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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.
Tandem Solar Modules Pack a More Powerful Punch
The efficiency ceiling of commercially available solar modules leaves little room for improvement. Tandem solar…
New Algorithm Could Increase Efficiency of Solar Panels
As consumers and businesses, alike, move toward solar power as a way to reduce electric costs and live more…
Driving Renewable Power to Improve Energy Security
The Manila Electric Company (Meralco), the largest private sector electric distribution utility company in the…
Using a NASA Centrifuge to Minimize Tsunami Risks
With more than 4,500 buildings at risk of collapse in a major quake along the Cascadia Subduction Zone fault line,…
Cheaper, More Sustainable Patterned Metal Production for Solar Cells and…
University of Warwick chemists have developed an innovative way to pattern metals— which could make the next…
Blockchain EV Infrastructure Makes Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading Possible
The two biggest causes of purchase hesitation for electric vehicle (EV) buyers (aside from price considerations)…
Renewables to Represent 30% of Total Installed Capacity by 2030
The contribution of renewable power to total installed capacity in the US is expected to double from 15% in 2018 to…
Recycled Chemicals and Fuel from Plastic Waste
Sulzer’s leading separation technologies are playing a key role in Quantafuel’s first processing plant in Denmark,…
Connectivity Framework for Energy Systems
With RTI Connext DDS, Real-Time Innovations (RTI) has designed a connectivity framework for the demanding…
Giving Black Plastics a New Lease on Life
You’re hurrying home from work and realize you don’t have anything defrosted for dinner. You stop at the grocery…