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
The "internet of things" is the idea that vehicles, appliances, civil structures, manufacturing equipment, and even livestock will soon have sensors that report information directly to networked servers, aiding with maintenance ...
Feb 17, 2017
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Engineering
The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE has developed and successfully commissioned the world's first medium-voltage string inverter for large-scale power plants. By feeding power into the medium-voltage grid, ...
Oct 24, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
To reach the goal of 82% renewable energy in Australia's grid by 2030, we'll need to build a lot more solar.
Feb 16, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
The shift toward renewable energy sources decreases our reliance on fossil fuels, providing a cleaner, more sustainable alternative. However, with their increasing use and development, we also face new challenges. Solar photovoltaic ...
Mar 12, 2024
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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
Sustainable energy generation solutions such as wind, solar, and hydroelectric have long presented enticing alternatives to fossil fuels. However, several factors, including the intermittent nature of these sources and their ...
Jun 12, 2023
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Engineering
The cost of turning sunlight into electricity has fallen more than 90% over the last decade. Solar is now the cheapest form of newly built energy generation.
Oct 24, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Estuaries—where freshwater rivers meet the salty sea—are great locations for birdwatching and kayaking. In these areas, waters containing different salt concentrations mix and may be sources of sustainable, "blue" osmotic ...
Apr 24, 2024
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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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