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Microgrid in a Box Provides Renewable Backup Power for Rural Areas

Microgrid in a Box Provides Renewable Backup Power for Rural Areas

Engineers demonstrate a renewable energy-based mobile backup power system at a hydropower plant in rural Idaho. 


Offshore Floating Wind Farms Provide Lifelong Environmental Benefits

Offshore Floating Wind Farms Provide Lifelong Environmental Benefits

An Italian study dug into the environmental advantages of floating wind farms throughout their life cycles. Here are the eye-opening takeaways,…


tech insights Aug 07, 2023 by Zac Amos
Energy and Automation Join Forces: Solar and Robots

Energy and Automation Join Forces: Solar and Robots

The worlds of power and control engineering are collaborating to create a new research robot, scanning multiple materials to configure the most…


Mitigating Supply Concerns: A Circular Economy for Rare-Earth Elements

Mitigating Supply Concerns: A Circular Economy for Rare-Earth Elements

Introducing a circular economy for rare-earth elements that can eliminate environmental impact and mitigate supply concerns.


America’s Incentive-Driven Solar Manufacturing Boom

America’s Incentive-Driven Solar Manufacturing Boom

Last year’s Inflation Reduction Act tasked the federal government with investing billions to jumpstart domestic solar manufacturing, aiming to…


The Path to Decarbonization for China’s Manufacturing Industry

The Path to Decarbonization for China’s Manufacturing Industry

China’s manufacturing industry is a concern in combatting climate change, and researchers are studying the country's emissions and power…


EE Professors Provide Insights on Sustainability Gaps in Engineering Education

EE Professors Provide Insights on Sustainability Gaps in Engineering Education

As the world works toward an energy transition, is engineering education keeping up to produce skilled and knowledgeable workers?


What’s Going on With Clean Energy Jobs?

What’s Going on With Clean Energy Jobs?

The U.S. Department of Energy recently released a report on 2022 clean energy job growth, and the results might surprise you.


Advancing Recycling Methods for Carbon and Glass Fiber Composites

Advancing Recycling Methods for Carbon and Glass Fiber Composites

Scientists are actively developing recycling methods to address the expected increase in carbon and glass fiber waste.


Introducing an Efficient, Low-Cost Photoreactor for Solar-Driven Synthesis

Introducing an Efficient, Low-Cost Photoreactor for Solar-Driven Synthesis

German and Canadian researchers demonstrate a low-cost photoreactor concept supplying high photon/energy efficiency without sun tracking. 


Despite Growing Global Interest, Barriers to Low-Carbon Hydrogen Deployment Remain 

Despite Growing Global Interest, Barriers to Low-Carbon Hydrogen Deployment Remain 

The still-nascent low-carbon hydrogen market is hindered by uncertainty around demand, emissions intensity, varying definitions of clean hydrogen,…


Swiss Startup Turns Retired Wind Turbines Into Solar Panel Support Beams

Swiss Startup Turns Retired Wind Turbines Into Solar Panel Support Beams

In an age of finding creative ways to recycle end-of-life products, a Swiss startup is using retired wind turbine blades as solar panel support beams.


EIA: US Renewable Energy Consumption Rose Slightly in 2022

EIA: US Renewable Energy Consumption Rose Slightly in 2022

How did renewable energy fare in last year’s energy consumption data? A new report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration reveals the…


Probing the Deep Blue for Green Resources

Probing the Deep Blue for Green Resources

Could water be the newest source of raw materials for the renewable energy infrastructure?


Advancements in Clean Fuels: Pioneering Solutions for a Sustainable Future

Advancements in Clean Fuels: Pioneering Solutions for a Sustainable Future

As the global drive toward sustainable energy intensifies, the demand for clean fuels has soared to the forefront of environmental and economic…


As Wind Turbines Get Bigger, Industry Trouble Blows In

As Wind Turbines Get Bigger, Industry Trouble Blows In

The industry is having its ups and downs—and it’s bad news for a world counting on wind power to combat climate change.


Inflation-Ridden Supply Chains, Interest Rates Dampen SMR Development

Inflation-Ridden Supply Chains, Interest Rates Dampen SMR Development

Small modular reactor developers face interest rate hikes and soaring commodity prices for steel piping, fabricated steel plates, and other…


Solar Research and Workforce Development Land $15.5M in Federal Funding

Solar Research and Workforce Development Land $15.5M in Federal Funding

Two programs led by the U.S. Department of Energy unveiled $15 million in awards for projects targeting cadmium telluride solar cells and workforce…


Research: Iridium Gives Hydrogen Production Superior Boost of Efficiency, Stability

Research: Iridium Gives Hydrogen Production Superior Boost of Efficiency, Stability

Australian researchers have demonstrated how a lattice-water-assisted oxygen exchange technique offers superior efficiency and stability as a…


The Power of Perovskite: From Lab to Market, the Latest Advances in Solar Cells

The Power of Perovskite: From Lab to Market, the Latest Advances in Solar Cells

Three studies highlight advancements in perovskite solar cell materials, efficiency, and commercialization. Here’s a briefing.