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Mobile Homes & Municipalities Find Heat Pumps To Fit Their Needs

October 11, 2024 admin heat pumps, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), nrel, oak ridge national laboratory, oak ridge national laboratory (ornl), us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2024 03:20:52 +0000

Whether it is a sweltering summer or a frigid winter, digging just a few feet into the earth provides relief from the temperatures above. That is because, on average, the ground temperature is warmer than the air during the winter and cooler in the summer. This relatively constant subsurface temperature … [continued]

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Library of Operating Data Enables Analysis of Complex Electric Grid — “Check Out” That Power

July 15, 2024 admin clean power, grid, oak ridge national laboratory, oak ridge national laboratory (ornl), research, SCIENCE

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2024 16:55:01 +0000

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have opened a new virtual library where visitors can check out waveforms instead of books. The Grid Event Signature Library is an open-access online collection of datasets containing waveforms, which are visual representations of behaviors of the electric grid. Utilities and research institutions contributed anonymized … [continued]

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Polyphase Wireless Power Transfer System Achieves 270-kilowatt Charge, Sets Another World Record for Electric Light-Duty Vehicles

June 22, 2024 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev charging, oak ridge national laboratory, oak ridge national laboratory (ornl), porsche, research, SCIENCE, us department of energy (doe), volkswagen group, wireless electric vehicle charging, wireless ev charging

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2024 22:44:03 +0000

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have successfully demonstrated the first 270-kW wireless power transfer to a light-duty electric vehicle. The demonstration used a Porsche Taycan and was conducted in collaboration with Volkswagen Group of America using the ORNL-developed polyphase wireless charging system. The achievement surpasses ORNL’s … [continued]

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Building Energy Around Changing Climate

June 18, 2024 admin buildings, clean power, climate change, energy efficiency, oak ridge national laboratory, oak ridge national laboratory (ornl), research

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2024 23:18:14 +0000

County-level data reveals climate impact on future building energy use Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed free data sets to estimate how much energy any building in the contiguous U.S. will use in 2100. These data sets provide planners a way to anticipate future energy needs as the climate … [continued]

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Less Carbon, More Chill Novel Refrigeration Approach Uses PCMs To Freeze, Cool Perishables

May 29, 2024 admin buildings, clean power, co2 emissions, consumer technology, energy efficiency, oak ridge national laboratory, oak ridge national laboratory (ornl), ornl, research, SCIENCE

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Mon, 27 May 2024 03:59:26 +0000

A technology developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory works to keep food refrigerated with phase change materials, or PCMs, while reducing carbon emissions by 30%. More than 100 million household refrigerators in operation across the United States consume up to 2 kilowatts of electricity daily. These refrigerators contribute to energy … [continued]

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Don’t Panic, Wireless EV Charging Can Calm The EV Charging Station Chaos

May 24, 2024 admin clean transport, electreon, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, ford e-transit, oak ridge national laboratory (ornl), usa, wireless chargers, wireless charging, wireless electric vehicle charging, witricity

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 22 May 2024 14:55:03 +0000

Wireless EV charging technology can help overcome some challenges to widespread EV adoption with improvements in convenience and reliability.

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Carbon-Capture Batteries Developed To Store Renewable Energy, Help Climate

May 20, 2024 admin batteries, clean power, climate change, Energy Storage, lithium-ion batteries, oak ridge national laboratory, oak ridge national laboratory (ornl), research

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 17 May 2024 13:54:39 +0000

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory are developing battery technologies to fight climate change in two ways, by expanding the use of renewable energy and capturing airborne carbon dioxide. This type of battery stores the renewable energy generated by solar panels or wind turbines. Utilizing this … [continued]

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New Analysis Platform Shines Light On Utilities’ Solar Energy Future

May 17, 2024 admin argonne national laboratory, clean power, green economy, grid, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), nrel, oak ridge national laboratory, oak ridge national laboratory (ornl), pacific northwest national laboratory, research, SCIENCE, Solar energy, utilities

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 15 May 2024 05:05:22 +0000

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in collaboration with three other national labs, have developed a free online platform to help utilities understand how solar energy projects will affect the operation of their power systems. This capability can increase utilities’ confidence in expanding their solar portfolios, … [continued]

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New Method Monitors Grid Stability With Hydropower Project Signals

February 10, 2024 admin clean power, Energy Storage, grid, hydroelectric, oak ridge national laboratory, oak ridge national laboratory (ornl), pumped hydro storage, tennessee, tennessee valley authority, university of tennessee, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2024 01:20:16 +0000

Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, have developed an algorithm to predict electric grid … [continued]

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