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AI-Powered Neural Networks Drive Renewable Energy and Emission Predictions

Artificial neural networks (ANNs) revolutionize renewable energy and greenhouse gas prediction, offering precise, efficient, and scalable solutions for sustainable energy transitions.

21 Nov 2024

AI Extends EV Battery Life

Researchers developed a domain knowledge-guided machine learning framework that accurately estimates the state of health of lithium-ion batteries, achieving high precision even with limited data, to advance electric vehicle technologies.

18 Nov 2024

AI Transforms Climate Research, China Leads Global Innovation

Researchers used a vast, multilingual dataset to systematically review how artificial intelligence is applied in global climate research, identifying China as the leading contributor and uncovering opportunities for AI to further impact climate science.

3 Oct 2024

55 Green AI Initiatives

Research paper reviews 55 green AI initiatives aimed at reducing energy consumption and carbon emissions while identifying the challenges of adopting sustainable AI technologies across industries. The study emphasizes collaboration, model efficiency, and ethical practices to advance green AI development.

27 Sep 2024

Green AI: Exploring Sustainable Strategies for Energy-Efficient Systems and Eco-Friendly Innovations

Researchers explore green AI as a key approach to minimizing AI's environmental impact through energy-efficient algorithms and hardware, driving sustainability without sacrificing performance.

27 Sep 2024

Machine Learning Optimizes Polymer Analysis

Researchers integrated a convolutional neural network with broadband dielectric spectroscopy to predict the electrical equivalent circuit (EEC) topology of polymer membranes. This method reduces user bias, enhancing the accuracy and efficiency of polymer analysis in renewable energy applications.

30 Aug 2024

Hybrid Deep Learning Optimizes Renewable Power Flow

This study introduces HDRL-QIGA, a hybrid deep learning model combining reinforcement learning and quantum-inspired algorithms to optimize power flow in renewable energy systems. The model outperforms traditional methods, reducing fuel costs and power losses while ensuring voltage stability.

28 Aug 2024

Deep Learning Boosts Renewable Energy Forecasting

Deep learning models, particularly LSTM and CNN-GRU, were employed to forecast solar and wind energy production with high accuracy. The study demonstrated DL's superiority over traditional methods, offering reliable predictions for optimizing renewable energy systems.

21 Aug 2024

Improving Renewable Power Systems with Reinforcement Learning

Researchers developed a hierarchical deep reinforcement learning (HDRL) approach to manage uncertainty in power systems with large-scale renewable sources. Combining global reinforcement learning with local heuristic algorithms, HDRL improves decision-making speed and efficiency in economic dispatch under uncertain conditions.

7 Aug 2024

ML Models Predict Wind-Solar Power Output

The study compared various machine-learning models for predicting wind-solar tower power output. While linear regression was inadequate, polynomial regression and deep neural networks (DNN) showed improved accuracy. The DNN model outperformed others, demonstrating high prediction accuracy and efficiency for renewable energy forecasting.

6 Aug 2024

ANN Enhances Solar Panel Tilt Prediction

Researchers used feature selection-based artificial neural networks (ANN) to predict the optimal tilt angle (OTA) for photovoltaic (PV) systems, improving accuracy from 38.59% to 90.72%. The study, which focused on 37 sites across India, demonstrated that the Elman neural network (ELM) achieved the highest accuracy, significantly enhancing PV system efficiency for solar energy capture.

29 Jul 2024

AI Enhances Power Grid Efficiency and Reliability

Researchers reviewed AI advancements in electric power systems, highlighting its transformative potential due to modern microprocessors and data storage. The study categorizes AI applications into four areas and presents detailed case studies in wind power forecasting, smart grid security, and fault detection.

17 Jun 2024

Advancing Energy Modeling with AI Synergy

A review in Energy Strategy Reviews examines the integration of meta-heuristic (MH) algorithms and deep learning (DL) for energy modeling, showcasing advancements from 2018 to 2023. The proposed framework enhances predictive accuracy and optimization efficiency by leveraging MH's optimization strengths and DL's pattern recognition capabilities.

7 Jun 2024

AI-Driven Green Power Trading Boosts China's Energy Market

This study introduced a novel green power certificate trading system in China, utilizing Q-learning, smart contracts, and multi-agent Nash strategies to enhance efficiency and collaboration. The innovative framework increased trading prices by 20% and transaction success rates by 30-fold, significantly advancing China's renewable energy goals and supporting carbon neutrality targets.

22 May 2024

Solar-Powered Hybrid EV Charging Station Design

Researchers present a 4-kW hybrid EV charging station integrating solar power and battery energy storage, offering sustainable, uninterrupted charging while reducing reliance on fossil fuels. Through simulations and performance evaluations, the system demonstrates efficient grid interaction, scalability, and potential for broader adoption, promoting a greener future for transportation.

3 Apr 2024

Machine Learning-based Sustainable Power Management for Light Electric Vehicles

Researchers introduce a groundbreaking sustainable power management system for Light Electric Vehicles (LEVs), integrating Hybrid Energy Storage Solutions (HESS) with Machine Learning (ML) control. This innovative approach optimizes power distribution among batteries, supercapacitors, and photovoltaic (PV) panels, ensuring stringent voltage regulation while minimizing torque ripple and response times. Simulation results validate its robust performance, promising a sustainable and efficient future for LEVs.

18 Mar 2024

Optimizing Solar-Powered Hybrid Systems with Grasshopper Optimization Algorithm

Researchers propose an energy management scheme (EMS) using a rule-based grasshopper optimization algorithm (RB-GOA) to efficiently manage solar-powered battery-ultracapacitor (UC) hybrid systems, addressing output fluctuations and maximizing energy extraction. The RB-GOA EMS outperforms other swarm intelligence techniques in minimizing oscillations, reducing power surges, and ensuring stable output across varying load demands, demonstrating its effectiveness in optimizing solar energy utilization.

25 Feb 2024

Solar Irradiance Prediction in Central Africa with MLP Neural Network

Researchers proposed a novel approach utilizing a multilayer perceptron (MLP) neural network to forecast solar irradiance in Central Africa, crucial for sustainable energy development. By training the MLP model with meteorological data, including atmospheric pressure, humidity, temperature, wind speed, hour, and day, the study achieved a strong correlation (98.83%) between observed and predicted solar irradiance levels.

16 Feb 2024

Machine Learning Predictions of Effluent SCOD in Anaerobic Sanitation Systems

Researchers from multiple countries introduced a groundbreaking method using machine learning (ML) models to predict the effluent soluble chemical oxygen demand (SCOD) in a two-stage anaerobic onsite sanitation system. Outperforming conventional models, the ML approach, led by the artificial neural network (ANN), not only enhances prediction accuracy but also offers simplicity, speed, and reliability in optimizing and controlling wastewater treatment processes, marking a significant leap in sustainable sanitation technology.

31 Jan 2024

Enhancing Wind Speed Prediction for Sustainable Energy Using Neural Networks

Researchers introduce an advanced wind speed prediction model using a refined Hilbert–Huang transform (HHT) with complementary ensemble empirical mode decomposition (CEEMD). Leveraging a dynamic neural network, this model significantly improves accuracy in wind speed time series modeling, addressing the challenges posed by the unpredictable nature of wind speeds. The optimized HHT-NAR model demonstrates superior performance in wind-rich and wind-limited areas, contributing to the effective scheduling and control of wind farms and promoting the stability of power systems for sustainable wind energy utilization.

11 Jan 2024