Advanced Energy (Page 12)

EWI has released an in-depth report on the state of the U.S. offshore wind (OSW) industry. Published earlier this month, Offshore Wind Energy in the United States: Emerging Industrial Activity and Heavy Fabrication Opportunities, predicts an imminent tipping point that will create a new, hundred-billion-dollar industry involving heavy fabrication as its core activity. To date,...

As interest in transitioning to hydrogen as a replacement for fossil fuels increases, there is a need to evaluate existing natural gas pipelines to see if they can be effectively retrofitted for safe, reliable hydrogen transport. EWI has established a joint industry program to conduct rigorous testing, close the knowledge gaps, and develop operator guidance...

A standard electric vehicle (EV) automotive battery can be decomposed into cell level, module level, and pack level. A cell mainly includes the anodes and cathodes, a module includes multiple cells, and a pack includes multiple modules. The three most common metal-to-metal joints in a lithium-ion battery pack are foil-to-tab, tab-to-tab, and tab-to-bus. All three...