Hybrid approach optimizes grid
The modern "smart" city, says Jie Liu, is a web of networks that should run like a healthy, well-tuned circulatory system.
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The modern "smart" city, says Jie Liu, is a web of networks that should run like a healthy, well-tuned circulatory system.
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(Tech Xplore)—The energy provider, National Grid, on Twitter confirmed that, on April 21st, Britain went without coal-generated power for its first full day.
Many highly populated coastal regions around the globe suffer from severe drought conditions. In an effort to deliver fresh water to these regions, while also considering how to produce the water efficiently using clean-energy ...
Apr 19, 2017
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Scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) have set a world record for efficiency for a solar thermal dish generating steam that could be used for power stations.
Aug 22, 2016
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The use of recycled concrete and glass aggregates in concrete production has emerged as a highly promising means of increasing the recycling rate of waste materials—but durability issues have plagued some combinations of ...
Mar 26, 2024
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The UK government on Thursday announced plans for what it said was the country's "biggest expansion of nuclear power for 70 years" to bolster its energy independence and meet carbon emission targets.
Jan 11, 2024
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Consumer interest in electric vehicles (EVs) is rising, but the lack of charging stations is a continuing concern to potential customers. No U.S. counties currently have a charging infrastructure that can deliver power equal ...
Jan 3, 2024
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Nuclear power stations could be decommissioned in the future with the help of teams of autonomous robots known as the SMuRFs, scientists have suggested.
Dec 19, 2023
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As technology continues to advance, the likelihood of malevolent attacks and subsequent failures on society's critical infrastructures increases. Blackouts, water shortages, transport collapses—these potential threats to ...
Oct 30, 2023
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On June 12 this year, the UK's last remaining coal-fired power station was awoken from a 46-day slumber to meet demand for electricity to run air-conditioning units.
Aug 18, 2023
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