Category: Energy & Environment
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Meeting EV electricity demand: upgrade grid first, then add V2G chargers
Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) chargers enable utilities to use EVs like a mobile battery network, but when and where they are deployed will determine how cost-effective they are.
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New nuclear requires strong governance to avoid making old mistakes
University of Michigan researchers call for policies to ensure that small modular reactors serve the public interest without creating and worsening familiar problems.
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From waste to asset: Turning ethanol production CO₂ into jet fuel
Manufacturing sustainable aviation fuel with CO₂ byproducts of ethanol production could reduce carbon intensity by more than 80% compared to fossil fuels.
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Nuclear microreactor controller offers autonomous load following
Rooted in physics, not AI, the new control algorithm autonomously adjusts reactor thermal power in high-fidelity simulations with 0.234% error while adhering to safety constraints.
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A dual ion beam tests new steel under fusion energy-producing conditions
Researchers establish long-term helium trapping and swelling by titanium-carbide nanoparticles in a novel RAFM steel.
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Reinforcement learning for nuclear microreactor control
A machine learning approach outcompetes the industry standard for adjusting power generation to meet demand, especially in imperfect conditions.
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U-M and UCR Launch New Alliance to Promote Hydrogen Fuel for Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Vehicles
U.S. lags behind other countries in support of hydrogen technologies.
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$5M to improve testing, durability, and noise levels of wave energy devices and offshore wind
The research could make offshore renewable energy more reliable and a better neighbor to marine life, also enabling laboratory testing of larger prototypes.
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Light, flexible and radiation-resistant: organic solar cells for space
Some carbon-based solar cells already show no drop in performance after three years’ worth of radiation, and the cause of degradation in others could be preventable.
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Beaver Island residents sign up for U-M wave energy panel
Each member will provide essential input for U-M engineers to design a wave energy prototype that best suits the island’s needs.
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Q&A: Getting serious about atmospheric methane removal
Margaret Wooldridge discusses report from the National Academies, calling for increased research into another greenhouse gas to target for removal.
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Up to 30% of the power used to train AI is wasted. Here’s how to fix it.
Smarter use of processor speeds saves energy without compromising training speed and performance.