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Energy refers to the application of engineering to energy efficiency and services, facility management, ecology, and alternative energy technologies. It includes renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, geothermal power, biofuels, and hydro power.
Researchers develop electric concrete for quick snow melting
After a heavy snow storm, roads are riddled with ice, making it difficult to get around. Even using salt and…
NASA spacecraft sets solar-power distance record
On January 13, NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter broke a new record. Juno was approximately 493 million miles from the…
Squirrels (yes, squirrels) may be a big threat to the power grid
While the world is busy catching hackers and terrorists, a group of furry critters is disrupting the power grid. A…
Engineers develop material that stores solar energy, then releases it whenever you…
Engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a material that can store solar energy…
Solid-state hydrogen power systems to be used on French aircraft
Solid-state hydrogen storage company, Cella Energy, and the French aerospace company Herakles (Safran) have entered…
Researchers create a pair of socks that generates energy from urine
Imagine if you owned a pair of socks that allowed every step you took to power a wireless transmitter to send a…
Vermont will be the first to offer Tesla’s Powerwall Home Battery to…
With Tesla now taking its electric energy storage expertise to the next level with an energy storage solution for…
Tiny wireless sensor powered by its own radio waves
Researchers from Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands have developed a tiny wireless temperature…
Google makes large purchase: 842 MW of renewable energy to power data centers
Google has just announced what it calls "the largest purchase of renewable energy ever made by a non-utility…
Plant-powered LED lamp is providing light to energy shortage areas in Peru
In many remote areas such as those in Peru or rural areas in the tropical forest, there is a constant shortage of…