Technicians install a heat pump that replaces the furnace and air conditioner at Su Balasubramanian’s home in Washington, DC. On a hot summer day, contractors snake wiring through the basement…
Tag: Energy & Green Tech
If Australia wants to fast-track 100% renewables, it must learn from Europe’s risky path
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Even after decades encouraging the growth of renewables, we’re still too reliant on coal and gas power stations. The problem isn’t in our ability to generate…
Developing EV battery enclosures with lower carbon emissions
Reference system prior to disassembly. Credit: Fraunhofer IWU/AES More charging power, higher range, lower environmental impact: In the COOLBat joint research project, researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools…
Researchers develop mobile test platform for offshore wind turbines
The analysis software displays measurements for the operation of the test bench under no-load conditions. The voltage values (line-to-neutral) at the simulator’s output during 66 kV operation are shown. Credit:…
Norway’s electric car sales set new world record
Tesla sales are booming in Norway. Electric car sales in Norway took a 94-percent share of the market in August—a new world record—statistics showed Monday, as sales in the rest…
Ethiopia says mega-dam doubles electricity output
Ethiopia first began generating electricity from its mega-dam in February 2022. Ethiopia said it has more than doubled electricity production from its controversial mega-dam on the Blue Nile after two…
Ultra-stable layered oxide cathodes could boost battery performance
a. Schematic diagram of the structure and composition dual gradient particle (SCDG) with gradient structure from order to disorder towards outer layer and gradient composition from Co-less bulk to Co-enriched…
Solar streetlights designed in Florida may illuminate roads across southern US
by Emily L. Mahoney, Tampa Bay Times Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Sidewalks lining new neighborhoods across the southern U.S. could soon be lit by solar-powered streetlights made by a startup…
