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Arizona State University Professor’s Work to Stabilize the Grid Pays Off

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Whenever new technologies are introduced into the power grid, there’s always a chance they could disrupt the system, possibly even leading to blackouts. Finding ways to deal with the impact on the grid caused by incorporating renewable energy has been the focus of Vijay Vittal ’s research for nearly 20 years.

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California Air Resources Board posts revised draft of strategy to reduce “Super Pollutants”

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California has already cut anthropogenic black carbon emissions by more than 90% since the 1960s, and existing measures are projected to cut mobile source emissions by 75% and total anthropogenic emissions by nearly 60% between 2000 and 2020.

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Gallium Nitride and Silicon Carbide Fight for Green Tech Domination

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Basically, the input AC voltage is converted to DC, and then that DC is “chopped” into a high-frequency alternating-current square wave. The semiconductor first established itself commercially in 2000 in the markets for light-emitting diodes and semiconductor lasers. But GaN Is Gaining GaN brings its own unique advantages.

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