Engineering
A technology developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory works to keep food refrigerated with phase change materials, or PCMs, while reducing carbon emissions by 30%.
May 23, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
When you graph electricity demand in power grids with lots of solar panels, it looks a bit like a duck, with high points in the morning and evening (when people are relying on the grid) and a big dip in the middle of the ...
Jun 18, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Temperatures are rising. Eight of the warmest 10 recorded years of globally averaged temperature have occurred after 1998. Coupled with that increase is a growing demand for electricity to cool buildings. A new study published ...
Apr 15, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
University of Waterloo researchers are tapping into idled electric vehicles to act as mobile generators and help power overworked and aging electricity grids.
Jan 12, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
The future of Samoa's electricity system could go green, a University of Otago study has shown.
Jul 22, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
As countries worldwide transition to more wind and solar generation and electrify energy end uses, societies are becoming more intertwined with weather conditions. Meanwhile, the climate is rapidly changing and making extreme ...
Apr 11, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
The number of electric vehicles (EVs) in Australia doubled in 2022 and Tesla's Model 3 emerged as the best-selling mid-size car, the first time an EV has held this title. Despite these headlines, Australia is off to a slow ...
Mar 21, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
As the global energy demand continues to grow along with atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide (CO2), there has been a major push to adopt more sustainable and more carbon-neutral energy sources. Solar/wind power and CO2 capture—the ...
May 18, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has provided hydropower operators with new data to better prepare for extreme weather events and shifts in seasonal energy demands caused by climate change.
Sep 22, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
As the growth in connected devices outstrips that of conventional home appliances, consumers will find it increasingly more difficult to understand which electrical devices are consuming the most power in their homes, and ...
Sep 20, 2019
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