Argonne & Oak Ridge National Laboratories Collaborate With Wabtec on Hydrogen-Powered Trains
Hydrogen-powered trains on track to decarbonize the rail industry.
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Since When Did Oak Ridge National Laboratory Get Into Racing?
When you think of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, your first thought probably isn’t race cars. If anything, you might inadvertently think of super secret nuclear stuff, but contrary to popular belief, that stuff doesn’t happen at Oak Ridge. It happens nearby at two other facilities: Y-12 and the East Tennessee … [continued]
Oak Ridge National Lab Prepares Drones To Prevent & Fight Wildfires
When it comes to electric aviation, one of the key benefits is that small drones are available today and they don’t contribute to the problem of climate change. But, can they help us deal with the climate change gas and kerosene-powered aircraft helped create? It turns out that the answer … [continued]
Hands-Free: Improving EV Wireless Charging At Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Originally published by Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Consumer buy-in is key to the future of a decarbonized transportation sector in which electric vehicles largely replace today’s conventionally fueled cars and trucks. Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists have for several years now steadily advanced a wireless charging technology that can make … [continued]
U.S. Department of Energy Partners with Youngstown State University & Oak Ridge National Laboratory to…
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced that it is partnering with Youngstown State University and DOE’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory to advance workforce development for the battery manufacturing industry. The $1 million project will assist …
Oak Ridge National Lab Is Deep Into Second-Use Battery Control System Development
The question of what to do with EV batteries that are no longer able to meet the needs of a vehicle drive system will get larger in coming years. Oak Ridge National Laboratory is working on the answer today.
Grid Electronics Research to Bridge Gap to Cleaner, More Reliable Power
Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory are looking for a happy medium to enable the grid of the future, filling a gap between high and low voltages for power electronics technology that underpins the modern U.S. electric grid. Today’s power electronics, which take split seconds to … [continued]
Oakland To Use Electric Buses To Provide Backup Power To Municipal Buildings
The California Energy Commission has funded a first of its kind vehicle to building (V2B) project that will allow the batteries of electric buses to provide backup power to community buildings so they can provide a safe place for residents during emergencies. The electric buses used in Oakland were purchased … [continued]
Soaking Up The Sun With Artificial Intelligence
The sun continuously transmits trillions of watts of energy to the Earth. It will be doing so for billions more years. Yet, we have only just begun tapping into that abundant, renewable source of energy at affordable cost. Solar absorbers are a material used to convert this energy into heat … [continued]
Revolutionary New “Science Fridge” Coming Soon To A Kitchen Near You
Whirlpool, the folks who brought you NASA’s first mini kitchen for space travel, has a new space age energy efficient refrigerator in the works.
