Engineering
MechSE Associate Professor Kyle Smith and doctoral student Md Abdul Hamid recently published an article in the Journal of Power Sources.
Mar 21, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
The EU laid out plans Tuesday to make electricity bills "less dependent" on fossil fuel costs, to limit the risks of price hikes like those seen after Russia invaded Ukraine.
Mar 14, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
In the threatening trouble of climate change, growing commercial crops on solar farms is a potentially efficient use of agricultural land that can both increase commercial food production and improve solar panel performance ...
Mar 3, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Current society is transitioning en masse from fossil fuels to renewable resources and electric batteries. Despite the urgency to switch to greener methods, core challenges related to efficiency and sustainability pose a ...
Mar 3, 2023
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Engineering
Investment in electrical transmission and distribution (T&D) systems could significantly reduce air pollution, according to a study led Lauren Janicke, an undergraduate in civil and environmental engineering (CEE), and Destenie ...
Feb 27, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
The ACT is changing how it calculates car registration fees. Instead of being based on a car's weight, the fee the owner pays will be based on the greenhouse gas emissions it produces.
Feb 10, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
A new study compares the life-cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of electric, hydrogen, natural gas and diesel trucks and buses in Europe. The results indicate a clear pathway to decarbonize the sector: Battery electric ...
Feb 7, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
California is embarking on an audacious new climate plan that aims to eliminate the state's greenhouse gas footprint by 2045, and in the process, slash emissions far beyond its borders. The blueprint calls for massive transformations ...
Jan 27, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
The world has enough rare earth minerals and other critical raw materials to switch from fossil fuels to renewable energy to produce electricity and limit global warming, according to a new study that counters concerns about ...
Jan 27, 2023
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Engineering
Researchers from the University of Birmingham have designed a novel adaptation for existing iron and steel furnaces that could reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the steelmaking industry by nearly 90%.
Jan 24, 2023
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