Consumer & Gadgets
Climate change will increase the future value of residential rooftop solar panels across the United States by up to 19% by the end of the century, according to a new University of Michigan-led study.
Apr 19, 2024
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Engineering
Most people do not give the U.S. electric grid a second thought—we flip a switch, and the lights come on. Behind the scenes are thousands of power plants and utilities linked by millions of miles of transmission lines. ...
Apr 16, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
The U.S. electric grid faces simultaneous, evolving pressures. Demand for power from the grid is increasing as people adopt electric cars and building energy is transitioned from gas to electricity. At the same time, climate ...
Jun 12, 2023
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Engineering
EU researchers are looking to improve the electric grid to reduce energy waste, cut costs and curb emissions.
May 30, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
A Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) research team recently developed a new model of an important device that acts as a kind of translator, allowing renewable power sources like wind and solar to better add their ...
Jun 3, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Electric cars, trains, trams and boats already exist. That logically leads to the question: why are we not seeing large electric aircraft? And will we see them any time soon?
Sep 20, 2019
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Business
After Hurricane Maria razed the electrical grid in Puerto Rico nearly six years ago, there was a lot of talk about making the energy system more resilient in the face of climate change and sure-to-occur future calamities.
Jul 28, 2023
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Engineering
The output of wind turbines can rise or fall by 50% in a matter of seconds. Such fluctuations in the megawatt range put a strain on both power grids and the turbines themselves. A new study by researchers from the University ...
Sep 19, 2023
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Electronics & Semiconductors
What if you could power the smart thermostats, speakers and lights in your home with a kitchen countertop? Stones, such as marble and granite, are natural, eco-friendly materials that many people building or renovating houses ...
Jul 11, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
As electric vehicle (EV) sales continue to rev up in the United States, the power grid is in parallel contending with the greatest transformation in its 100-year history: the large-scale integration of renewable energy and ...
Aug 4, 2020
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