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Matthew Traum

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Matthew J. Traum is an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering at the University of North Texas where his research focuses on the synergy of energy and nano-technologies.

He completed a Ph.D. at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and MIT's Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies (ISN) where he invented a nanotechnology-enabled technique for soldier thermal management.

Before coming to MIT, Traum was an engineer at Nextek Power Systems, Inc., and he also conducted research at the National Fuel Cell Research Center, part of the Advanced Power and Energy Program at the University of California, Irvine. Traum's personal web page can be accessed at http://www.mtraum.com.

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USDA Forest Service Tests Voltree Power’s Bio-Energy Harvester

In February 2009, I posted “ Voltree Power Harvests Electricity from Trees without Combustion ,” describing how Canton, MA based Voltree Power was commercializing a patented technology from MIT to extract energy from trees. Using the pH difference between trees and the soil, a miniscule amount of electricity is produced, which Voltree captures to power wireless mesh networks... More

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The US Energy Revolution Will Be Regional

Solar, wind, geothermal, or nuclear: which alternative technology will be the foundation of an America free from fossil energy? A typical energy engineering calculation I ask of my students is to estimate the solar panel area needed to meet the energy needs of the country. I leave it to them to discover that the answer depends on where the arrays are placed and how they are distributed.... More

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FIU Preserves a Piece of Energy Engineering History

At the College of Engineering at Florida International University (FIU) , near Miami, an eco-friendly central park is under construction. The centerpiece of this park is not a waterfall or a fish pond. Instead it is an important piece of energy engineering history that I am very pleased to see FIU preserving so well: the university’s 2005 entry in the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)... More

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The Green Economy Goes Homeboy

Former Los Angeles gangsters seeking to reenter the workforce are trading in their gang colors for a new hue: Green. By training to become photovoltaic (PV) panel installers, these ex-gang members are joining the Green Economy and capitalizing on the influx of government funds for renewable energy projects intended to stimulate business and strengthen the green technology sector of the US... More

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Superconducting Generators May Enable Wind Turbines to Surpass 6 MW Limit

In a few blustery places, wind turbines are nearly cost competitive with conventional fossil energy, and tax credits designed to stimulate renewable energy growth are enabling profitable deployment of wind power in many parts of the country. West Texas, for example, is awash in wind turbines, like this majestic wind farm visible from I-20 near Loraine, TX . Emerging Energy Research ,... More
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