Energy & Green Tech
A startup energy company in New Zealand believes it can power the world with a wireless electric transmission system that can bring power to hard-to-reach areas and do so at lower cost than with traditional power lines.
Computer Sciences
Last year, Princeton researchers identified a disturbing security flaw in which hackers could someday exploit internet-connected appliances to wreak havoc on the electrical grid. Now, the same research team has released algorithms ...
Sep 24, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
Today, more than 1.3 billion people are living without regular access to power, including more than 300 million in India and 600 million in sub-Saharan Africa. In these and other developing countries, access to a main power ...
Nov 9, 2017
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Computer Sciences
Information and communication technologies, such as IoT and cloud computing, are cornerstones of modern society. The efficiency of these services depends heavily on the speed of processing and transmitting digital data, including ...
Aug 5, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Strong offshore winds have the potential to supply coastlines with massive, consistent flows of clean electricity. One study estimates offshore wind farms could meet 11 times the projected global electricity demand in 2040.
Jul 31, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Solar power, widely seen as humanity's best hope for avoiding catastrophic climate change, can carry a heavy environmental cost, depending on where panels and transmission lines are built.
May 13, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
As Australia's rapid renewable energy rollout continues, so too does debate over land use. Nationals Leader David Littleproud, for example, claimed regional areas had reached "saturation point" and cannot cope with more wind ...
Apr 29, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Improving the U.S. electricity grid is necessary to lower costs, boost reliability and help tackle climate change, but it will take some serious soul searching by the leaders of entities that control the grid, according to ...
Mar 13, 2024
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Engineering
A new approach to grid planning could make it possible to power your home with the nation's best and lowest-cost wind and solar energy, no matter where you live.
Mar 8, 2024
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Engineering
A space solar-powered satellite (SSPS) is a tremendous energy system that collects and converts solar power to electric power in space, and then transmits the electric power to Earth, spacecraft, or moving targets via microwave. ...
Jan 31, 2024
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