NREL Explores Innovative Manufacturing Approach for Next-Generation Wind Turbine Blades
Three-Dimensional Printing of Thermoplastic Blades Enables Thermal Welding, Improves Recyclability
Vanderbilt University
Banding Together: How Aggregation Helps Cities Buy Renewables at Scale
By Yuning Liu & Mia Reback In March 2021, 24 local governments in Maryland joined together on a plan to purchase enough renewable energy to power more than 246,000 homes a year. They did this by issuing a joint request for proposal (RFP) through the Baltimore Regional Cooperative Purchasing Committee (BRCPC) … [continued]
Researchers Rev Up Innovative Visualization Strategies to Reclaim Energy, Time, & Money Lost in Traffic…
Simulations Reveal Potential for Up to 17% Energy Savings Through Innovative Congestion Controls
“Don’t Be Evil” — Has YouTube Algorithm Violated Google’s Core Principle?
YouTube is part of the Google/ Alphabet empire, whose corporate mottos are “Don’t be evil” and “Do the right thing.” But is the algorithm that pushes content to YouTube viewers faithful to those principles?
Battery Researchers Keep Coming Up With New Breakthroughs
Batteries are the key to the zero carbon future, there’s little argument about that. But today’s batteries are less than ideal in many respects. They cost too much, are too big, weigh too much, function poorly in low temperatures, are prone to catch fire under certain circumstances, or simply don’t … [continued]
“Unthinkable” Energy Storage Combo Leverages Fool’s Gold
Iron pyrite — aka fool’s gold — could offer a cheap and abundant energy storage solution if these research teams are on the right track.
Vanderbilt Study Questions Effectiveness Of California Solar Incentive
Prepare for a surprise on the effectiveness of renewable energy incentives, specifically the California Solar Incentive. While many hail the California Solar Incentive (CSI) as an overwhelming success, a new study finds that using the same amount of money in a carefully optimized program to provide systems to low-income households … [continued]
Home, Sweet Supercapacitor
Researchers at Vanderbilt University are developing a new generation of supercapacitors that can function even when they are subject to weight and vibration stress. Translation: the drywall of the future will store enough electrical energy to power your home electronics and appliances. In a classic case of having your clean … [continued]
Energy Storage On Silicon Chips — New Supercapacitor Creates Interesting Possibilities For Solar Cells
The first supercapacitor composed of silicon was recently created by researchers at Vanderbilt University — the novel supercapacitor opens up a number of very interesting possibilities with regard to solar cell technology and mobile electronics. In particular, the researchers note the possibility of developing solar cells that can provide electricity … [continued]
