The Future of Autonomous ShipsThe Future of Autonomous Ships The Future of Autonomous Ships – We live in an age where our roads are poised to be overrun by driverless cars from technology giants like Tesla, Google, and Uber. But what about our navigation in the mighty seas? Autonomous robotics have been becoming popular in …
How Far Are We From Solid-State Batteries in EVs? Solid-state batteries are a game-changer for EVs, offering the potential for a refuelling experience similar to gasoline vehicles. Despite this promise, solid-state batteries are still not widely incorporated in EV’s. Article on solid-state batteries and their research by various companies. What are solid-state batteries? To understand …
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Digital Twins (DT) have seen a lot of technical advancements in the recent years. From NASA’s Apollo program, where identical space vehicles were built to mirror the flight conditions, to various fields like production engineering, aerospace engineering and automotive engineering, digital twins are expanding their horizons. And now, the power grid industry has realized the …
A balance of supply and demand of electricity is essential to keep the grid supply running. With the advent of small-scale energy production units, especially renewable power and intermittent power supplies like solar and wind power systems, compressed air energy storage (CAES) systems are brought into the limelight to balance supply and demand in the …
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Power-to-heat (P2H) technologies play a crucial role in integrating variable renewable energy (VRE) into the power grid. P2H can provide flexibility to the power system by shifting energy demand from the electricity grid to the heat sector. P2H can be used to store energy during periods of excess renewable generation and release it during periods …
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Demand response is a strategy for reducing energy demand when it is not needed. By participating in commercial demand response programs, business customers help ensure the reliability of their energy supply by reducing the amount of energy they use during peak demand periods. Demand response helps to reduce the strain on the energy grid and …
Wind energy systems integrated with smart grids are vulnerable to cybersecurity attacks. These days, wind turbines can communicate with the grid through the Internet. This means cybercriminals can use this connection to disrupt the power supply. Two most important components for cyber security for wind farms are the turbines themselves and the control system. Cybersecurity …
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Solar energy systems are vulnerable to cyber-attacks and physical attacks. These attacks could disable the grid, causing widespread power outages. There are multiple ways to protect solar energy systems from external attacks. One way is to physically secure the systems. The systems should be given protection from the weather and other physical damages. Second way …
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Solid-state hydrogen storage systems have received increased attention in recent years due to their high stability and ease of transportation. Researched materials for hydrogen storage include carbon-based materials, hollow glass microspheres, metal hydrides, nitrides, imides, amides, zeolites, and metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). Hydrogen storage in solid-state can be accomplished either by physical bonding (physisorption) or chemical …
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The development of perovskite-based solar cells has witnessed significant improvements over the past two decades. This development has triggered more research to increase the power conversion efficiency (PCE) to 25%, thus increasing the photovoltaic performance of perovskite solar cells. The development of solid-state perovskite solar cells began in 2012. Ever since, researchers have continued to …
