Power and Electrical Engineering

Power and Electrical Engineering

Next-Gen Fuel Cells: Breakthrough in Bimetallic Electrolyzers

A big step in the development of next-generation fuel cells and water-alkali electrolyzers has been achieved with the discovery of a new class of bimetallic…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Siemens Unveils Compact 32-Channel Control Cabinet Wiring

In addition to connection modules for eight channels (inputs or outputs), Siemens also offers, for the first time, compact versions for 32 channels that are…

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MAX Infrared Oven: Efficient Industrial Heating Solutions

Heraeus Noblelight has developed a new infrared oven – MAX – for high temperature heating processes. These new ovens combine infrared radiation with convection…

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Siemens delivers world's first vegetable oil transformer in the 420 kV capacity range

The world's first power transformer insulated and cooled using vegetable oil links the 380 kV extra-high voltage level with the 110 kV grid of the subordinate…

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Vibration Energy: Powering Self-Powered Electronics in Phones

Incorporated directly into a cell phone housing, the team's nanogenerator could harvest and convert vibration energy from a surface, such as the passenger seat…

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Solar-Induced Hybrid Fuel Cell Produces Electricity Directly from Biomass

Now, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a new type of low-temperature fuel cell that directly converts biomass to electricity…

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CASL, Westinghouse simulate neutron behavior in AP1000® reactor core

Technical staff at Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC, supported by the research team at the Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light Water Reactors (CASL),…

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Electrolytic Cells Show Stability at 850 Degrees for Energy Storage

The results represent a step in the development of new energy storage systems. The use of electricity to generate hydrogen is considered to be a key technology…

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New 'pomegranate-inspired' design solves problems for lithium-ion batteries

“While a couple of challenges remain, this design brings us closer to using silicon anodes in smaller, lighter and more powerful batteries for products like…

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NIF experiments show initial gain in fusion fuel

A key step along the path to ignition is to have “fuel gains” greater than unity, where the energy generated through fusion reactions exceeds the amount of…

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How Smart Grids Optimize Local Power Utilization

Smart grids that manage electricity demand at the local – microgrid – level may help to reduce the transmission of electricity over long distances to balance…

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Harvesting Vibrations To Power Microsensors

Battery replacement may soon be a thing of the past. Researchers from A*STAR’s Institute of Microelectronics (IME) are tapping into low frequency vibrations,…

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New Understanding Could Result in More Efficient Organic Solar Cells

Co-authored by Penn State electrical engineer Noel Giebink with lead author Bethany Bernardo, an undergraduate in his group, and colleagues at IMEC in Belgium,…

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Smart Sensor System Boosts Indoor Air Quality and Saves Energy

Energy consumption levels can be halved as a result. Professor Andreas Schütze is an expert in gas sensor technology at Saarland University and is the…

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WindForS Cluster Launches Office to Advance Wind Energy Research

Use of wind energy at challenging sites such as the mountainous regions of southern Germany is at the heart of WindForS, the wind energy research cluster in…

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Helping a Greenhouse Gas Turn Over a New Leaf

A team of researchers at the University of Delaware has developed a highly selective catalyst capable of electrochemically converting carbon dioxide — a…

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