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
A Washington State University-led study found that widespread, extreme temperature events are often accompanied by greater solar radiation and higher wind speeds that could be captured by solar panels and wind turbines. The ...
Mar 27, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
To meet the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit), nine major Asian economies must increase the share of electricity they get from renewable energy from the current 6% to at least ...
Nov 15, 2023
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Engineering
With the sustainable development of marine resources, dual-platform joint operations have garnered increasing attention. These operations require minimal relative movement between the two sub-platforms. To meet this requirement, ...
Oct 26, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Electricity production and distribution in the U.S. currently depends on more than 10,000 power plants, 642,000 miles of high voltage lines, 56,000 substations and 6.3 million miles of local distribution lines. Much of that ...
Oct 17, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
A model to map energy demand down to street level shows cooling demand in London grew by 5% per year between 1980 and 2022 as summers heat up.
Sep 14, 2023
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Computer Sciences
When it comes to predicting disasters brought on by extreme events (think earthquakes, pandemics or "rogue waves" that could destroy coastal structures), computational modeling faces an almost insurmountable challenge: Statistically ...
Dec 19, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Extreme heat is testing North Carolina's power grid like never before, with triple-digit temperatures causing residents to consume record-breaking amounts of electricity this summer.
Jul 18, 2022
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Telecom
OroraTech, a startup formed at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), is preparing to launch a fleet of small satellites. They will use infrared cameras to detect temperature anomalies at high temporal and spatial resolutions. ...
Oct 21, 2021
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Machine learning & AI
Rice University engineers have created a deep learning computer system that taught itself to accurately predict extreme weather events, like heat waves, up to five days in advance using minimal information about current weather ...
Feb 4, 2020
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