Tag: electricity
Researchers seek to improve hydropower, lower electricity costs
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded nearly $1 million to a research team led by Missouri University of Science and Technology to study ways to better harness the power of water as an energy source. About 10% of electricity in the U.S. is created by moving water, or hydropower, according to the DOE’s […]
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Partnership among Missouri S&T, Ameren and Hyperion pursues improved energy technology
A new partnership among Missouri S&T, a young energy technology company and Missouri’s largest electrical provider could change the way new technology is brought to the market.
Read More »Heat wave may stress nation’s power system
Increasing demands on an aging U.S. power infrastructure are likely to make headlines this week as temperatures in the Midwest and South approach 100 degrees. The nation’s economic growth since the 1950s has “outstripped the growth of the power system,” says Dr. Mariesa Crow, the Fred W. Finley Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering […]
Read More »Taxed power grid may get help from UMR researcher
As high heat and humidity push the demand for electricity to record levels this summer, a University of Missouri-Rolla professor is developing techniques to improve power grid reliability and prevent cascading outages during disturbances.
Read More »Protecting the power grid from terrorism
UMR researchers developing ways to protect power systems from overloads may also be developing a system to thwart terrorist threats to the nation’s power grid.
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