End Use Research

U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu has announced plans to invest up to $120 million over five years to launch a new Energy Innovation Hub, establishing a multidisciplinary and sustained effort to identify problems and develop solutions across the lifecycle of critical materials.

As consumers phase in the use of CFLs, they are also dealing with a number of misconceptions about the technology. The Electric Power Research Institute has addressed a number of these myths or misconceptions.

The California Energy Commission has approved $724,998 for energy research projects involving making high-tech windows more efficient and creating an analysis for energy storage technology.

An arc flash is an electric current that passes through air when insulation or isolation between electrified conductors is no longer sufficient to withstand the applied voltage. Arc temperatures can reach 35,000°F, and, as a result, can cause severe burns.