by dankeelan | Nov 9, 2023 | Energy, Hydrogen, Power
GE Vernova is in partnership to develop a green-hydrogen peaking power supply for a Duke Energy power plant in Florida, adapting a GE gas turbine to operate with flexible fuel sources, including 100% green hydrogen. GE Vernova is joining Duke Energy in its development...
by dankeelan | Sep 21, 2023 | Energy, Power, Robots
Cornell researchers combined soft microactuators with high-energy-density chemical fuel to create an insect-scale quadrupedal robot that is powered by combustion and can outrace, outlift, outflex and outleap its electric-driven competitors. The group’s paper,...
by dankeelan | Aug 24, 2023 | Electric Vehicles, Power
Drivers in Texas who think they’re skirting gas taxes by driving electric should think again — the Lone Star State wants them to pay for their fair share, too. Drivers essentially pay for their road use at the pump through gas taxes, which get funneled to...
by dankeelan | May 25, 2023 | Power, Solar, Wind
The growing importance of wind and solar energy to the U.S. power grid, and the rise of electric vehicles, are all key to the nation’s growing need to reduce dependence on fossil fuels, lower carbon emissions and mitigate climate change. But at the same time,...
by dankeelan | Mar 16, 2023 | Featured, Power, Solar
Floating photovoltaic systems, or “floatovoltaics,” provide electricity and reduce evaporation. Plus, you don’t need to clear land for a solar farm. A new study by an international team of researchers shows just how useful wide-scale floatovoltaics could be. They...
by dankeelan | Feb 16, 2023 | Drones, Hydrogen, Power
The last time hydrogen-laden flying vessels zipped around the heavens didn’t end all that well, but that isn’t stopping Heven Drones from fueling up its H2D55 drone. The company claims the octacopter can fly for over an hour and a half, with a payload...
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