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3 weeks ago | 
ecmag.com | Andrea Klee |Jim Romeo
Researchers at Rice University in Houston have uncovered a means of using bacteria that generate electricity as part of their survival process. Their findings could be a useful path toward innovations in clean energy, biomanufacturing and environmental monitoring. Bacteria can adapt to oxygen-poor environments, such as deep-sea vents and the human gut¾unlike most organisms that rely on oxygen to metabolize food and release energy.
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1 month ago | 
ecmag.com | Jim Romeo
An innovative new technology is transforming how airports think about renewable energy—by harnessing the power of jet exhaust. At Dallas Love Field, five newly installed JetWind turbine pods are capturing wind generated by departing aircraft and converting it into electricity to help power airport terminals. Jet exhaust contains a high-velocity stream of hot, pressurized air expelled from aircraft engines during takeoff and taxiing.
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2 months ago | 
garp.org | Jim Romeo
For the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), criticism from financial institutions over anti-money laundering compliance burdens is a constant. But the agency is pushing ahead with proposals that speak the industry’s language.
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Feb 20, 2025 | 
ecmag.com | Jim Romeo
The increasing frequency of extreme weather events presents a growing challenge for the nation’s electrical grid and energy infrastructure. With over a quarter of U.S. homes fully electrified and solar installations projected to triple in the next five years, understanding how homes respond to power outages, winter storms and heat waves has never been more critical.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
ecmag.com | Jim Romeo
Solar photovoltaic power plants harness sunlight to generate electricity, offering immense potential for clean, renewable energy production. This capacity positions solar power as a cornerstone of the transition to a sustainable energy future. According to the International Energy Association’s Oct.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
ecmag.com | Jim Romeo
It’s hard to say which direction government spending will head as a new administration takes over, but efforts to automate and update federal buildings have been underway and may continue. It’s well worth keeping a watchful eye on apparent initiatives to promote smart building technologies and enhanced performance monitoring for federal buildings and facilities.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
ecmag.com | Jim Romeo
A solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) generates electricity through an electrochemical reaction, converting chemical energy from fuel into electrical energy without combustion. This process is highly efficient and produces significantly fewer emissions than conventional fossil-fuel-based generation methods, aligning with global sustainability goals.
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Oct 16, 2024 | 
ecmag.com | Jim Romeo
As buildings and construction continue to pursue more sustainable options, outfitting and energy consumption, all-electric and electrification is becoming a trend. All-electric, however, demands electricity that may require unsustainable sources such as fossil fuel power plants. But it may also be supplied by electricity from clean energy sources such as wind, solar and nuclear.
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Sep 13, 2024 | 
digitalengineering247.com | Jim Romeo
Quanser, a Canadian firm advancing technologies in self-driving cars, drones and artificial intelligence (AI), recently (mid-July 2024) sponsored the Self-Driving Car Student Competition at the American Control Conference (ACC) in Toronto. The competition began with 39 global teams from 28 universities in a virtual design and submission stage. After algorithm validation with Quanser’s physical vehicles, the top 11 teams were selected to compete on-site.
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Sep 3, 2024 | 
digitalengineering247.com | Jim Romeo
“Open-source software helps broaden the dialogue around implementation and integration challenges facing any given engineering effort, often leading to solutions that can work across platforms.” —Ankit Patel, NVIDIA. Image courtesy of NVIDIA. Artificial intelligence (AI) is being incorporated into simulation solutions and new software options are entering the market.
