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
Lithium-ion batteries currently power most portable electronic devices, electric vehicles and energy grid storage facilities. Researchers worldwide are working to improve the performance of these batteries.
Jul 7, 2022
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Internet
Tech and streaming giants suck up vast amounts of bandwidth, so the EU this week revived a long-standing idea to make them pay the telecom firms who maintain the infrastructure.
May 6, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
A new model that demonstrates how solar panels could more effectively harness both electrical and thermal energy by addressing the issue of hotspots on solar cells has been developed as part of an international study involving ...
Mar 17, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
There's been tremendous excitement about recent results from the Joint European Torus (JET) facility in the UK, hinting that the dream of nuclear fusion power is inching closer to reality. We know that fusion works—it is ...
Feb 24, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Last year saw Australians install rooftop solar like never before, with 40% more installed in 2021 than in 2020. Solar system installations now make up 7% of the energy going into the national electricity grid.
Jan 19, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Strolling his church's rooftop among 630 solar panels, Bishop Richard Howell Jr. acknowledged climate change isn't the most pressing concern for his predominantly Black congregation—even though it disproportionately harms ...
Nov 29, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Forced contraception in exchange for aid is the solution.
Oct 6, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Salts are cheap and sustainable materials that can be used to store energy (heat) over periods ranging from hours to years without loss. This works via so-called hydration-dehydration processes. Energy release (discharge) ...
Jun 10, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Researchers from the Institute of Microbiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have reported a novel biophotovoltaics (BPV) system based on a synthetic microbial consortium with constrained electron flow. This BPV system ...
Sep 20, 2019
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