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Strong renewable energy growth, aging grids, industrial electrification, increasing regional interconnections, and power loads from data centers have collectively driven growth in power transformers. More than 30% of large power transformers have been in operation for more than 30 years, creating high replacement demand. A lack of available manufac...

The Future of the United States explores the transformative trends shaping national competitiveness, economic resilience, and technological leadership through 2035. US energy policy is reinforcing fossil fuel expansion while navigating the growth of renewables, addressing increasing electricity demand from AI-intensive industries, and modernizing t...

Organic solar cells (OSCs) are emerging as one of the more versatile photovoltaic technologies inthe third-generation solar cell technology domain, owing to their unique characteristics of flexibility, ultralightweight form factors, low-temperature processing, and compatibility with high-throughput printing techniques. Advancements in donor–accepto...

This edition of the Energy & Power Systems (EPS) TOE features information about the innovations in AI-driven energy forecasting, aqueous redox batteries, high-density fusion reactors, high-performance graphite electrodes, high-pressure hydrogen storage, fuel-flexible microturbines, and eletrolyzers, among others.The Energy and Power Systems TOE pro...

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have been an integral part of energy storage systems, but their manufacture depends on rare earth metals, such as cobalt and nickel, sourced from countries that are subject to humanitarian crises and illegal mining practices. There is also a concentration of resources in selected locations, such as China, for LIBs. The ...

Third-generation photovoltaics represent a fundamental shift in how solar energy is harvested, integrated, and scaled—moving beyond conventional silicon toward tunable, lightweight, and application-specific photovoltaic materials. By advancing perovskite, organic, tandem, and quantum-dot architectures, the industry is unlocking new capabilities in ...

Pink hydrogen, produced using electricity, heat, or a combination of both from nuclear power has emerged as a scalable and low-carbon pathway for global decarbonization. Rapid advancements in nuclear-integrated electrolysis, including alkaline, PEM, and SOEC systems, are enabling deeper thermal coupling, improved conversion efficiency, and enhanced...

Solid-state batteries are emerging as a key technology for the future of electric vehicles and grid storage, offering enhanced safety, energy density, durability, and thermal stability compared with conventional lithium-ion systems. Advances in inorganic, polymer, and hybrid solid electrolytes, lithium-metal anodes, and next-generation cathodes are...

Advanced flow battery technologies are emerging as foundational systems for next-generation long-duration energy storage. Innovations in redox chemistry, electrolyte formulations, stack engineering, and modular system architecture have enhanced round-trip efficiency, reliability, and cost competitiveness. These batteries enable multihour renewable ...