Is hydrogen power an alternative to Li-ion batteries in EVs?
Alternative power mediums like hydrogen address Li-ion recharge/distance ratio challenge as hydrogen recharge time is equivalent to the current gasoline…
Is it again time for the flywheel-based energy storage systems?
Flywheel-based energy storage technology looks very promising "on paper" but has some very difficult issues in practice.
UCAP offers lead-acid alternative to energy storage
Ultracapacitors are moving beyond the status of a component in a quest for new energy storage solutions.
Design considerations for wirelessly charging EVs
Interoperability, EMC/EMF, and safety are major design considerations for wirelessly charging electric vehicles.
Reference designs ease development of IoT energy-harvesting systems
Developers are increasingly able to access reference designs and off-the-shelf systems for IoT energy harvesting.
IoT reference designs optimize energy savings
In a future where most objects will be connected via Internet, devices and sensors will have to work wirelessly and…
Use gravity to store energy and release grid-level power
Power system engineers can use gravity to store energy from intermittent renewable sources and release grid-level power.
Organic light cell harvests indoor lighting
An organic light cell is now available that can glean power from lighting as low as 20 Lux, opening the…
Energy harvesting could power the IoT
Energy harvesting is an option that is advancing in capability, opening new IoT options.
Studying colonial-era capacitor
Looking at an 18th century capacitor and its application is definitely a study in trailing-edge technology, but it can still…