How additive manufacturing can play a role in the ramping up of marine energy systems.
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Innovative PET Recycling: Researchers Develop Electricity-Based Method
Researchers have developed a new approach for recycling PET thermoplastic using electricity.
Offshore Wind Energy Boom in New York: How 3D Printing is Making a Difference
Charles Goulding and Mwansa Chabala expect more 3D printed energy systems from GE as a result of increasing demand for electricity.
3 Ways 3D Printing Could Rescue U.S. Hydropower
Oak Ridge National Laboratory report highlights additive manufacturing applications for hydroelectric power industry.
Are 3D Print Materials In Jeopardy Due to The Russo-Ukraine War?
Could we see problems in the supply of 3D print materials in the near future?
ORNL Develops 3D Printed Power Poles
Researchers have developed a method of successfully 3D printing power poles for practical use in the field.
New Stretchable Composite Elastomer Is Also Conductive
Researchers have developed an unusual material that could be of great use in 3D printing.
Scooping Free Power From 5G With 3D Printed Rectennae
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have found a way to harvest free electrical power using 3D printing.
Barron’s 3 3D Printing Electric Companies And The Texas Power Outage
Charles R. Goulding considers three large 3D printing users that should benefit from restoration: Eaton, GE and Generac.
3D Printing And Solar Panels
Charles R. Goulding and Peter Favata look at how the solar panel industry could make use of 3D printing technology.
COBOD 3D Printing 200m Turbine Tower!
News from COBOD indicates they are to assist in the production of massive wind turbines by 3D printing large tower bases.
Sourcing US Grid Components And 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi dig into the potential use of 3D printing for sourcing the US power grid.
Solid-State Battery 3D Printing Preps for Production
Is it possible to 3D print batteries? It seems so, as KeraCel is attempting to do so.
More Research into 3D Printed Supercapacitors
Could high-power components be 3D printed? It seems so after new research from the University of Manchester, where a material to 3D print supercapacitors has been discovered.
Book of the Week: Hacking Electronics
Considering a 3D print project requiring electronics? This book shows how to hack Arduinos, resistors, capacitors and other bits to sense, move and light up a project.
3D Printing in the Electrical Industry
Charles Goulding and Dylan Comerford of R&D Tax Savers discuss electrical industry usage of 3D printing technologies.
Thermoelectric Materials for 3D Printing?
I’m reading a paper on the development of thermoelectric polymers, and wondering about its applicability to 3D printing.
ACEO Introduces Electrically Conductive Silicone 3D Printing
The quest for unusual materials continues, this time with electrically conductive silicone.
How To 3D Print Electricity
Researchers have developed highly useful new approaches for 3D printing piezoelectric materials.
Progress in 3D Printed Batteries
Researchers have been able to 3D print an entire lithium-ion battery, but challenges remain.
Could We Propose Thermoelectric Filament?
I’m reading some interesting research from MIT researchers, who have developed a substance with vastly improved thermoelectric properties.
nScrypt Demonstrates Ability to 3D Print Embedded Sensors for Medical Devices
nScrypt, a manufacturer of industrial 3D printers and bioprinting tools, has announced the ability to 3D print medical implants with embedded circuits and sensors.
BASF Partners With Essentium
This is interesting: Essentium and BASF are working together on some electrifying 3D print materials.
Leapfrog Has an Important Point
Leapfrog 3D Printers has introduced a minor, but important feature: auto power down.
Essentium Develops Revolutionary 3D Printing Process
It’s been a long time since I’ve seen something this revolutionary: Essentium has created a completely new filament-based 3D printing process.
Electrostatic Discharge Explained
A manufacturer of electrostatic discharge protection products contacted us and it seems that “ESD” is something all 3D printer operations should know about.
Another 3D Printing Materials Property You May Not Have Considered
Recently I had a discussion with a maker designing a handheld transmitting device, who insisted on 3D printing with ABS instead of PLA, but his reasons were not what you might think.
3D Printing Needs Clean, Constant Power
You might think you need to fuel a 3D printer with plastic or resin and you’re good to go. But there’s something else you should be very concerned about: power.
Ultrafast 3D Printed SuperCapacitors Produced: Could Change Many Things
Researchers at UC Santa Cruz have developed a method of 3D printing graphene electrodes that could revolutionize the way we power mobile devices.