electrochemical capacitors.


tech insights Jun 19, 2023 by Jake Hertz
The Case for Electric Water Heaters as Storage for Demand Flexibility

The Case for Electric Water Heaters as Storage for Demand Flexibility

A report out of Australia identifies domestic electric water heaters as a promising source of flexible demand, capable of storing energy equivalent…


Researchers Explore Soapstone, Granite as Solar Storage Materials

Researchers Explore Soapstone, Granite as Solar Storage Materials

A research team in Tanzania found that soapstone and granite show promise in storing thermal energy for concentrated solar power generation and…


Off-Grid Cities Study Exposes South African Energy Transition Crisis

Off-Grid Cities Study Exposes South African Energy Transition Crisis

Researchers from Johannesburg, South Africa, are considering the social implications of the transition to sustainable cities.


Researchers Launch Free Calculators for Carbon Capture & Sequestration Projects 

Researchers Launch Free Calculators for Carbon Capture & Sequestration Projects 

Researchers from the University of Houston recently unveiled a free suite of viscosity and minimum miscibility pressure (MMP) calculators for…


Advanced Reactor Roadmap Details Nuclear’s North American Path 

Advanced Reactor Roadmap Details Nuclear’s North American Path 

How advanced nuclear reactors can gain commercial traction to meet electricity demands and emissions-reduction targets in North America’s energy…


Researchers Tackle Problems With Silicon-Anode Batteries

Researchers Tackle Problems With Silicon-Anode Batteries

New research addresses an outstanding issue of ion depletion in silicon-anode batteries.


tech insights Jun 05, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Rooftop Solar Could Power Manufacturing-Sector Electricity Demand

Rooftop Solar Could Power Manufacturing-Sector Electricity Demand

A study from Northeastern University finds that roof-mounted solar panels could supply enough power for up to 35% of America’s manufacturing…


Researchers Reimagine Solar With Bifacial Perovskite Breakthrough

Researchers Reimagine Solar With Bifacial Perovskite Breakthrough

The research demonstrates the best-performing bifacial perovskite solar cells yet.


tech insights May 31, 2023 by Jake Hertz
US-Lead Consortium Begins Work on Mini-Grid Feasibility Study in Fiji

US-Lead Consortium Begins Work on Mini-Grid Feasibility Study in Fiji

Backed by a U.S. Trade and Development Agency grant, the University of Arizona and other organizations are kicking off an 18-month feasibility…