Latest Electrical Stories
How much energy does each Irish person really use? An interactive energy audit from UCDJanuary 15, 2019
An interactive per-person energy consumption model for Irish citizens - no comprehensive model like it currently exists - throws up some fascinating insights on how we spend our energy and where that energy comes from
On the right path to fusion energyJanuary 15, 2019
National Academies study recommends a pilot fusion energy program that aligns with Massachusetts Institute of Technology's fusion approach and SPARC project, writes Peter Dunn
Better superconductors from ceramic copper oxidesJanuary 15, 2019
Riccardo Comin seeks to elucidate the microscopic physics of high-temperature superconducting devices to advance their technological applications, writes Denis Paiste
The Arctic is turning brown because of weird weather – and it could accelerate climate changeDecember 11, 2018
Study shows that extreme climatic events can significantly reduce the ability of Arctic ecosystems to take up carbon – with implications for whether the Arctic will help combat climate change, or accelerate it
A new way to provide cooling without powerDecember 11, 2018
Device developed at MIT could provide refrigeration for off-grid locations
Explaining the plummeting cost of solar powerNovember 27, 2018
Researchers uncover the factors that have caused photovoltaic module costs to drop by 99%
MIT engineers fly first-ever plane with no moving partsNovember 27, 2018
The silent, lightweight aircraft doesn’t depend on fossil fuels or batteries
How to bring about windier wind farmsNovember 13, 2018
Mechanical engineer develops ways to improve wind farm productivity
See-through film rejects 70% of incoming solar heatNovember 13, 2018
Material could be used to coat windows and save on air-conditioning costs
Hothouse Earth: Our planet has been here before – here’s what it looked likeOctober 30, 2018
Even if carbon emissions are reduced to the Paris 2°C level, changes already afoot in the environment such as melting permafrost and forest die-back could accelerate warming well into the future, potentially pushing our planet into a 'Hothouse Earth' state
New driverless car technology could make traffic lights and speeding tickets obsoleteOctober 30, 2018
Pair of studies outline innovations that will improve co-ordination of traffic patterns and save fuel
Large-scale US wind power would cause warming that would take roughly a century to offsetOctober 16, 2018
<Extracting energy from wind causes climatic impacts that are small compared to 21st century warming forecasts, but large compared to the effect of cutting US electricity emissions to zero with solar
A new path to solving a longstanding fusion challengeOctober 16, 2018
Novel design could help shed excess heat in next-generation fusion power plants
Charting the Earth’s future for the 21st centuryOctober 16, 2018
MIT report highlights challenges and opportunities for conserving natural resources and stabilising the climate
Transforming the water industry in Ireland – a local authority perspectiveOctober 2, 2018
Possibly the greatest challenge facing the water industry – comprising Irish Water and the 31 local authorities – at present is maintaining the resilience of service to customers, writes Kerry County Council's John Kennelly
Free public transport doesn’t add up – unless you get rid of the driversOctober 2, 2018
Public transit systems, as we know them today, would struggle to deliver a sustainable free service – but there’s a real possibility that the autonomous vehicles of tomorrow could do just that, writes John Disney
How to score an A+ grade for excellent CHP specificationOctober 2, 2018
The effectiveness of a CHP system depends in large part on the preparation time and effort spent on ensuring accurate specification, writes John Hyde
Why an EU-wide supergrid has the wind in its sailsSeptember 18, 2018
The supergrid can be thought of as an EU-wide hub networked transmission grid which extends existing national island systems into a continental system, write Marcos Byrne and Eddie O'Connor
Delivering natural flood management in ScotlandSeptember 18, 2018
There has been increasing interest in more sustainable approaches to flood risk management that can complement existing defences and increase their resilience and adaptability to climate change, writes Heather Forbes
The new Tesla Semi electric truck: A pre-production reviewSeptember 18, 2018
Electric trucks are the latest thing in the electric vehicle (EV) sector, with the loudest noise being made by Tesla with its Tesla Semi, writes Robin Whitlock