America's oldest nuclear power plant will shut down on Sept. 17, but the Oyster Creek plant near the New Jersey shore will stay right where it is for the next 60 years.
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 2, 2018
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Generating power from the sun isn't the problem. The technology has been there for decades. Storing that power efficiently, however, has been a challenge.
Energy & Green Tech
May 23, 2018
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A scheme to balance risks may help realize the benefits of being able to combine complementary power technologies, such as thermal generation, wind power and energy storage. Such benefits include lower capital costs and more ...
Engineering
Apr 13, 2018
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The market for energy storage on the power grid is growing at a rapid clip, driven by declining prices and supportive government policies.
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 22, 2018
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Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, have created a customizable, fabric-like power source that can be cut, folded or stretched without losing its function.
Materials Science
Jan 31, 2018
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Two years after the first battery prototype using sodium ions in a standard industrial format was designed, the start-up Tiamat has been created to design, develop and produce this promising technology. This could counter ...
Energy & Green Tech
Nov 27, 2017
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I recently tested the Awair, Air Quality Monitor, which tracks the five key factors of air quality including chemicals such as volatile organic compounds, carbon dioxide, dust, humidity, and temperature. A lot of the chemicals ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 28, 2017
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A new method that inexpensively monitors the safe storage of industrial greenhouse gas emissions is to be used by a leading research project.
Environment
Sep 20, 2017
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Next-generation concentrating solar power (CSP) plants require high-temperature fluids, like molten salts, in the range of 550-750 degrees Celsius to store heat and generate electricity. At those high temperatures, however, ...
Materials Science
Sep 18, 2017
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What can we do with aging scooter batteries? Instead of scrapping them and recycling their components, the batteries could be left intact and re-used in a solar power storage cabinet. This is precisely what a pilot project ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 18, 2017
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