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Top five things that can go wrong with electric motorsSeptember 1, 2014

There are a myriad of issues that cause electric motors to fail, but there are some usual suspects that crop up more often than others...
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Engineering in conflict areas – an Irish company in AfghanistanJuly 31, 2014

A small Cork consultancy secured major assignments in Afghanistan and Iraq by specialising in training and capacity building in conflict zones...
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An Irish engineer’s experiences in Saddam Hussein’s IraqJuly 17, 2014

Dan Coakley, former technical manager of Iraq's electricity sector, recalls the challenges he faced while helping to rebuild Iraqi infrastructure...
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Electrochemical approach offers a new way to harness waste heatJuly 17, 2014

Engineers have finally harnessed wasted energy and have found an alternative for low-temperature waste-heat conversion into electricity...
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evolvDSO will define future roles of distribution system operatorsJuly 3, 2014

How should a distribution system operator evolve its business to keep abreast of technological shifts and the challenges that they create?...
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Lessons learned from wave energy capture and conversionJune 19, 2014

Collaboration must be a key operating strategy for wave-technology companies, in order to generate new capabilities and business opportunities...
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Motors and drives – purchase cost versus lifetime costMarch 13, 2014

Many industrial manufacturers settle for paying huge electricity bills when it comes to running motors, unaware they have other options...
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Smart electric thermal storage – the next generationMarch 13, 2014

Improvements in electric storage heating could encourage increased use of off-peak electricity, which would help create a more even daily demand curve...
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Claims that ageing wind farms are a bad investment are blown awayFebruary 27, 2014

Using local wind-speed data from NASA, new analysis has found that turbines will last their full life of about 25 years before they need upgrading...
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EirGrid announces corridor for high capacity power lineNovember 14, 2013

The Grid West corridor will run from Moygownagh in Co Mayo, running to the Flagford substation in Co Roscommon...
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Do you see what I'm saying? How the brain uses vision to hearOctober 31, 2013

Research carried out by bioengineers shows that our understanding of language may depend much more heavily on vision than previously thought...
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Electrical arc-flash risk treatment: comparing EU and US methodsOctober 17, 2013

US standards for arc flash risk should be considered in the context of EU, UK and Irish legislation...
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Epilepsy defibrillator prototype stops fits from startingSeptember 19, 2013

A brain 'defibrillator' uses trans-cranial electrical stimulation to deliver an electrical current to the brain, stopping a seizure just as it starts...
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New technology helps solve the mystery of the off-beat heartJuly 11, 2013

Translational cardiology may hold the key to treating arrhythmia using low-energy pulses to sequentially synchronise heart tissue...
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New research set to ‘scrub’ carbon dioxide from fossil-fuel emissionsJune 27, 2013

A new 'scrubbing' method could be more efficient than previous systems and easier to retrofit in existing fossil-fuel power plants...
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Waste not, want not – Ireland’s newest renewable-energy sourceMay 16, 2013

Waste-to-energy facilities produce sustainable electricity, replacing traditional fossil fuels and contributing to the security of national energy...
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Increase your profit margins with smarter energy purchasingApril 12, 2013

New ways of purchasing and managing energy are here to stay - and leveraging these can increase competitiveness and profit margins...
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