Computer Sciences
NIALM (Non-Intrusive Appliance Load Monitoring) can "sense" appliances using electrical power. NIALM is used in homes and small buildings. For this, NIALM can require hundreds of labeled power signal images from each appliance ...
Nov 21, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Global leaders at COP27 are discussing how best to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and maintain global warming below 2°C to avoid catastrophic climate change.
Nov 17, 2022
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Engineering
Scientists at the Swiss Plasma Center at EPFL, in collaboration with Beyond Gravity and with the support of the ESA, have developed a slip ring assembly that can more than triple the operational voltage of new-generation, ...
Nov 2, 2022
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Business
Americans want their electricity to be cheap, clean and reliable, but that trifecta is becoming more elusive, thanks to climate change. According to a 2021 report by the nonprofit research organization Climate Central, more ...
Oct 19, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
If the transition to renewables is to succeed, we will need a viable means of storing surplus heat and electricity. Globe spoke to experts from ETH Zurich about the promising technologies that could help us reach net zero.
Oct 14, 2022
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Engineering
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory recently demonstrated a new technology to better control how power flows to and from commercial buildings equipped with solar, wind or other renewable energy generation.
Sep 29, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
The 100 MW Dalian Flow Battery Energy Storage Peak-shaving Power Station, with the largest power and capacity in the world so far, was connected to the grid in Dalian, China, on September 29, and it will be put into operation ...
Sep 29, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Toshiba Corporation has demonstrated the effectiveness of its grid-forming (GFM) inverter, which was developed to ensure the stability of microgrids. A microgrid is a type of distributed energy system that enables regional ...
Aug 29, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Curtailment—or, what happens when more renewable energy is available than can be delivered to customers—has gained a negative connotation in the energy community for wasting clean, free electricity.
Jul 19, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Less than a mile from a sea otter-filled estuary popular with kayakers sit row upon row of tall, steel white cabinets perched on low concrete platforms, the space between them crisscrossed with gravel paths. All is quiet, ...
Jun 15, 2022
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