Power and Electrical Engineering
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U of M discovery to improve efficiencies in fuel, chemical and pharmaceutical industries
University of Minnesota engineering researchers are leading an international team that has made a major breakthrough in developing a catalyst used during…
AgriLife Research study estimates costs of mesquite biomass delivery for bioenergy use
AgriLife Research scientists from the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Service center at Vernon, Dr. Seong Park, economist; Dr. Jim Ansley, range…
Nano-Sandwich Technique Slims Down Solar Cells, Improves Efficiency
“We were able to create solar cells using a ‘nanoscale sandwich’ design with an ultra-thin ‘active’ layer,” says Dr. Linyou Cao, an assistant professor of…
Optimal Design for Photvoltaic Plants
Such power plants have to be customized in line with the given terrain, weather conditions, customer requirements, and the types of solar modules to be used in…
Transformers With Vegetable Oil
As reported in the current issue of the magazine Pictures of the Future, the “vegetable-oil transformers” are safer and more environmentally friendly than…
Modeling Biofuel Fitness for the Sea
With fossil fuels a limited resource largely controlled by other nations, the U.S. Navy—the largest user of diesel fuel in the country—understandably is…