From seawater to drinking water, with the push of a button
MIT researchers have developed a portable desalination unit, weighing less than 10 kilograms, that can remove particles and salts to generate drinking water.
Apr 28, 2022
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Major Japan railway now powered only by renewable energy
Tokyo's Shibuya is famed for its Scramble Crossing, where crowds of people crisscross the intersection in a scene symbolizing urban Japan's congestion and anonymity. It may have added another boasting right.
Apr 27, 2022
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Study finds offshore wind could drive down energy costs in New England
A new analysis led by North Carolina State University researchers has found that offshore wind power could help lower wholesale electricity prices on average for six states in New England, with relatively low risk of wind ...
Apr 21, 2022
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Reversible fuel cells can support grid economically, study finds
A major challenge for producers of electricity from solar panels and wind turbines is akin to capturing lightning in a bottle. Both solar and wind increasingly generate electricity amid little demand, when market prices are ...
Apr 21, 2022
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Electric vehicle supply chains owned mostly by China jeopardize US energy transition, says report
The global push to convert the world to electric vehicles will cause supply chain complexities that could undermine the alternative energy transition in the United States, according to a new report from Rice University's ...
Apr 20, 2022
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A new heat engine with no moving parts is as efficient as a steam turbine
Engineers at MIT and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have designed a heat engine with no moving parts. Their new demonstrations show that it converts heat to electricity with over 40 percent efficiency—a ...
Apr 13, 2022
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New transistor could cut 5% from world's digital energy budget
A new spin on one of the 20th century's smallest but grandest inventions, the transistor, could help feed the world's ever-growing appetite for digital memory while slicing up to 5% of the energy from its power-hungry diet.
Apr 11, 2022
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Electrifying homes to slow climate change: 4 essential reads
The latest reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change show that to avoid massive losses and damage from global warming, nations must act quickly to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. The good news is that ...
Apr 11, 2022
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Power electronics and electric machines system designs to revolutionize clean energy mobility
Always with an eye toward the future, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) researchers are revolutionizing clean energy mobility beyond light-duty electric vehicles (EVs) by building advanced power electronics systems ...
Apr 08, 2022
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Energy strategy: expensive nuclear power push ignores chance to cut costs of UK's electricity system
The high global gas price has quadrupled the wholesale energy price for consumers across the UK over the last six months, with those on default tariffs paying by direct debit likely to see their average annual bill rise by ...
Apr 08, 2022
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