Power and Electrical Engineering

Power and Electrical Engineering

Siemens Expands Central Inverters for Photovoltaic Power Plants

The new Sinvert PVS585 and Sinvert PVS630 basic units supplement the previous range of rated powers with intermediate values. The expanded series now covers an…

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A*STAR Institute of Microelectronics announces R&D collaboration with Rolls-Royce on next generation power electronics

This research collaboration aims to use gallium nitrite (GaN) power devices for the development of high-power-density converters that can reliably measure…

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Underwater Solar: Photovoltaic Cells Harness Ocean Energy

Underwater autonomous systems and sensor platforms are severely limited by the lack of long endurance power sources. To date, these systems must rely on…

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Power From Waste Heat: Reducing Costs and Emissions in Steel

Around 20 percent of the electricity required to melt steel scrap could be recovered with the method, according to a report in the latest issue of the research…

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Enhancing Grid Stability With Accurate Demand Forecasting

The data helps grid operators calculate power demand in their networks and fairly exactly order the amount of additional electricity required in advance. As…

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‘Nanocable’ could be big boon for energy storage

Thanks to a little serendipity, researchers at Rice University have created a tiny coaxial cable that is about a thousand times smaller than a human hair and…

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Energy-Dense Biofuel from Cellulose Nears Economic Viability

A Purdue economic analysis shows that the cost of the thermo-chemical H2Bioil method is competitive when crude oil is about $100 per barrel when using certain…

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Record Efficiency: New Small Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Unveiled

Individual homes and entire neighborhoods could be powered with a new, small-scale solid oxide fuel cell system that achieves up to 57 percent efficiency,…

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Copper-Nickel Nanowires: A Game Changer for Printable Electronics

Duke University chemists created a new set of flexible, electrically conductive nanowires from thin strands of copper atoms mixed with nickel. The…

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High-Speed Method to Aid Search for Solar Energy Storage Catalysts

Plants convert sunlight to chemical energy in the form of biomass, while releasing oxygen as an environmentally benign byproduct. Devising a similar process by…

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Handy Corrosion Sensors Safeguard Cultural Heritage Objects

Paris – Japan, a historical tapestry on its journey from the Louvre to an exhibition in Osaka: the AirCorr corrosion logger monitors the air quality…

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LEDs on Silicon: Cutting Production Costs in Lighting Tech

For the first time ever, researchers at the Siemens subsidiary Osram Opto Semiconductors were able to successfully produce gallium nitride LED chips on a…

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Americans Back Clean-Energy Standard with $162 Commitment

Americans, on average, are willing to pay $162 per year in higher electricity bills to support a national standard requiring that 80 percent of the energy be…

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Research maps the city's heat

Experts from the University of Sheffield's Faculty of Engineering believe that the many steel plants located just outside the city centre could be connected to…

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Drax cements position as the cleanest, most efficient power station in the UK as £100m turbine upgrade nears completion

The project, which has taken five years to complete, will enable Drax Power Station to reduce its emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) by one million tons a year,…

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Power Storage Solutions for Stabilizing Solar Energy Output

The aim is to provide a buffer against short-term fluctuations in output from renewable energy sources. Such fluctuations can last for seconds or several…

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