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First Supercritical CO2 Circuit Breaker Debuts

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Such equipment is scattered widely throughout power grids as a way to stop the flow of electrical current in an emergency. If successful, the invention, developed by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology, could have a big impact on greenhouse gas emissions.

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The Transformer Transformer

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Modern power grids cant run without transformers, which step voltages up and down for distribution from power plants to power stations and on to homes and businesses. Whats worse, the way we use the power grid is stressing transformers even more. And yet, Charette wrote most of the millions of U.S.

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ARPA-E awards $35M to 12 new projects to support medium-voltage devices for grid, industry and transportation

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The US Department of Energy announced $35 million in awards for 12 projects that find new ways to harness medium-voltage electricity for applications in industry, transportation, on the grid and beyond. Georgia Tech Research Corporation, EDISON – Efficient DC Interrupter with Surge Protection – $3,000,000.

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This Essential Element of the Power Grid Is in Critically Short Supply

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Theyre now reworking transformer designs to use different or less sought-after materials, to last longer, to include power electronics that allow the easy conversion between AC and DC, and to be more standardized and less customized than the transformers of today. Their very durability shoulders the grid. Divan says.

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NASA awards $16.5M to four teams for additional research into reducing aircraft fuel consumption, emissions and noise

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million to four industry and academic teams for additional research into ideas to reduce aircraft fuel consumption, emissions and noise in aircraft that could enter service between 2030 and 2035. NASA is awarding $16.5 The teams first studied the ideas from October 2008 to April 2010.

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IEEE Celebrates Engineering Brilliance

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MING-KAI TSAI MediaTek Hsinchu, Taiwan “For vision and leadership in the global semiconductor industry, democratizing technology access for billions of people.” BOWERS University of California, Santa Barbara “For contributions to photonic integrated circuit technologies.” IEEE ROBERT N. NOYCE MEDAL Sponsor: Intel Corp. IEEE DENNIS J.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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exceeding the magnetic properties of industrially important. industries, without the need for these costly and scarce. Concentrating Solar Power/Nuclear: Development of a Low. industrially scalable high temperature phase change materials. power grid. Georgia Tech Research. Georgia Institute of.

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