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Energy refers to the application of engineering to energy efficiency and services, facility management, ecology, and alternative energy technologies. It includes renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, geothermal power, biofuels, and hydro power.
Supercapacitors Attractive in New Tidal Power
Large supercapacitors now compete head-on with batteries and are quoted in kWh. Some are drop-in lead-acid and…
Clear Route to All Land Vehicles Being Solar
The good news keeps coming. The IDTechEx report, ‘Solar Vehicles 2021-2041’ explains and forecasts. In October…
Hydrogen Production to Double by 2030 as the World Advances
Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis, ‘Growth Opportunities in the Hydrogen Market for the Global Power Sector’,…
Machine Learning Sensors Could Cut Methane Emissions by 90%
Natural gas and petroleum systems, according to the EPA, are the largest anthropogenic source of methane in the…
Supercapacitors Increasingly Preferred for Wind Power
First orders have been taken for Airborne Wind Energy AWE by tethered kite or drone. AWE flies higher than a wind…
Vertical Farming: How Big Is Too Big?
The concept of vertical farming, the idea that crops can be grown far more efficiently indoors under controlled…
Energy-Harvesting Graphene Circuit Could Provide Limitless Clean Power
In 2012, the global market for graphene, driven by R&D in semiconductor, electronics, and composites, was $9…
Sea Water Electrolysis Generates Renewable Hydrogen
Hydrogen, whose only byproduct is water, has to be produced from other energy sources: natural gas, nuclear,…
Novel Polymer Electrolytes Make Redox Flow Batteries Heat Resistant
As countries around the world increase energy generation from renewable — and variable — sources like wind and…
3 Promises Elon Musk Made at Tesla’s Battery Day
The long-awaited Battery Day at Tesla took place immediately following the Annual Meeting of Shareholders for 2020.…