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Newswise: A new tool helps map out where to develop clean energy infrastructure
Released: 10-Jan-2023 3:15 PM EST
A new tool helps map out where to develop clean energy infrastructure
Argonne National Laboratory

An update to the Energy Zones Mapping Tool, the Geospatial Energy Mapper is an online tool with an extensive catalog of mapping data for energy planning. It can help identify areas that are suitable for clean energy infrastructure projects.

Newswise: Brittle concrete walls: Empa researchers find the cause
Released: 20-Dec-2022 4:05 AM EST
Brittle concrete walls: Empa researchers find the cause
Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology

After extensive analyses, Empa researchers found the cause of the concrete scandal in County Donegal, Ireland, where structural damage has been causing red faces and protests for years: Concrete walls of thousands of houses are riddled with cracks, necessitating expensive repairs or even demolition.

Released: 19-Dec-2022 10:05 AM EST
Research in Japan Suggests Using Built Environment Design to Fight Depression
Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Improving urban spaces by making them safer from crime and traffic and improving perceptions of neighborhood walkability can help with depression.

   
Released: 19-Dec-2022 9:30 AM EST
Greener cities promote social and climate inequalities
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

An ICTA-UAB project establishes the direct relationship between green spaces and green gentrification processes in 28 cities in North America and Europe.

Newswise: Researchers propose new structures to harvest untapped source of freshwater
Released: 6-Dec-2022 11:05 AM EST
Researchers propose new structures to harvest untapped source of freshwater
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

An almost limitless supply of fresh water exists in the form of water vapor above Earth’s oceans, yet remains untapped, researchers said.

Newswise: Argonne Distinguished Fellows 2022 announced
Released: 14-Nov-2022 10:05 AM EST
Argonne Distinguished Fellows 2022 announced
Argonne National Laboratory

Only 3% of the research staff at Argonne National Laboratory are named Argonne Distinguished Fellows. The 2022 honorees are Amgad Elgowainy, Zein-Eddine Meziani and Rajeev Thakur.

Released: 27-Oct-2022 2:05 PM EDT
The Assembly Achieves LEED Gold Status
University of Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh, Wexford Science & Technology partner to breathe new life of environmental sustainability into 100-year-old-plus Ford plant.

   
Newswise: University of Oklahoma Engineers Help Build Power Grid of the Future
Released: 24-Oct-2022 1:35 PM EDT
University of Oklahoma Engineers Help Build Power Grid of the Future
University of Oklahoma, Gallogly College of Engineering

University of Oklahoma assistant professor OU engineer Jie Cai and a team of researchers were awarded funding to study thermal energy storage in commercial and residential buildings to promote renewable energy utilization.

Released: 21-Oct-2022 9:00 AM EDT
Double trouble when 2 disasters strike electrical transmission infrastructure
Ohio State University

One natural disaster can knock out electric service to millions. A new study suggests that back-to-back disasters could cause catastrophic damage, but the research also identifies new ways to monitor and maintain power grids.

Released: 11-Oct-2022 10:05 AM EDT
Tapping the potential of wastewater for a sustainable future
Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne publishes new report assessing the potential for recovering resources including energy and nutrients from U.S. wastewater facilities.

Newswise: Power Supply: Understanding Unstable Grids
Released: 6-Oct-2022 8:05 AM EDT
Power Supply: Understanding Unstable Grids
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

A sustainable energy supply requires the expansion of power grids. However, new transmission lines can also lead to grids becoming more unstable rather than more stable, as would be expected. This phenomenon is referred to as the Braess paradox. For the first time, an international team, including researchers from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), has now simulated this phenomenon in detail for power grids, demonstrated it on a larger scale, and developed a prediction tool, which is to support grid operators in decision-making. The researchers report in the journal Nature Communications. (DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-32917-6)

Newswise: Bad roads reduce trade volumes by 18%
Released: 4-Oct-2022 2:40 PM EDT
Bad roads reduce trade volumes by 18%
National Research University - Higher School of Economics (HSE)

Economists from HSE University and the Vienna University of Economics and Business have figured out why, all else equal, trading goods across borders can be more expensive than trading the same goods within state borders.

Newswise: Report reveals inequity in electricity pricing, calls for rate reform to help fight climate change
Released: 22-Sep-2022 11:05 AM EDT
Report reveals inequity in electricity pricing, calls for rate reform to help fight climate change
University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business

In a report released today, UC Berkeley researchers analyze the impact of a hidden electricity "tax” on Californians. They recommend two significant policy reforms to ease the burden on low-income households and spur consumer interest in the adoption of electric vehicles, heat pumps, and other electric technology.

   
Newswise: In the Face of Drought, Hydropower Still Delivers Electricity
Released: 21-Sep-2022 6:05 PM EDT
In the Face of Drought, Hydropower Still Delivers Electricity
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Despite severe drought, a new report shows that hydropower remains a strong and steadfast contributor of renewable energy in the West.

Newswise: Passive cooling system could benefit off-grid locations
Released: 20-Sep-2022 3:10 PM EDT
Passive cooling system could benefit off-grid locations
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

As the world gets warmer, the use of power-hungry air conditioning systems is projected to increase significantly, putting a strain on existing power grids and bypassing many locations with little or no reliable electric power.

Released: 20-Sep-2022 10:25 AM EDT
Breakthrough software platform supports grid services, empowers utilities and consumers
Argonne National Laboratory

Packetized Energy and Argonne partnered to advance a software platform that can aggregate millions of power devices, like solar panels and batteries, and uses them to deliver a wide range of grid services, including reducing peak loads, supporting grid stability, responding to extreme blackout events.



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