Power and Electrical Engineering

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Boston College, MIT researchers achieve dramatic increase in thermoelectric efficiency

Researchers at Boston College and MIT have used nanotechnology to achieve a major increase in thermoelectric efficiency, a milestone that paves the way for a…

Substantial improvement in essential cheap solar cell process

The use of solar cells is increasing very slowly. One of the reasons is that the most commonly used type, made from silicon, is quite expensive to manufacture….

Low Cost Hydro-Power System for the Rural Community

Martin AnyiFaculty of EngineeringSupplying electricity to the remote and scattered rural communities in Malaysia is almost impossible due to their remoteness…

ORNL study shows hybrid effect on power distribution

A recent Oak Ridge National Laboratory study, featured in the current issue of the ORNL Review examined how an expected increase in ownership of hybrid…

INL-led team achieves nuclear fuel performance milestone

David Petti, Sc.D., and technical director for the INL research, says the team used reverse engineering methods to help turn the fuel test failures from the…

On measuring the wind

Experience has shown that the accurate power generation estimation based on wind speed is a challenging task. For large new turbine models, conventional met…

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