Industry News

May 2024
ArcLight and Elevate Announce New York City's Largest Battery Storage Project To Date

Eric Cherniss, Head of Development at Elevate Renewables

­ArcLight Capital Partners (“ArcLight”) and Elevate Renewables (“Elevate”), a leading battery storage developer, today announced a milestone battery storage infrastructure project at the Arthur Kill Power Station in Staten Island, NY. The 15 MW/60 MWh distribution-level project will he
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05/29/2024
ThinkLabs AI, Inc. Launches and Secures $5M Seed Investment to Develop Technology to Transform Critical Grid Operations

ThinkLabs AI, Inc. Launches and Secures $5M Seed Investment to Develop Technology to Transform Critical Grid Operations

­ThinkLabs AI, Inc. (ThinkLabs), a new startup focused on developing technology to help enhance grid planning through a combination of intelligent automation and AI, announced its launch from GE Vernova and $5M seed investment co-led by Powerhouse Ventures and Active Impact Investments, with pa
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05/29/2024
Nano Dimension Is Partnering with Esko and Fiery to Provide an End-To-End Industry 4.0 Solution

Joël Depernet, President of Esko

­Nano Dimension Ltd. (“Nano Dimension”, “NANO” or the “Company”), a leading supplier of Additively Manufactured Electronics (“AME”) and multi-dimensional polymer, metal & ceramic Additive Manufacturing (“AM”) 3D printing solutions, today announced it is partnering with Esko-Graphics BV
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05/28/2024
UK Grid Poses the Biggest Challenge for Renewable Energy Developers

UK grid poses the biggest challenge for renewable energy developers

­Hitting net zero emissions by 2050 is a formidable goal, but for many developers in the energy sector, one challenge looms larger than most: the UK’s archaic power grid. This key insight emerged from Vattenfall IDNO’s recent networking seminar in London, where 95% of the 20 developers highlighted grid-related is
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05/28/2024
Energy Startup Eneryield Secures Seed Funding from ABB and Chalmers Ventures

The Eneryield team

­Chalmers Ventures portfolio company Eneryield has successfully closed a seed funding round with investment from technology leaders in electrification and automation, ABB and Chalmers Ventures. Developed following a decade of research at Chalmers University of Technology and spun out in 2019, Eneryield offers a
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05/28/2024
Weebit Nano and Efabless Collaborate to Enable Easy, Affordable Prototyping of Innovative SoC Designs

Coby Hanoch, CEO of Weebit Nano

­Weebit Nano Limited and Efabless Corporation announce their collaboration to enable fast and easy prototyping of intelligent devices using Weebit’s technology. Under this agreement, Efabless chipIgnite customers have access to Weebit’s Resistive RAM (ReRAM) IP, an innovative non-volatile me
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05/24/2024
Infineon Announces Roadmap for State-of-the-Art and Energy-Efficient Power Supply Units in AI Data Centers

Adam White, Division President Power & Sensor Systems, Infineon

­The influence of artificial intelligence (AI) is driving up the energy demand of data centers across the globe. This growing demand underscores the need for efficient and reliable energy supply for servers. Today, Infineon Technologies AG opens a new chapter in the energy supply domain for AI systems and unveils a
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05/24/2024
UVA Data Science Professor Receives NSF Grant to Explore how Generative AI can Generate K-12 Test Questions

UVA Data Science Professor Receives NSF Grant to Explore how Generative AI can Generate K-12 Test Questions

­Societal understanding of how artificial intelligence will transform education in the years ahead remains in its early stages, but a newly funded project from researchers at the University of Virginia may shed light on one key area: Can generative AI tools be used to develop high-quality test items for K-12 sc
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Date:
05/24/2024
Quantum Photonic Technologies Set to be More Reliable with new Interferometer

Researchers Jihua Zhang and Jinyong Ma

­An increasing number of emerging quantum applications operate using optical technologies. Essentially, photons carry information at the speed of light and over long distances, making them good candidates for fast and secure communications and quantum computing. Many of these applications require photons that ar
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05/23/2024
How a Landscape Intervention Method can be used to Address Inequalities in Electronic Waste Treatment Process?

Landscape intervention strategies for farmlands, rivers, and urban construction areas of the study site. The dashed lines indicate the connections between the interventions.

­The rapid development of electronic technology has resulted in the annual phase-out of a large amount of waste electrical and electronic equipment, known as “e-waste,” especially in developed countries. In the context of economic globalization, the lack of relevant environmental laws and policies in developing co
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05/23/2024
Carbon-Capture Batteries Developed to Store Renewable Energy, Help Climate

The Na-CO2 battery developed at ORNL, consisting of two electrodes in a saltwater solution, pulls atmospheric carbon dioxide into its electrochemical reaction, and releases only valuable biproducts.

­Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory are developing battery technologies to fight climate change in two ways, by expanding the use of renewable energy and capturing airborne carbon dioxide.  This type of battery stores the renewable energy generated by solar panels or
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Date:
05/17/2024
Battery Storage Market Remains Robust in Q1, with Multiple Emerging Markets Blooming

Battery Storage Market Remains Robust in Q1, with Multiple Emerging Markets Blooming

­The global energy storage market remained robust in Q1 2024, with increasing deployments in emerging markets and an acceleration in announcements of 100-megawatt-scale projects. Several countries announced or started construction of their largest ever battery energy storage system (BESS) projects to date. Fo
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05/16/2024
Wind Farms can Offset Their Emissions Within Two Years, New Study Shows

Wind Farms can Offset Their Emissions Within Two Years, New Study Shows

­After spinning for under two years, a wind farm can offset the carbon emissions generated across its entire 30-year lifespan, when compared to thermal power plants. That’s according to a new peer-reviewed study published in the Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand – which also shows wit
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05/16/2024
Ultra-High-Q Free Space Coupling to Microtoroid Resonators

a, An objective lens is used to couple free space light (red beam) into the microtoroid. The resonant scatter light is collected at the opposite edge as indicated by the orange beam. b, Scanning electron micrograph of a microtoroid resonator (SEM image).

­Rapid and sensitive label-free sensors are needed for many biochemical applications including early diagnostics and prognostics, monitoring food and water quality, chemical threat sensing, and early detection of hazardous gases. Whispering gallery mode (WGM) microtoroid optical resonators are one of the most se
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05/16/2024
Researchers Unlock Vital Insights into Metal-Nitrogen-Carbon Catalysts' Reaction Mechanism

Determination of the potential of zero charge (PZC) in M-N-C catalysts using an explicit solvation model.

­A team of researchers has made significant strides in understanding metal-nitrogen-carbon (M-N-C) catalysts, offering alternatives to expensive platinum-group-metal (PGM) catalysts and a pathway to a greener future. Details of their findings were published in the Journal of Materials Chemistry A on May 1,
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05/16/2024
Charging Robotics and Make My Day to Deploy AI-based EV Charging Management System

Hovav Gilan, CEO of Charging Robotics

­Charging Robotics, Inc., announces that as part of its collaboration with Make My Day Ltd., a market leader in the field of EV fleet management for minimizing EV (electric vehicle) battery consumption, the two companies reached the final stages of development of their software for EV charging management in au
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05/15/2024
Würth Elektronik in United States Embarks on New Milestone with State-of-the-Art Headquarters

New 70,000-square-foot headquarters: commitment to innovation and grow in the electronics industry

­Würth Elektronik in the United States, a leading manufacturer of electronic and electromechanical components as well as custom magnetics, has announced the commencement of construction on a new 70,000-square-foot headquarters. This new facility underscores the company’s commitment to innovation and grow in
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05/15/2024
Quantum Breakthrough Sheds Light on Perplexing High-Temperature Superconductors

An illustration showing how electrons, which can have either an up or a down spin, can form a striped pattern in the Hubbard model. Recent breakthrough computations with this model are helping scientists better understand a class of high-temperature superconductors called cuprates.

­Superfast levitating trains, long-range lossless power transmission, faster MRI machines — all these fantastical technological advances could be in our grasp if we could just make a material that transmits electricity without resistance — or ‘superconducts’ — at around room temperature. In a paper p
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05/13/2024
Scientists Convert Chicken Fat into Energy Storage Devices

This extracted chicken fat created a carbon-based material for a supercapacitor.

­The global move toward more sustainable, green energy has increased power reserves and the demand for energy storage devices. Unfortunately, some materials for these devices can be expensive and environmentally problematic. Producing alternative energy storage devices from things that are usually thrown away co
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05/13/2024
AI Systems are Already Skilled at Deceiving and Manipulating Humans

Example of premeditated deception from Meta’s CICERO in the game Diplomacy

­Many artificial intelligence (AI) systems have already learned how to deceive humans, even systems that have been trained to be helpful and honest. In a review article publishing in the journal Patterns on May 10, researchers describe the risks of deception by AI systems and call for governments to
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Date:
05/13/2024
Optical Power Evolution in Fiber-Optic Networks: New Framework for Better Modeling and Control

Newly developed Bayesian inference framework (BIF) efficiently models and controls the optical power evolutions in fiber-optic communication systems. Leveraging Bayesian theory, the BIF selects the next to-be-measured spectrum or optical amplification configuration, using performance estimation...

­With the emergence of internet services such as AI-generated content and virtual reality, the demand for global capacity has surged, significantly intensifying pressures on fiber-optic communication systems. To address this surge and reduce operational costs, efforts are underway to develop autonomous driving op
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05/13/2024
KITECH Develops Deformable Energy Storage Device via Laser Technology

The photographs of highly deformable MSC

­The joint research team, led by Dr. Chanwoo Yang and Researcher Seong Ju Park from Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH), along with Prof. Jin Kon Kim and Dr. Keon-Woo Kim from POSTECH, has successfully developed a compact energy storage device with excellent elasticity. This research was pu
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05/13/2024
Comparative Analysis of Robot-Assisted Language Learning Systems and Human Tutors in English Conversation Lessons

The group with the robot tutor made fewer errors and spoke more fluently than the group with human tutors, indicating the effectiveness of robot-assisted learning.

­Advancements in large language models, robotics, and software such as text-to-speech, have made it possible to develop robots that can understand language, interact physically, and communicate verbally. These breakthroughs have opened up possibilities for robots to be used for educational purposes. However, th
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Date:
05/10/2024
A New Mechanical Transducer was Revealed

Microscopic depiction showcasing ETV4 expression dynamics in human embryonic stem cells influenced by variations in cell density

­Professor Jiwon Jang and Seungbok Yang, a PhD candidate, from the Department of Life Sciences at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), and Dr. Mahdi Golkaram from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) have uncovered a novel regulator governing ho
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Date:
05/10/2024
Transforming Common Soft Magnets into a Next-Generation Thermoelectric Conversion Materials by 3 Minutes Heat Treatment

Enhancement of the anomalous Nernst effect by microstructure engineering in nanoscale.

­A research team from NIMS and Nagoya University has demonstrated that an iron-based amorphous alloy, widely used as a soft magnetic material in transformers and motors, can be transformed into a "transverse" thermoelectric conversion material that converts electric and thermal currents in orthogonal di
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05/10/2024
Good Vibrations: New Tech may Lead to Smaller, More Powerful Wireless Devices

Matt Eichenfield's team at Sandia National Laboratories uses multiple microwave frequencies to characterize a nonlinear phononic mixing device they built on a silicon wafer.

­What if your earbuds could do everything your smartphone can do already, except better? What sounds a bit like science fiction may actually not be so far off. A new class of synthetic materials could herald the next revolution of wireless technologies, enabling devices to be smaller, require less signal strength an
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05/10/2024
New Machine Learning Algorithm Promises Advances in Computing

New Machine Learning Algorithm Promises Advances in Computing

­Systems controlled by next-generation computing algorithms could give rise to better and more efficient machine learning products, a new study suggests.  Using machine learning tools to create a digital twin, or a virtual copy, of an electronic circuit that exhibits chaotic behavior, researchers found tha
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05/10/2024
IDTechEx Explores Printed Electronics in Electrified and Autonomous Mobility

Emerging applications for printed and flexible sensors in automotive applications. Source: IDTechEx

Electrification, autonomy, and vehicle ownership saturation are causing a technological revolution in the automotive sector. These automotive meta-trends are driving drastic changes in electronic component requirements and present a high-volume opportunity for printed electronics to capitalize on. Historically, printed e
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05/10/2024
ENNOVI Optimizes EV Battery Module Cell Contacting System Design with Advanced Capabilities

ENNOVI Optimizes EV Battery Module Cell Contacting System Design with Advanced Capabilities

­ENNOVI, a mobility electrification solutions partner, introduces an innovative cell contacting system (CCS) lamination approach. ENNOVI has qualified polyethylene terephthalate (PET) insulation foils and adhesives from multiple suppliers by testing them for their bond strength, durability, and en
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05/08/2024
$6M Solar Manufacturing Expansion in Buffalo N.Y.

Steven Rossi, Worksport Chief Executive

­Worksport Ltd. will invest $6 million and expand its manufacturing facility in Buffalo, N.Y., adding 280 new jobs. The company manufactures tonneau covers and solar-powered systems for pickup trucks. This expansion will enable Worksport, which opened its facility in 2023, to accommodate a rapid increase in
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Date:
05/08/2024
Boxing Champion Oleksandr Usyk to Support Rebuilding of Ukraine's Shattered Energy Sector

Boxing Champion Oleksandr Usyk to Support Rebuilding of Ukraine's Shattered Energy Sector

­World heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk is supporting efforts to rebuild his country's energy system after brutal Russian attacks, which continued on Wednesday. Ahead of the boxer's May 18 fight with Tyson Fury to decide the Undisputed Heavyweight Champion of the World, Usyk is part
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05/08/2024
Standard Lithium and Equinor Form Partnership to Develop South West Arkansas and East Texas Lithium Projects

Dr. Andy Robinson, Director, President and COO, Standard Lithium

­Standard Lithium Ltd. announced the closing of a landmark strategic partnership (the “Transaction”) with Equinor ASA to accelerate the development of Standard Lithium’s large-scale, sustainable lithium projects in the Smackover Formation. The Transaction includes Equinor's contribution of up to US$1
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Date:
05/08/2024
Power Integrations to Acquire the Assets of Odyssey Semiconductor

Dr. Radu Barsan, Power Integrations’ vice president of technology

­Power Integrations announced an agreement to acquire the assets of Odyssey Semiconductor Technologies, a developer of vertical gallium-nitride (GaN) transistor technology. The transaction is expected to close in July 2024, after which all key Odyssey employees are expected to join Power Integrations’ technology or
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Date:
05/07/2024
Solar EV Charging to Bypass the Grid: A $2.5 Billion Market by 2034

A possible timeline for the SoC (state of charge) of the integrated on-site battery storage of a solar canopy charger (solar canopies include a solar panel, battery, and EV charging outlet). Possible situations where charging is impossible are displayed. Source: IDTechEx

­Electrification of cars, buses, and trucks drastically reduces CO2 emissions at the point of use compared to a diesel or petrol alternative. The adoption of EVs across all sectors, with IDTechEx predicting over 180 million electric vehicles to be sold annually by 2044. This will contribute to a drastic reduction in
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Date:
05/06/2024
Turning up the Heat on Data Storage

Dhiren Pradhan, a postdoctoral researcher in Deep Jariwala and Roy Olsson’s labs, holds an aluminium scandium nitride information storage device capable of operating at temperatures higher than 600° Celsius.

AI computing in extreme environments. A smartphone shutting down on a sweltering day is an all-too-common annoyance that may accompany a trip to the beach on a sunny afternoon. Electronic memory within these devices isn’t built to handle extreme heat.  As temperatures climb, the electrons that s
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05/06/2024
Twisting and Binding Matter Waves with Photons in a Cavity

Atoms inside of an optical cavity exchange their momentum states by "playing catch" with photons. As the atoms absorb photons from an applied laser, the whole cloud of atoms recoil rather than the individual atoms.

­Precisely measuring the energy states of individual atoms has been a historical challenge for physicists due to atomic recoil. When an atom interacts with a photon, the atom “recoils” in the opposite direction, making it difficult to measure the position and momentum of the atom precisely. This recoil ca
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05/06/2024
UTA Scientists Test for Quantum Nature of Gravity

IceCube lab under the stars in Antarctica. Credit: Martin Wolf, IceCube/NSF

­Einstein’s theory of general relativity explains that gravity is caused by a curvature of the directions of space and time. The most familiar manifestation of this is the Earth’s gravity, which keeps us on the ground and explains why balls fall to the floor and individuals have weight when stepping on a
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Date:
05/06/2024
Cars as Particles

Cars as Particles

­What do the flow of cars on a highway and the movement of bacteria towards a food source have in common? In both cases, annoying traffic jams can form. Especially for cars, we might want to understand how to avoid them, but perhaps we've never thought of turning to statistical physics, as Alexandre Solon, a p
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Date:
05/06/2024
IDTechEx Explores Software-Defined Vehicles

IDTechEx Explores Software-Defined Vehicles

­In-car payments and cars that communicate are becoming possible with software-defined vehicles (SDVs), enhancing experiences within the car. Cars are becoming not just a means to travel but a base that uses smart qualities to integrate work and lifestyle into the vehicle. Out and about Taking the car s
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Date:
05/02/2024
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