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Solid-state sodium batteries could be safer, cheaper, more powerful option
Researchers at Western University are working on a new type of battery – called solid-state sodium batteries – that show considerable promise in addressing these challenges.
Battery Powered Generator vs Solar Powered Generator: What is the Difference?
Learn the key differences between battery and solar powered generators, their pros and cons, and which option best fits your home or off-grid backup power needs.
Renewable Grid Integration
Ensuring grid stability with high levels of IBRs is a growing technical challenge. Traditional grids derived strength and inertia from big spinning generators, but when those are replaced by solar inverters and wind turbines, the system behaves differently.
Recent Progress in the US EV Industry: Greener and Safer EV Battery Technologies
This paper explores a range of approaches aimed at enhancing battery performance while reducing production costs and mitigating existing limitations. These approaches span from theoretical frameworks to practical advancements in anode and cathode materials.
8 Things Battery Storage Brings to Solar Systems
In this article, we'll explore eight key differences between grid-tied solar systems and home energy systems with battery storage, highlighting how solar plus battery storage offer distinct advantages.
Blackmon Power Fast-Tracks Asset Monitoring with Flir i65 and Condoit App
By combining Flir’s new i65 thermal imaging camera with the Condoit electrical data platform, the company has overhauled its asset monitoring and reporting process – cutting turnaround times from 8-12 hours to less than five minutes.
Can Nuclear Infrastructure Help Meet the Energy Demand of AI
Nuclear power presents a reliable solution to meet this increased demand, by offering stable baseload power to ensure a consistent supply of electricity that can help stabilize the electrical grid and that AI infrastructure can depend on.
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PolyU research drives commercialisation of energy-efficient solar cell technology towards 40% efficiency milestone
The team hopes to accelerate the commercialization of perovskite/silicon TSCs through industry-academia-research collaboration, while aligning with the Nation’s strategic plan of carbon peaking and neutrality.
Energy Affordability Was on the Ballot. Clean Energy as the Solution Won.
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Soon after the polls closed and the results came rolling in, it became clear that supporting solar and storage to lower costs is more than just good policy. It’s good politics, too.
Eaton Helps Seattle City Light Strengthen Grid Planning to Meet Record-Setting Demand for Electricity
By implementing Eaton’s advanced grid planning software, the utility is streamlining project management with advanced modeling tools that help prioritize infrastructure investments and the integration of new energy resources.
Alternative Energy - News Headlines
Siemens enhances scenario modeling capability for energy efficiency models
-Siemens adds key technology from SaaS provider Setmetrics to Brightly Software, a Siemens Company
-Energy Twin to simplify development of energy efficiency models, boosting sustainability offering for the built environment
-Technology enables rapid model development and delivers up to 80 percent reduction in design effort
Battery Energy Storage: The Backbone of a Reliable Renewable Grid
Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) are transforming the clean energy landscape by stabilizing grids, reducing fossil fuel dependence, enabling renewable integration, and improving energy access. As costs fall and technology advances, BESS is becoming essential for a resilient, carbon-free future.
Reducing Energy Loss and Improving Safety in Glass Production with Acoustic Imaging
Precision and efficiency define modern glass production, but undetected compressed air and gas leaks threaten both.
First Solar Selects South Carolina for New US Production Facility
-Gaffney, South Carolina, selected for new 3.7 GW facility; expected to create over 600 new jobs
-Facility expands First Solar's US capital investment to approximately $4.5 billion
-Largest American solar manufacturer expects almost 18 GW of domestic production capacity in 2027
Flir to Demonstrate the Future of Reliability and Asset Management at IMC 2025
Flir, a global leader in thermal and acoustic imaging and advanced test and measurement technologies, is set to showcase how it is redefining reliability and asset management at the International Maintenance Conference (IMC) 2025 at Marco Island, Florida.
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Alternative Energy - Featured Company
Hammond Power Solutions
HPS is one of the largest manufacturer of dry-type transformers in North America. We engineer and manufacture a wide range of standard and custom transformers that are exported globally in electrical equipment and systems. We support solid industries such as oil and gas, mining, steel, waste and water treatment, commercial construction, data centers and wind power generation. HPS leads the industry in these markets through its technical design strength, breadth of product, and manufacturing capabilities, making HPS a stronger company both fundamentally and financially.
