Power and Electrical Engineering

This topic covers issues related to energy generation, conversion, transportation and consumption and how the industry is addressing the challenge of energy efficiency in general.

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Solar Power Game-Changer: “Near Perfect” Absorption of Sunlight, From All Angles

By developing a new antireflective coating that boosts the amount of sunlight captured by solar panels and allows those panels to absorb the entire solar…

Trustee Makes Donation To Start New Solar Energy Research Center at Rensselaer

Thomas R. Baruch, a member of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Board of Trustees and alumnus of the Class of 1960, has donated a gift that will help to…

First virtual power plant operated by Siemens and RWE Energy on line

On October 31, 2008, the first virtual power plant operated by Siemens Energy and RWE Energy came on line. In a first phase nine hydroelectric facilities…

Liquid crystals line up to make self-healing photovoltaic device

A huge market is developing for small disposable electronic devices, ranging from security tags to point-of-care diagnostics. Many of these devices require a…

Robotic Technology Takes Inspiration From Service Dogs

Service dogs, invaluable companions providing assistance to physically impaired individuals, are an elite and desired breed. Their presence in a home can make…

DOE, ORNL Helping Industry Use Less Energy

The projects, ranging from a heat-free heat treatment for industrial steels to less expensive better welds for large oil and gas pipelines, will bring $7.5…

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