Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2024 15:55:40 +0000
Researchers in Japan say they have found a way to break down so-called forever chemicals at room temperature using visible light.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2024 17:25:54 +0000
High-efficiency elastocaloric technology could replace heat pumps and other HVAC systems in some applications, eventually.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2024 15:40:20 +0000
Maybe you have never heard the word elastocaloric, but heating and cooling equipment based on it may be in your future soon.
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Read moreCredit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2024 22:34:38 +0000
FOA Number: DE-FOA-0003329 Funding Amount: $33 million Deadline for Concept Papers: Aug. 21, 2024, at 5 p.m. ET Topics Include Smart Manufacturing for a Circular Economy, Sustainable Transportation, High-Performance Materials, and Domestic Mining The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office (AMMTO) released a $33 million funding opportunity to accelerate the … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2024 23:45:30 +0000
Now available in utilities’ everyday simulation tools, new models will help simulate how grid-forming inverters will enhance power grid stability Integrating renewable energy into the nation’s power grid isn’t as simple as plugging in a wind or solar power plant or energy storage facility—these resources produce direct current, while the … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2024 17:45:59 +0000
The cost of batteries is falling rapidly, especially in China, where researchers are claiming a dramatic reduction in costs.
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Read moreCredit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2024 16:55:01 +0000
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have opened a new virtual library where visitors can check out waveforms instead of books. The Grid Event Signature Library is an open-access online collection of datasets containing waveforms, which are visual representations of behaviors of the electric grid. Utilities and research institutions contributed anonymized … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2024 11:05:17 +0000
The Copernicus Climate Change Service says global warming over the past 12 months has exceeded 1.5° Celsius.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 05 Jul 2024 14:30:16 +0000
An iridescent giant clam hooks up with algae to inspire a new bio-based approach to solar cell technology.
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Read moreCredit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 04 Jul 2024 14:35:40 +0000
A research team led by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has bridged a knowledge gap in atomic-scale heat motion. This new understanding holds promise for enhancing materials to advance an emerging technology called solid-state cooling. An environmentally friendly innovation, solid-state cooling could efficiently chill many things in … [continued]
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