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The Energy Frontier: New, Emerging, and Future Technologies

Numerous technologies have been discussed as ways to fundamentally alter how electricity gets generated, stored, and ultimately consumed. Here’s a peek at an array of technologies at different stages of research and development.

Sources:

  • Global Wind Energy Council, 2021 Global Wind Report
  • https:/openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Technology_Database
  • https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2019/09/f66/73355-Appendices.pdf
  • https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/19/electric-car-batteries-race-ahead-with-five-minute-charging-times
  • https://spectrum.ieee.org/gravity-energy-storage-will-show-its-potential-in-2021
  • https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/how-much-carbon-dioxide-can-united-states-store-geologic-sequestration?qt-news_science_products=0#qt-news_science_products
  • https://www.powermag.com/japanese-firm-unveils-ship-dedicated-to-storing-and-transmitting-offshore-wind-power/
  • https://www.energy.gov/articles/space-based-solar-power
  • http://www.engineeringchallenges.org/challenges/fusion.aspx

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