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 Reactor Heads to Europe for Testing

Dr. Robert Palumbo, Jenny professor of emerging technology and one of the world’s leading solar energy researchers, and three of his undergraduate students…

Standards Set for Energy-Conserving LED Lighting

This new generation lighting technology uses light-emitting diodes (LEDs) instead of incandescent filaments or fluorescent tubes to produce illumination that…

France drives progress in electric vehicles and clean energy

France is now leading the way in research into fuel alternatives and the reduction of carbon-dioxide emissions, with a particular focus on the development of…

Electrical A-G Ratings may be on the way out

Many consumers buy A-rated appliances in the belief that they are more efficient, focusing on the rating rather then looking at the energy the devices use in…

The robot that climbs in the pipe

In the main, today’s robots are not that clever. They cannot climb or navigate in vertical pipes – and very few have active joints.Cybernetics and optical…

Rising Costs Renew Interest in Fuel-Saving Techniques

Use of pressurized air “active flow control” techniques combined with conventional aerodynamic streamlining could improve fuel efficiency by 8 to 12 percent in…

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