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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Wind power need not be backed up by an equal amount of reserve power

The production of wind power varies and is harder to forecast than the fluctuations in electricity demand. Adding large quantities of wind power to power…

New T-ray source could improve airport security, cancer detection

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory, along with collaborators in Turkey and Japan, have created a compact device that…

Argonne's nuclear energy research moves toward greater reliance on computer simulation

With the recent arrival of the new IBM Blue Gene/P and the lab’s development of advanced computer models, Argonne has a critical role in making it possible to…

First ITER Council convened in Cadarache – historic step in the quest for clean Energy 28 November 2007 Cadarache

Setting a new paradigm in international scientific collaboration, the two day meeting in Cadarache France brought together top scientific statesmen and…

Smarter energy storage for solar and wind power

CSIRO and Cleantech Ventures have invested in technology start-up Smart Storage Pty Ltd to develop and commercialise battery-based storage solutions.Director…

The power of multiples: Connecting wind farms can make a more reliable – and cheaper – power source

The key is connecting wind farms throughout a given geographic area with transmission lines, thus combining the electric outputs of the farms into one powerful…

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