Power-efficiency trade-off Heat engines, which convert thermal energy into useful work, have been fundamental to human civilization since the Industrial Revolution. However, they've always faced a ...

Scientists presented a minimal heat engine model that can attain Carnot efficiency while achieving maximum power output. The findings can lead to advances in energy conversion technologies ...

The group sought to assess the economic feasibility of Carnot batteries in a 100% renewable energy scenario applied to Denmark by 2045. The scenario assumes that 14 GW of offshore wind power ...

Danish researchers investigated how solar-powered Carnot batteries could be integrated into decommissioned coal power plants to produce clean energy. They found that a 300 MW retrofitted plant ...