💻 Technology 7h ago · Maria Gallucci

This Hidden Device Could Free Up Gigawatts of Grid Power

IEEE Spectrum
Deep dives into engineering and applied sciences
View Channel →
This Hidden Device Could Free Up Gigawatts of Grid Power
Source ↗ 👁 0 💬 0
This article was originally published by Canary Media.America’s energy supply crunch is driving a surge of federal and private investment in new electricity generation — from polluting gas turbines to cleaner developments like solar farms and geothermal plants. But gigawatts of power are already available for the taking across the U.S. economy in the form of wasted energy from an unexpected source: motors. Some 50 million electric motors drive the fans, pumps, and compressors found in virtually

Comments (0)

Sign in to join the discussion

More Like This

📰
Apple Says iPhone Duo Demand is “Extraordinary”
Thurrott.com · 5h ago
ServiceNow AI Control Tower: Selling a penthouse while building the frame
SiliconANGLE · 5h ago
📰
Starling Releases Free Linux Desktop, Office Apps, Terminal, and SDK
Thurrott.com · 5h ago
How to watch the Charlie Brown Halloween special for free [Now!]
Cult of Mac · 5h ago
📰
Drupal patches critical RCE flaws, warns exploits may emerge soon
BleepingComputer · 5h ago
James Cameron Salutes ‘Avengers: Endgame’ for Being Bigger Than ‘Avatar’
Gizmodo · 6h ago