Could Your Old Plastic Bottles Store Energy Instead of Water?
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The Unseen Shield: How Advanced Coatings Are Revolutionizing Offshore Wind Durability
The Unprecedented Challenge of Offshore Wind Maintenance As offshore wind farms multiply across global coastlines, these towering structures face a…
Duke Energy’s Digital Chief Reveals AI Strategy for Power Grid Modernization
Duke Energy’s chief information officer outlines the company’s measured approach to AI implementation and digital modernization. The energy giant is balancing technological innovation with grid reliability as data centers drive unprecedented electricity demand.
Digital Transformation at Scale
Duke Energy’s chief information officer Richard Donaldson is steering one of America’s largest energy companies through a comprehensive digital and AI transformation, according to recent reports. With nearly twenty-five years at the company and nine months as CIO, Donaldson leads technology strategy across Duke’s vast operations spanning generation, transmission and distribution across multiple states.
South Africa’s Nuclear Renaissance: PBMR Revival Signals New Energy Era
PBMR Project Set for Reactivation After 15-Year Hiatus South Africa’s pioneering pebble-bed modular reactor (PBMR) project, dormant since 2010, is…
Subsea Digital Frontiers: HiCloud’s Wind-Powered Underwater Data Center Initiative
Harnessing Ocean Depths for Sustainable Computing Chinese technology firm HiCloud has launched a groundbreaking demonstration project that merges offshore wind…
The Hidden Environmental Cost of Modern Batteries and the Race for Safer Alternatives
The PFAS Problem in Battery Technology While lithium-ion batteries power our modern world from electric vehicles to smartphones, few consumers…
Beyond Water Splitting: The Dual-Output Revolution in Electrochemical Manufacturing
The Limitations of Conventional Electrolysis For generations, industrial chemistry has been shackled to fossil fuel paradigms, with traditional electrochemical processes…
Federal Battery Funding Shift: DOE Withdraws $700M from Manufacturing Projects Over Economic Concerns
Major Funding Reversal for Battery Sector The U.S. Department of Energy has pulled back approximately $700 million in previously awarded…
Revolutionizing Energy Storage with Selective Ion Filtration in Zinc-Iodine Flow Batteries
Breakthrough in Battery Longevity Through Advanced Membrane Technology Researchers have developed a groundbreaking approach to significantly extend the lifespan of…
Kirigami-Inspired Stretchable Generator Breaks Performance Barriers for Wearable Tech
A groundbreaking pop-up kirigami structure enables thermoelectric generators to achieve both high flexibility and superior power output. The innovative design solves three major challenges that have plagued stretchable energy harvesting devices, opening new possibilities for wearable technology and curved surface applications.
Breakthrough in Flexible Energy Harvesting
Researchers have developed a revolutionary pop-up kirigami thermoelectric generator (TEG) that reportedly combines exceptional stretchability with high-performance power generation, according to recent findings published in npj Flexible Electronics. The innovative design, inspired by the Japanese paper cutting art of kirigami, addresses longstanding limitations in flexible energy harvesting technology and demonstrates practical applications for body temperature monitoring and wearable electronics.