Energy News https://www.inceptivemind.com/category/energy/ innovation à la carte Sat, 22 Mar 2025 02:22:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://www.inceptivemind.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-im-fav-2-32x32.png Energy News https://www.inceptivemind.com/category/energy/ 32 32 122836479 Tapping into ancient cellular processes to find modern solutions for the climate crisis https://www.inceptivemind.com/tapping-into-ancient-cellular-processes-to-find-modern-solutions-for-climate-crisis/41927/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tapping-into-ancient-cellular-processes-to-find-modern-solutions-for-climate-crisis Sat, 22 Mar 2025 02:22:12 +0000 https://www.inceptivemind.com/?p=41927 Close-up of hand holding crystal ball against built structure

Mining ancient chemistry for a greener future: MIT’s Daniel Suess explores nature’s climate solutions

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]]> 41927 Superhot geothermal energy could transform global power generation https://www.inceptivemind.com/superhot-geothermal-energy-could-transform-global-power-generation/41870/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=superhot-geothermal-energy-could-transform-global-power-generation Tue, 11 Mar 2025 14:36:40 +0000 https://www.inceptivemind.com/?p=41870 Artist’s conception of a future Quaise Energy geothermal plant capable of tapping into the superhot rock deep beneath our feet

A superhot leap for geothermal energy: The future of clean power

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]]> 41870 Turning exhaust heat into electricity: The future of fuel efficiency https://www.inceptivemind.com/release/turning-vehicle-exhaust-heat-into-electricity/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=turning-vehicle-exhaust-heat-into-electricity Fri, 14 Feb 2025 12:10:03 +0000 https://www.inceptivemind.com/?post_type=release&p=41772 Vehicle Exhaust System

Have you ever wondered how much potential energy from fuel is lost in gas-powered vehicles? Surprisingly, traditional combustion engines only use about 25% of the fuel’s potential energy, with the rest escaping as heat through the exhaust. But there’s a silver lining: a recent study published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces unveils a groundbreaking […]

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]]> 41772 Chinese “artificial sun” sets new record https://www.inceptivemind.com/chinese-artificial-sun-sets-new-record/41703/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chinese-artificial-sun-sets-new-record Tue, 28 Jan 2025 12:56:01 +0000 https://www.inceptivemind.com/?p=41703 China's artificial sun

It maintained a steady-state high-confinement plasma operation for a remarkable 1,066 seconds.

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]]> 41703 Commonwealth Fusion Systems to build its first fusion energy plant https://www.inceptivemind.com/commonwealth-fusion-systems-build-first-fusion-energy-plant/41464/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=commonwealth-fusion-systems-build-first-fusion-energy-plant Mon, 30 Dec 2024 16:25:16 +0000 https://www.inceptivemind.com/?p=41464 CFS ARC powerplant

First fusion power plant to be made available in the world at grid scale.

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]]> 41464 eVinci™ Microreactor: The Next Generation Nuclear Reactor https://www.inceptivemind.com/evinci-microreactor-next-generation-nuclear-reactor/38959/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=evinci-microreactor-next-generation-nuclear-reactor Wed, 02 Oct 2024 19:51:13 +0000 https://www.inceptivemind.com/?p=38959 eVinci Microreactor

Transitioning toward clean energy is crucial to address climate change, and Nuclear Energy is especially getting attention. After overcoming its safety challenges, nuclear energy could serve as a reliable power source, generating a massive amount of energy from a relatively small amount of fuel. Most importantly, there are no direct carbon footprints. Still under development, Westinghouse’s eVinci […]

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]]> 38959 Researching carbon materials for green hydrogen production https://www.inceptivemind.com/researching-carbon-materials-green-hydrogen-production/37843/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=researching-carbon-materials-green-hydrogen-production Fri, 09 Aug 2024 12:38:58 +0000 https://www.inceptivemind.com/?p=37843 Dr. Ying Pan at work in the laboratory.

Scientists at Paderborn University are researching carbon materials for photocatalysis.

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]]> 37843 New heat battery system hits record 44% efficiency https://www.inceptivemind.com/new-heat-battery-system-hits-record-44-percent-efficiency/37684/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-heat-battery-system-hits-record-44-percent-efficiency Mon, 27 May 2024 09:12:17 +0000 https://www.inceptivemind.com/?p=37684 To measure the power produced by his photovoltaic cells, Roy-Layinde holds a heat source held over the photovoltaic cell, which emits the infrared radiation that the cell converts into electricity. Wires connected to the photovoltaic cell run the electricity to a sensor that reads the voltage and amperage.

New design can recover significantly more energy stored in heat batteries.

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]]> 37684 New fusion reactor endurance record for tungsten tokamak WEST https://www.inceptivemind.com/new-fusion-reactor-endurance-record-tungsten-tokamak-west/37574/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-fusion-reactor-endurance-record-tungsten-tokamak-west Fri, 17 May 2024 10:33:04 +0000 https://www.inceptivemind.com/?p=37574 The interior of WEST, the tungsten (W) Environment in Steady-state Tokamak, where the fusion record was achieved.

This could open the door to practical fusion power on a commercial scale. 

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]]> 37574 World’s largest renewable energy park is operational in India https://www.inceptivemind.com/worlds-largest-renewable-energy-park-operational-india/37229/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=worlds-largest-renewable-energy-park-operational-india Sat, 13 Apr 2024 05:30:13 +0000 https://www.inceptivemind.com/?p=37229 Bi-facial solar modules installed at Khavda.

The plant will be entirely covered with waterless robotic module cleaning systems.

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]]> 37229 First Light Fusion makes a breakthrough using an electric gun https://www.inceptivemind.com/first-light-fusion-makes-breakthrough-using-electric-gun/37119/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=first-light-fusion-makes-breakthrough-using-electric-gun Thu, 04 Apr 2024 13:32:02 +0000 https://www.inceptivemind.com/?p=37119 First Light's test reactor.

It has successfully tested its "electric gun" to ignite fuel in its test reactor's core.

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]]> 37119 Korean artificial sun sets new record for continuous fusion plasma operations https://www.inceptivemind.com/korean-artificial-sun-breaks-previous-plasma-operation-record/37067/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=korean-artificial-sun-breaks-previous-plasma-operation-record Mon, 01 Apr 2024 06:17:00 +0000 https://www.inceptivemind.com/?p=37067 KSTAR(Korea Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research).

It also achieved the high confinement mode(H-mode) for over 100 seconds.

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]]> 37067 Quaise raises funds for terawatt-scale deep geothermal energy https://www.inceptivemind.com/quaise-raises-funds-terawatt-scale-deep-geothermal-energy/36896/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=quaise-raises-funds-terawatt-scale-deep-geothermal-energy Sat, 16 Mar 2024 10:52:33 +0000 https://www.inceptivemind.com/?p=36896 Recent core drilling by Quaise in the US lays the groundwork for upcoming field tests of millimeter wave drilling technology.

The new funding will expand field operations and strengthen the supply chain.

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]]> 36896 Drinking bird toy generator makes clean energy from water https://www.inceptivemind.com/drinking-bird-toy-generator-makes-clean-energy-water/36888/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drinking-bird-toy-generator-makes-clean-energy-water Sat, 16 Mar 2024 05:41:44 +0000 https://www.inceptivemind.com/?p=36888 Drinking bird.

The upgraded 'drinking bird' toy converts energy from water evaporation into clean electricity.

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]]> 36888 World’s most powerful tidal turbine prepares for first dip into US waters https://www.inceptivemind.com/worlds-most-powerful-tidal-turbine-prepares-first-dip-us-waters/36880/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=worlds-most-powerful-tidal-turbine-prepares-first-dip-us-waters Fri, 15 Mar 2024 13:15:05 +0000 https://www.inceptivemind.com/?p=36880 Orbital O2 Power Generation.

The company is selected as the technology partner for OPALCO's tidal project.

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]]> 36880 OTEC storm-resistant structure begins fabrication https://www.inceptivemind.com/otec-storm-resistant-structure-begins-fabrication/36824/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=otec-storm-resistant-structure-begins-fabrication Sat, 09 Mar 2024 11:55:18 +0000 https://www.inceptivemind.com/?p=36824 Construction of OTEC Storm-Resistant Structure Begins in Canary Islands.

It is expected to be installed at a testing site in the upcoming months.

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]]> 36824 U.K.’s JET nuclear fusion reactor sets new world energy output record https://www.inceptivemind.com/jet-nuclear-fusion-reactor-sets-new-world-energy-output-record/36692/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jet-nuclear-fusion-reactor-sets-new-world-energy-output-record Fri, 09 Feb 2024 10:04:04 +0000 https://www.inceptivemind.com/?p=36692 The Joint European Torus (JET) facility.

Its latest fusion energy record shows mastery of fusion processes.

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]]> 36692 WaveRoller converts ocean wave energy to electricity https://www.inceptivemind.com/waveroller-converts-ocean-wave-energy-electricity/36596/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=waveroller-converts-ocean-wave-energy-electricity Fri, 02 Feb 2024 14:58:16 +0000 https://www.inceptivemind.com/?p=36596 Wave energy converter WaveRoller deployed in Portugal.

WaveFarm unleashes a wave of energy for a sustainable future.

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