Large-scale wind power needs more land, causes more climatic impact than previously thought
When it comes to energy production, there's no such thing as a free lunch, unfortunately.
Oct 4, 2018
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Singing inverters show electrical harmony for renewable power systems
Standing among solar arrays and power grid equipment at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), you might hear a faint, distorted melody buzzing from somewhere. You are not hallucinating—that gray box really is ...
Dec 14, 2022
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Discovering materials for gas turbine engines through efficient predictive frameworks
Gas turbines are widely used for power generation and aircraft propulsion. According to the laws of thermodynamics, the higher the temperature of an engine, the higher the efficiency. Because of these laws, there is an emerging ...
Aug 25, 2022
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Huge energy potential in open ocean wind farms in the North Atlantic
There is considerable opportunity for generating wind power in the open ocean, particularly the North Atlantic, according to new research from Carnegie's Anna Possner and Ken Caldeira. Their work is published by Proceedings ...
Oct 9, 2017
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Low-level jets create winds of change for turbines
As one of the leading sources of clean and renewable energy, global wind power capacity has increased more than fivefold over the past decade, leading to larger turbines and pushing wind technology to its limits.
Feb 23, 2021
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Study shows how to improve production at wind farms
What's good for one is not always best for all.
Jul 1, 2019
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Favourable breezes boost Spain's wind power sector
Buoyed by a surge in investment and new projects, wind power has become Spain's main source of electricity generation just as Europe seeks to curb its energy imports from Russia.
Apr 10, 2022
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Berlin preps 'huge thermos' to help heat homes this winter
The rust-colored tower rising from an industrial site near the banks of Berlin's Spree river looks nothing like the sleek flasks Germans use for coffee, yet its purpose is similar: to provide some warmth throughout the day, ...
Jun 30, 2022
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Space-starved Singapore builds floating solar farms in climate fight
Thousands of panels glinting in the sun stretch into the sea off Singapore, part of the land-scarce city-state's push to build floating solar farms to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Mar 7, 2021
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Using waste heat to power an environmentally sustainable future
In his most recent published research, appearing in Applied Thermal Engineering, City, University of London's Dr. Martin White explores a novel organic Rankine cycle system, based on a two-phase expansion through numerical ...
May 24, 2021
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