Say you have a great new theory or technology to improve the nation's energy backbone—the electric grid. Wouldn't it be great to test it against a model complete with details that would tell you how your ideas would work? ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 25, 2016
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In the late 1880s, Pittsburgh native son George Westinghouse (using the work and genius of Nikola Tesla) won the campaign to base the United States' electric power grid on alternating current (AC). Thomas Edison, a proponent ...
Energy & Green Tech
Nov 17, 2015
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Following the Transatlantic Economic Council's decision to promote electric vehicles and smart grid interoperability, on 29 October the European Commission inaugurated a dedicated state-of-the-art laboratory, operated by ...
Energy & Green Tech
Oct 29, 2015
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For most people, the term "cyber security" calls to mind stories of data theft like the recent hacks of the OPM database, or network spying like the 2012 breach of the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet.
Security
Sep 17, 2015
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A single light bulb greatly simplifies a family's daily life, enabling family members to carry out various activities indoors. The children do their homework, and the mother sews or prepares dinner. Indoor lighting also makes ...
Social Sciences
Mar 9, 2015
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Imagine for a moment the idea of powering a neighborhood, a city or even an entire country with solar or wind energy alone. This scenario requires nearly flawless control over what happens in our power grids. We need to be ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 12, 2015
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Siemens is studying new concepts for optimizing the cost-effectiveness and technical performance of energy systems with distributed and fluctuating electricity production. The associated IRENE research project is now being ...
Energy & Green Tech
Nov 27, 2014
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A new report from the Future Grid Forum, Change and choice: The Future Grid Forum's analysis of Australia's potential electricity pathways to 2050, looks at a range of opportunities and presents four scenarios, not predictions, ...
Energy & Green Tech
Dec 5, 2013
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Sales of full electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles have been rising steadily in many parts of the world, including Europe. These are motor vehicles, including personal cars, which can be recharged from an external ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 9, 2013
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The world's largest cruise ship company will adopt technology from power plants and automobiles to reduce air pollution from the massive diesel engines powering its ships.
Environment
Sep 6, 2013
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