Latest Electrical Stories
Golden anniversary of engineering’s ‘gold standard’ commemoratedOctober 7, 2019
Past presidents, fellows, winners of our Chartered Engineer of the Year title, and leading academics in the field of engineering joined Engineers Ireland's Marguerite Sayers and Caroline Spillane for a commemoration evening to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the chartered engineer title
How to dismantle a nuclear bombOctober 7, 2019
MIT team successfully tests a new method for verification of weapons reduction
Helping lower-income households reap the benefits of solar energyOctober 7, 2019
Solstice makes community solar projects more accessible for people unable to invest in rooftop panels
Ocean renewables and blade design: An analysisSeptember 23, 2019
As EU countries increase the supply of renewables to meet the Paris climate agreement’s ambitious targets, it is of little surprise that significant investment (both public and private) has been made in ocean renewables, writes Edward Fagan
Climate change abatement and ash dieback diseaseSeptember 23, 2019
The benefits of planting trees as a climate change abatement measure are widely reported in the literature, but rarely is there a mention of invasive alien tree diseases and the impact these are having on planting programmes, writes Dr Frances Giaquinto
Flood risk management: Slowing the flowSeptember 9, 2019
Flood risk management is an engineering discipline that seeks to mitigate the damage caused when flood flows interact with vulnerable receptors and, a subset of measures - including working with natural processes and flood storage - mitigate the flooding risk by slowing down the response of the catchment to rainfall events, writes Barry O'Connor
Amazon fires explained: What are they, why are they so damaging, and how can we stop them?September 9, 2019
Imagine a rainforest at dawn – the tall canopy laden with dripping ferns and orchids, tree trunks covered in spongy mosses and lichens, and the morning mist only slowly burning away as the sun rises. While there is fuel everywhere, it seems unimaginable that such humid ecosystems could ever catch fire
Reaching climate solutions through negotiationSeptember 9, 2019
At 'SimPlanet' event, students test-drive new computer simulation to reveal outcomes of different policy decisions
Roadmap for detecting changes in ocean due to climate changeAugust 26, 2019
Some impacts - like sea temperature rise - are already in progress; others are expected to occur within the next century
Students as consulting engineers: An Irish Water case studyJuly 29, 2019
From March to May 2019 Engineers Ireland worked with Irish Water and the TU Dublin School of Civil Engineering (Bolton Street) to deliver a pilot case study for final-year undergraduates, and it is envisioned that it will be used by Irish third level institutions as a template for future industry case studies
A vision of nuclear energy buoyed by molten saltJuly 29, 2019
NSE graduate student Kieran Dolan tackles a critical technical challenge to fluoride-salt-cooled high-temperature nuclear reactors
The Knowledge Development Box: An overviewJuly 29, 2019
The Finance Act 2015 introduced the Knowledge Development Box (KDB), and its broad objective is to promote innovation and provide an incentive whereby profits arising from patented inventions, copyrighted software and certain other specific asset classes can effectively be taxed at a reduced rate of 6.25 per cent
Experiments show dramatic increase in solar cell outputJuly 29, 2019
Method for collecting two electrons from each photon could break through theoretical solar-cell efficiency limit
Obituary: Ted MooneyJuly 15, 2019
The death has taken place of Ted Mooney BE CEng FIEI, who died in Tavira, Portugal, on June 27, 2019. He had been ill for some time
How to produce natural gas while storing carbon dioxideJuly 15, 2019
Research at the University of Texas, Austin, shows that injecting air and carbon dioxide into methane ice deposits buried beneath the Gulf of Mexico could unlock vast natural gas energy resources while helping fight climate change by trapping the carbon dioxide underground
Making wireless communication more energy efficientJuly 15, 2019
Along with studying theory, 'it's also important to me that the work we are doing will help to solve real-world problems', says student Omer Tanovic
How our floating homes will help people in flood-prone countriesJuly 1, 2019
About 40% of the global population live in coastal areas less than 100km from the ocean, facing various climate challenges. The Dream Homes project designed resilient floating homes that would enable families to survive in the aftermath of extreme flooding while producing food, water and energy, and also provide sustainable ways to make a living
Wind in his sails: Michael Bloomberg unveils climate initiative ‘Beyond Carbon’June 13, 2019
Entrepreneur, philanthropist, former mayor of New York and Johns Hopkins engineering graduate announces in his MIT commencement address that climate crisis 'is unlike any other ever faced by humankind'
Most detailed X-ray image of batteries yet to reveal why they still aren’t good enoughJune 13, 2019
Researchers have developed the most comprehensive view yet of lithium-ion battery electrodes, where most damage typically occurs from charging them repeatedly. Manufacturers could use this information to design batteries for smartphones or cars that are both more reliable and longer-lasting, say the researchers
Protecting our energy infrastructure from cyber attackJune 13, 2019
Researchers use a new, holistic methodology to address cyber vulnerabilities in today’s energy systems