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Kyushu University scientists found a rare element hiding inside a crystal that finally makes hydrogen fuel cells cheap enough to use
4+ hour, 33+ min ago (503+ words) For decades, solid-oxide fuel cells have promised a cleaner energy future " then demanded temperatures hot enough to melt aluminum just to deliver it. Operating at 700800 C, these hydrogen-powered devices require materials so specialized and costly that widespread adoption has remained…...
Avalanche Energy achieves key plasma performance milestone in compact fusion technology testing
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (442+ words) Avalanche Energy is a Seattle-based clean energy start-up that now has a solid reputation for developing hand-held, modular micro-fusion reactors. One of the benefits that developers gain from the nation's dominance is that they have the opportunity to execute nuclear…...
House energy subcommittee reviews six nuclear permitting reform proposals at June 9 hearing
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (480+ words) The U. S. House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Energy spent three hours on June 9 examining six proposals to reform how the United States permits nuclear energy facilities. The hearing covered three introduced bills and three draft pieces of legislation'a combined…...
Voltus strengthens its battery storage growth strategy through acquisition of Brightfield AI technology platform
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (550+ words) Voltus is a well-known and respected leading DER technology platform and virtual power plant operator. It has an extensive history of connecting distributed energy resources to electricity markets, delivering a cheaper and more reliable electricity supply. The entity is recognized…...
Researchers gave a tiny drone hummingbird wings that feel the wind and it may quietly reshape how we harvest energy from the air
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (635+ words) A hummingbird hovers in a breeze with an almost uncanny stillness " its wings bending and flexing dozens of times per second, constantly adjusting to shifts in the air that no instrument is measuring. Nature handles this effortlessly. Engineers building small…...
Bending a block of ice turns out to generate real electricity, and scientists say it could finally crack the mystery of lightning
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (543+ words) Yet a study published in Nature Physics suggests it has been hiding an electrical secret. When researchers placed a slab of ordinary ice between two metal plates and bent it, the ice produced a measurable electric signal'something it was never…...
How Energy Infrastructure Is Reshaping Demand for Industrial Land and Specialized Commercial Real Estate
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (453+ words) Power. Specifically, whether a site can reliably deliver the electrical capacity that modern industrial tenants actually need, and whether that capacity can grow as those tenants" requirements grow. In market after market, the answer to that question is increasingly shaping…...
A Korean wind farm set up cameras to watch deer and wild boars, only to discover the animals were constantly avoiding each other
4+ day, 32+ min ago (563+ words) In Korea, deer and wild boars continue their routines despite the presence of a wind farm. Wind power has become an integral part of the world's climate goals and energy needs. Yet, there are persistent concerns about its impact on…...
Light 10 billion times brighter than the Sun is now revealing where Earth quietly makes its own hydrogen
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (747+ words) At a facility in Harwell, UK, scientists have been pointing a beam of X-ray light10 billion times brighter than the Sunat fragments of ancient rock collected from bubbling springs in the Philippines. The target is the Diamond Light Source, the UK's…...
Grid Forge licenses ORNL blockchain cybersecurity tool designed to protect U. S. electric grid data
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (495+ words) Grid Forge Energy Solutions, a California-based startup, plans to commercialize Cyber Grid Guard for grid management companies, energy project developers, and utilities. The technology was developed by ORNL researchers Raymond Borges Hink, Gary Hahn, Aaron Werth, and Emilio Piesciorovsky, with…...