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Living in electric dreams

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So the UK government has banned the sale of cars with ICE (internal combustion engines) that run on Petrol or Diesel from 2030. That really means that we need to start winding down sales of ICE cars from now, and start ramping up the sale of EVs (Ele...
- 29 Nov 2022
Another potential renewable source of energy is on its way: cow manure

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Cows' manure could be used as a renewable energy source powering farms. (Image Credit: Leon Ephraim) Who knew farms could be powered by cow manure through an anaerobic digester? That's what will happen to Dickinson's College Farm in Pennsylvania as ...
- 22 Nov 2022
This artificial leaf can generate hydrogen

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Artificial leaf. (Image Credit: University of Cambridge) The green hydrogen market has become a big hit due to affordable solar and wind power for water electrolysis. Researchers are working on replicating nature’s photosynthesis process. The ...
- 21 Nov 2022
France passes new bill to require solar panel installations on parking lots

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Solar panels overhead parking lots, like the one at the Paris Disney land. (Image Credit: Jay Black/Unsplash) Is this the answer? It seems plausible. In 2020, France became the only European country failing to reach its renewable energy development ...
- 14 Nov 2022
Wind turbines could remove carbon dioxide from the air

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Wind turbines could also help remove carbon dioxide from the air. (Image Credit: mrganso/pixabay) According to Purdue University researchers, wind turbines could double up and remove carbon dioxide, helping in the fight against climate change! Apart...
- 7 Nov 2022
Three researchers receive the 2022 Nobel prize in physics

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Alain Aspect, John Clauser, and Anton Zeilinger won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics. (Image Credit: Niklas Elmehed © Nobel Prize Outreach) On October 4th, physicists Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser, and Anton Zeilinger won the 2022 Nobel Pri...
- 25 Oct 2022
France has started using agrivoltaics to grow crops

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www.youtube.com/watch France is starting to see an agrivoltaics increase across the country. TSE, a solar-energy firm, is currently experimenting in the Haute-Saône region to determine if it can produce solar energy without disrupting large cro...
- 24 Oct 2022
E-textile can be added to clothing in the future to charge small devices

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The e-textile contains 1,200 silicon solar panels that generate up to 393 mWatts from the sun and can power small devices. (Image Credit: Nottingham Trent University) Nottingham Trent University researchers created a new e-textile with interwoven mi...
- 18 Oct 2022
5 Key Advantages of Silicon Carbide

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sponsored by Silicon Carbide (SiC), aka Carborundum, is a silicon and carbon chemical compound. Its material properties enable SiC devices to have high blocking voltage capabilities and low specific ON resistance. Such properties allow superfast sw...
- 17 Oct 2022
Babcock Ranch Community Survives Hurricane Ian Using Renewable Energy

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Downtown Babcock Ranch, a community built with renewable energy, kept the lights on during the storm. (Image credit: Babcock Ranch) Just outside of Fort Meyers, Florida, lies the town of Babcock Ranch, a unique community built around sustainable ene...
- 10 Oct 2022
Adden Energy developed a coin-cell battery that charges in three minutes

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(Image Credit: Adden Energy) Harvard researchers developed a new coin-cell battery prototype that achieves a full charge in just three minutes with over 10,000-lifetime cycles. The team’s startup, Adden Energy, received a $5.15 ...
- 28 Sep 2022
Simulating an Arc Discharge and Interruption

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Before the contacts of a relay open or close, enough energy can be present to cause an electric discharge across the gap. This phenomenon is called an arc. Arcs can damage and shorten the life of a relay. Each time an arc ignites, there is some...
- 19 Sep 2022
Nuclear fusion reactor in South Korea exceeds 100 million degrees Celsius for thirty seconds

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The KSTAR exceeded 100 million degrees Celsius for thirty seconds. (Image Credit: Korea Institute of Fusion Energy) A South Korean nuclear fusion reactor called the Korea Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research (KSTAR) achieved temperatures exceed...
- 9 Sep 2022
MSU chemical engineers develop new resin turbine blades that can be used to create gummy bears

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Chemical engineers produced a new resin for wind turbine blades that can convert into other materials for various products. (Image Credit Made From The Sky/Unsplash) Many wind turbine blades typically last twenty years before being discarded and sen...
- 2 Sep 2022
Japan plans on deploying a massive turbine to power its country

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Japan’s Kairyu prototype completed its three-and-a-half-year field test, proving its ability to generate power in the deep ocean. (Image Credit: IHI) More unique power generation again today. The ocean seems to be the next big source. The oce...
- 23 Aug 2022
SWEL’s wave energy converter rides the waves to generate electricity

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The Waveline Magnet floats on water, riding each wave to generate electricity. (Image Credit: SWEL) Sea Wave Energy Limited (SWEL) and the UK have been developing the Waveline Magnet, a Wave Energy Converter (WEC), for the past ten years. The m...
- 22 Aug 2022
Nuclear energy reaches a new milestone with these two latest achievements

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NuScale’s small reactor recently reached an agreement with the NRC to install it in the US. (Image Credit: NuScale) Nuclear energy is on the path toward making a big return now that carbon emissions need to decline. Nuclear reactors, for that ...
- 9 Aug 2022
Home Solar System reaches 25 MWhrs Total Production

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Solar System Description Home Solar System Performance - Year 1 Solar System Performance - 2 year review Solar System Performance - 3 year review Solar System Performance - 4 year review My solar system installation just achieved a sign...
- 4 Aug 2022
Researchers come up with a new-found solution for non-flammable Li-ion batteries

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Researchers demonstrated liquefied gas electrolytes, which can lead to non-flammable lithium-ion batteries in the future. (Image Credit: Baharak Sayahpour) Energy storage advancements must progress to meet society's growing demand for electrical...
- 27 Jul 2022
Svolt unveils new battery technology for electric vehicles

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SVolt’s latest sulfide 20Ah all-solid-state prototype battery cells allow electric vehicles to reach a range of 1,000 km. (Image Credit: Svolt Energy) SvoltEnergy recently announced it developed a new 20Ah-class sulfide all-solid-state pr...
- 22 Jul 2022
Alternative Energy Sources for an All Electric Society

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The quest for an alternative to fossil fuels is possibly the greatest challenge of our generation. The effects of our fossil-fuel economy on the environment have been clearly documented and, if we take no action, we face an uncertain future. It is th...
- 20 Jul 2022
This solar-powered carbon capture system could extract and store carbon dioxide from the air

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The solar-powered machines could help fight off climate change by extracting carbon dioxide from the air and storing it underground. (Image Credit: AspiraDAC) AspiraDAC, a carbon dioxide capture company, developed a machine that could pull CO2 from ...
- 13 Jul 2022
Researchers achieve a breakthrough that could lead to solar panel windows

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Semi-transparent solar cells could find their way into real-world applications. (Image Credit: Dr. Jae Choul Yu) Solar panel windows are now inching closer to reality. Researchers at the ARC Center of Excellence in Exciton Science recently developed...
- 11 Jul 2022
Introducing the sand battery, a new energy storage technology

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The sand battery sits inside a four-meter wide and seven-meter high grey silo. (Image Credit: Polar Night Energy) Researchers have been trying to come up with efficient long-term energy storage alternatives now that renewables are becoming essential...
- 7 Jul 2022
Energy Dome introduces a solution for curbing carbon emissions: CO2 batteries

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Energy Dome’s massive dome stores carbon dioxide, converting it into a liquid form to generate electricity when needed. (Image Credit: Energy Dome) Carbon dioxide has contributed to the planet heating up, and countries have already taken steps...
- 27 Jun 2022