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Wind Energy Industry Looks to Curb Turbine Blade Waste Problem

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Wind turbine blades typically have a lifespan of 20 to 25 years and are difficult to recycle due to their material makeup. (Image credit: Pxhere) Wind has become a promising solution in renewable energy, with wind turbines playing a vital role in ha...
- 20 Dec 2023
Google’s Data Centers Started Receiving Some Power from a Geothermal Plant

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The geothermal plant produces 3.5 MW of power that gets distributed to the grid and Google’s data center in Nevada. (Image Credit: Google) In 2021, Google collaborated with Fervo Energy to build a geothermal power plant. Now, the tech giant re...
- 14 Dec 2023
These Two Cities Have Ambitions to Turn Green

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(Image Credit: seagull/pixabay) Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed bills to change Michigan’s approach toward clean energy production. This clean energy legislation generates tens of thousands of well-paying jobs, reduces household utility costs...
- 12 Dec 2023
Burying the CO2 Problem, Startups and Companies Partner on Solutions

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American Airlines reached a deal with Graphyte to capture and store 10,000 tons of CO2 by 2025. (Image Credit: American Airlines) American Airlines recently landed an agreement with Graphyte, a Bill Gates-backed climate startup, to capture and bury ...
- 11 Dec 2023
World Wide Wind’s Counter-Rotating Turbines Set to Begin Testing

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The company’s unique turbine design uses a pair of counter-rotating blades on a vertical axis and places the generator at the bottom of the structure, allowing the turbine to tilt in the wind. (Image credit: World Wide Wind) World Wide Wind ha...
- 5 Dec 2023
Fun with Flybacks: Building a 600V Supply

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Table of Contents Introduction What is a Flyback Power Supply? What Frequency? What Turns Ratio? Circuit Plan of Attack Snubber or ‘Reset’ Circuit Oscillator Circuit Flyback Circuit Circuit Diagram Testing It! Modifying the Transformer...
- 21 Nov 2023
New Cobalt-Modified Nanomaterial Used to Boost Fuel Cells

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The new cobalt nanomaterial reduces fuel cell reliance on platinum as a sole catalyst in producing power. (Image credit: Western University) Researchers from Western University, London, have developed a cobalt-derived nanomaterial that boosts proton...
- 14 Nov 2023
Toyota And Tesla Announce EV Battery Breakthroughs – Leaving Competition in the Past

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Tesla has produced 20 million 4680 battery cells. (Image Credit: Tesla/YouTube) Tesla built its 20 millionth 4680 battery cell, a power pack for new vehicles like the Cybertruck, at the Gigafactory in Austin, Texas. The boosted production of these ...
- 27 Oct 2023
This Wind & Solar Tower Product Could Be a Game Changer for Electric Vehicles

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The Wind & Solar Tower can provide clean energy to electric cars. (Image Credit: WST) More people are welcoming electric vehicles now that they’ve become more environmentally friendly versus cars relying on gas. However, EVs can harm the e...
- 18 Oct 2023
USB-PD - Explaining the Power Standard in the Raspberry Pi 5

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In our ever-connected world, a universal charging solution has become a necessity. Imagine being able to charge your smartphone, laptop, tablet, and even some appliances with a single cable and charger. That's where USB Power Delivery (USB-PD) steps ...
- 29 Sep 2023
Researchers Develop Cement-Carbon Supercapacitor

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MIT's cement-carbon supercapacitor can integrate into the foundation of a home, storing energy generated by renewables. (Image Credit: MIT) To phase out fossil fuels for a greener world, scientists are exploring better energy storage solutions f...
- 21 Sep 2023
Scientists Develop an Aluminum-Ion Battery That Could Replace Lithium-Ion Batteries

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Schematic diagram representing the redox process where the electrode material undergoes oxidization and aluminate anions are deposited. (Image Credit: Birgit Esser/University of Freiburg) Aluminum-ion batteries could eventually replace lithium-base...
- 19 Sep 2023
High School Students Build a Hydrogen Power Race Car for a Racing Competition

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Students from over twenty countries are participating in the Horizon Hydrogen Grand Prix. (Image Credit: re-plus) Students known as Los STEMateros from Boyle Heights STEM Magnet High School have developed a hydrogen-powered remote control car. And t...
- 18 Sep 2023
Gotion to Build A $2 Billion EV Battery Manufacturing Plant in Illinois

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(Image Credit: Gotion High-Tech) Right in element14's back yard! Gotion High-tech, a Chinese EV battery maker, is constructing a $2 billion manufacturing plant in Manteno, Illinois, that expects to generate 2,600 full-time jobs. And it put...
- 13 Sep 2023
Building a Low-Cost Low-Noise Negative- or Positive-Rail Power Supply

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Table of Contents Introduction How Does it Work? Sine-Wave Oscillator Rectifier Circuit Voltage Regulator Circuit Building The Transformer Wire Winding Procedure in More Detail Transformer and Winding Tips Need a Different Voltage? Assemblin...
- 10 Sep 2023
Cargo Ships Could Become Greener with WindWings

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The Pyxis Ocean cargo ship with two foldable WindWings. (Image Credit: Cargill) Nothing new under the sun. Earlier this month, Pyxis Ocean, a large red ship powered by dual WindWings, began its journey from China to Brazil, testing out the new tech...
- 1 Sep 2023
Australian Researchers Re-design Zinc-Air Batteries

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(Image Credit: PublicDomainPictures/pixabay) As we know, zinc-air batteries have a zinc negative electrode and a positive electrode composed of air. However, these don't perform very well and don't last long, leading to a limited power outpu...
- 31 Aug 2023
Scientists Achieve Fusion Ignition for the Second Time

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The preamplifier support structure boosts the laser energy while moving to the target chamber. (Image Credit: Damien Jemison/Lawrence Livermore Laboratory) During an experiment on July 30th, scientists at California's Lawrence Livermore National Lab...
- 28 Aug 2023
NASA Develop a New Solid-State Battery for Aircraft, Potentially Revolutionizing Air Travel

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The solid-state sulfur selenium battery has an energy density of 500 watt-hours per kilogram. (Image Credit: NASA) It takes plenty of fuel for a plane to take off and fly, and they emit pollutants while in the air. According to the Environmental Pr...
- 21 Aug 2023
World’s Largest Wind Turbine Goes Online - Birds Are Worried.

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China Three Gorges Corporation installed and activated the world’s largest wind turbine, connecting it to a power grid. (Image Credit: China Three Gorges Corporation) I’m not a big fan of wind turbines, no pun intended. After finding o...
- 15 Aug 2023
Regions Close to The Equator Could Benefit from Using Floating Solar Panels in The Future

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(Image Credit: MrRick/pixabay) This seems like an environmental disaster waiting to happen. More on this later in the article. But first… According to a new study, solar panels floating on seas close to the Equator could produce sufficient en...
- 11 Aug 2023
UK's Nyobolt Achieves Battery Charging Technology Breakthrough, Fully Charging In Just Six Minutes

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The Nyobolt EV will be the first sports car to test the new EV battery. (Image Credit: Callum Design) Many electric vehicle batteries take hours to charge. But now there's something even better on the horizon. Nyobolt, a UK-based EV startup,&nbs...
- 26 Jul 2023
Artificial Leaf Produces Biofuels Using Sunlight — The Future for Carbon- Free Vehicles

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A scaled-down version of the artificial leaf technology in a photoreactor. (Image Credit: Motiar Rahaman) Cambridge University scientists developed sunlight-powered, leaf-like foliage that harvests CO2 and water, converting them into propanol and et...
- 13 Jul 2023
High-Voltage Bertan Power Supply: Peeking Behind the Cover

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I picked up some high-voltage power supplies via eBay ages ago (from a friendly retired high-voltage power supply salesman, funnily enough, such a job title does exist!) and re-discovered them this weekend, stored in a box in the shed. I was curious ...
- 12 Jul 2023
Toyota Announces New EV Strategy

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Toyota plans to roll out 1.7 million EVs with the new solid-state batteries by 2026. (Image Credit: Toyota) On June 13th, Toyota announced plans to introduce a new line of solid-state batteries designed to provide EVs with additi...
- 10 Jul 2023