Power and Electrical Engineering

Power and Electrical Engineering

Organic Sensors Boost Camera Light Sensitivity with Spray Coating

They consist of electrically conductive plastics, which are sprayed on to the sensor surface in an ultra-thin layer. The chemical composition of the polymer…

Power and Electrical Engineering

FuelCell Energy Partners with ewz for Power Plant Service Agreement

FuelCell Energy Solutions (FCES) will operate and maintain the power plant in close collaboration with ewz and will supervise the plant from a European-based…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Efficient Production of Large-Scale Lithium-Ion Batteries

The future will see a growing need for large-scale lithium-ion batteries, not only to store energy but also, and in particular, to power electric vehicles….

Power and Electrical Engineering

First Electric Car Ferry Launches on Sognefjord Route

The 80-meter vessel can carry 120 cars and 360 passengers. From 2015 onward, it will serve the route between Lavik and Oppedal, across the Sognefjord. The…

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UGA Researchers Create New Material for Warm-White LEDs

Light emitting diodes, more commonly called LEDs, are known for their energy efficiency and durability, but the bluish, cold light of current white LEDs has…

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Utility Customers to Boost Energy Efficiency Spending to $9.5B

Spending on energy efficiency programs funded by electric and natural gas utility customers will double by 2025 to about $9.5 billion per year, according to…

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Robofish Grace: Enhanced Gliding Innovation Unveiled

MSU scientists have made a number of improvements on the fish, including the ability to glide long distances, which is the most important change to date. The…

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IRENA and Fraunhofer ISE Sign MOU to Boost Renewable Energy

The International Renewable Energy Agency IRENA and the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to enhance…

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Device Tosses Out Unusable PV Wafers

All those refinements are too much for 5% to 10% of the costly wafers. They have micro-cracks left over from incomplete wafer preparation, which causes them to…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Industrial Production instead of Rotor Blade Manufactory – Fraunhofer IWES starts new project

Rotor blades account for about one quarter of the total cost of a wind energy turbine, a fact which results from the high proportion of manual labour involved….

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New Research Facility Boosts Offshore Energy Development

A new Department of Energy research facility could help bring the U.S. closer to generating power from the winds and waters along America's coasts and help…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Concentrated Solar Power with Thermal Energy Storage Can Help Utilities’ Bottom Line, Study Shows

The report found that CSP with a six-hour storage capacity can lower peak net loads when the sun isn’t shining, enough to add $35.80 per megawatt hour to the…

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Siemens Extends Service at Wildorado Wind Ranch, Texas

The extension will help the project perform at optimal levels of efficiency and availability for years to come. Located on approximately 16,000 acres, the 161…

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AI-Powered Solution for Sorting Used Batteries Efficiently

‘I got the idea at home when I was sorting rubbish. I thought it should be possible to do it automatically with artificial intelligence,’ says Claes…

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Innovative Method Enhances Thermal Comfort in Low-Energy Buildings

The method is also the first of its kind to be integrated with a building simulation tool. Factoring in the different ways in which buildings are used and the…

Power and Electrical Engineering

CU-Boulder Unveils Swarm of Mini Robots for Innovative Research

Correll and his computer science research team, including research associate Dustin Reishus and professional research assistant Nick Farrow, have developed a…

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