Energy technology

Energy technology is an interdisciplinary engineering science having to do with the efficient, safe, environmentally friendly and economical extraction, conversion, transportation, storage and use of energy, targeted towards yielding high efficiency whilst skirting side effects on humans, nature and the environment.

For people, energy is an overwhelming need and as a scarce resource it has been an underlying cause of political conflicts and wars. The gathering and use of energy resources can be harmful to local ecosystems and may have global outcomes.

Interdisciplinary fields

As an interdisciplinary science Energy technology is linked with many interdisciplinary fields in sundry, overlapping ways.

Physics, for thermodynamics and nuclear physics

Chemistry for fuel, combustion, air pollution, flue gas, battery technology and fuel cells.

Electrical engineering

Engineering, often for fluid energy machines such as combustion engines, turbines, pumps and compressors.

Geography, for geothermal energy and exploration for resources.

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Renewable energy: a tipping point for storage

BBC News 24 Aug 2019

In a manufacturing nation, it's a very effective way of supporting factories that make such kit, and of helping new technologies develop ahead of other countries ... That tipping point, at which people invest in new technology, is reached much faster where the default prices are higher ... The kit can be bought with 5% VAT - the rate for domestic energy....

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Special paper on Eskom restructuring, sustainability to be published soon

Independent online (SA) 24 Aug 2019

Eskom was a key institution in the energy sector and a critical component of the South African economy ... government policy as outlined in the White Paper on Energy 1998 ... "The energy sector is going through a global transition driven by new technologies and environmental concerns....

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Unsustainable: Scientists and local farmers discuss the impacts of climate change on crops

The Sun Chronicle 24 Aug 2019

“In the last 10 years the Commonwealth has led the nation in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and fueled a new economy built on innovation and technology,” Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs Matthew Beaton said in the introduction to the 10-year progress report....

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The Latest: US fossil fuel official tours Wyoming coal sites

Dothan Eagle 23 Aug 2019

government official who oversees research involving fossil fuels says it's not too late for new technology to help the coal industry. Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy Steven Winberg said Thursday in Cheyenne that some technologies to make products from carbon dioxide emissions could be marketable within a couple years....

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Old refrigerator? Dominion Energy will pay you for it

Wtop 23 Aug 2019

“Many of us have an old refrigerator or freezer in the basement or garage, but don’t realize just how much energy these older appliances require to run,” said Nathan Frost, director of new technology and energy conservation at Dominion Energy....

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Clean energy isn’t the one putting NM in the dark

Albuquerque Journal 23 Aug 2019

We in New Mexico need to adopt any and all electric power >technology – and we should be an early adopter ... Renewable energy will give renewed opportunities to New Mexico communities that have been frozen out of the energy economy ......

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Green auto measures rolled out

China Daily 23 Aug 2019

"Regions with ripe conditions have our support if they establish trial projects to establish no-go zones for gasoline-powered vehicles and replace such vehicles with new energy vehicles in the urban public transport system," said the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in a statement on its website on Tuesday....

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TVA's new power plan for the future focuses on technology, not more generation

Times Free Press 23 Aug 2019

But TVA has no immediate plans to build any new plants and it no longer has any federally funded projects like its earlier work on fertilizer development and new energy technologies ... TVA Chief Financial Officer John Thomas said improved energy efficiency of machines, buildings and ......

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After a String of Nuclear Incidents, Russia Just Launched a Floating Nuclear Power Plant. Is ...

Time Magazine 23 Aug 2019

Lev Fedoseyev—Lev Fedoseyev/TASSA view of Akademik Lomonosov, a floating nuclear power unit, its hull painted at the Atomflot base; being part of a floating nuclear power station, the vessel belongs to a new class of energy sources based on Russian nuclear shipbuilding technologies....

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A new tool by IBM is helping to change the game for professional tennis coaches

Business Insider 23 Aug 2019

But now, technology is getting in the game. A new tool developed by IBM and the USTA uses artificial intelligence and analytics to quantify physical exertion. With Coach Advisor, coaches will have access to timely data about their players' energy levels and ways to improve it ... Coaches can help their players improve in new ways....

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Tips to turn your home smart

The Irish Times 23 Aug 2019

Sometimes it’s the little things that can make a big difference, says Colin Bebbington, retail director with Bord Gáis Energy ... Through Centrica Home Solutions, Bord Gáis Energy offers new technologies such as Hive Active Heating, which gives customers control of their heating and hot water, anytime, anywhere....

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NDA house divided on electric mobility plan

Live Mint 23 Aug 2019

While the government will continue to support electric vehicles and other new technology, Gadkari on Friday reiterated that while the Centre will not ban the ICE-fitted vehicles it will continue for focus on ways to curb pollution and reduce India’s dependency on oil imports....

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PPC faces critical cash shortfall

Kathimerini 23 Aug 2019

The new CEO said he has given himself three weeks to come up with the measures, because that is when PPC will release its first-half results ... Stassis said the company’s new business plan would be based on reduced dependence on lignite, development in renewable energy sources and investment in new technologies....