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Newer Business Models Will Help Cut Energy Storage Costs
As the markets for energy storage continue to grow and companies in those markets mature, business models and financing mechanisms are getting more attention. Those models can involve alternatives to a traditional asset sale approach that can reduce the cost of entry for potential customers and lower the cost of capital for energy storage companies….
Obtaining Energy From Marine Currents
In another renewable energy push following the growth of wind and solar power, scientists are devising a methodology to use energy from marine tidal currents located in great depths. The participants in the Technological Research Group in Marine Renewable Energy (GITERM) at Madrid’s Universidad Politecnica de Madrid developed a way to assess life-cycle cost of…
Hawaii University Campus Aims to Become First to Use 100 Percent Renewable Energy
The University of Hawaii Maui College is on track to become the first in the U.S. to depend totally on renewable energy, it has been reported. The end goal is for Hawaii’s university system in its entirety to produce as much energy as it consumes by the year 2035. UH Maui spokesman Michael Unebasami said…
Mazda’s Game Changing Engine
It’s been six years since Mazda sold a rotary-powered car in the United States, and the Japanese automaker has had an on-again, off-again relationship with the engine technology since then. Now it seems Mazda is willing to apply the rev-happy Dorito motor to a new efficient solution: as a range extender in an electric car….
Texas Oil Patch Has Unusual Movement
Two giant sinkholes near Wink, Texas, may just be the tip of the iceberg, according to a new study that found alarming rates of new ground movement extending far beyond the infamous sinkholes. That’s the finding of a geophysical team from Southern Methodist University, Dallas that previously reported the rapid rate at which the sinkholes…
ByteSnap Design Kick-Starts Vehicle-to-Grid Intelligent Control Project
A project funded by the Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) and the Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) awarded ByteSnap Design a two-year project VIGIL (Vehicle-to-Grid Intelligent Control) under a Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) competition. Working in partnership with Ashton University, Nortech Management and Grid Edge, ByteSnap will develop a communications adapter to ensure…
ByteSnap Design Kick-Starts Vehicle-to-Grid Intelligent Control Project
A project funded by the Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) and the Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) awarded ByteSnap Design a two-year project VIGIL (Vehicle-to-Grid Intelligent Control) under a Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) competition. Working in partnership with Ashton University, Nortech Management and Grid Edge, ByteSnap will develop a communications adapter to ensure…
Facebook Data Center To Be Powered Entirely By Renewable Energy
At a cost of about $750 million, Facebook’s new renewable energy data center will be built about 45 miles from Atlanta and is expected to be solar-powered. Construction will be underway soon. In four phases through 2029, the company plans to spend $2.5 billion in equipment and improvements. The growth of social media with storage-consuming…
Chemists Advance Sustainable Battery Technology
Utah State University (USU) chemists are successfully advancing battery technology with a new molecular design for aqueous organic redox flow batteries (AORFB) that could create a new large-scale renewable energy source. The race to develop new, reliable battery technology, along with wind and solar power, is occurring world-wide on many fronts. USU’s battery study is…
ZOLTENKO FARMS: A G-MAX SUCCESS STORY
Zoltenko Farms Inc. is a family-owned and operated commercial boar stud company located in Courtland, Kansas. This hog farm was founded in 1917 and morphed into the boar stud business in 1998. Owned by James and Sherryl Zoltenko, this 1200 head multi-site operation is run by their son and partner, Lannin Zoltenko. Farms like Zoltenko…
Renewable Energy Is Now Completely Mainstream
On the first day of autumn tens of thousands of Victorians received a welcome surprise from their power company — their electricity bills were going down. Prices were cut 5% because the retailer increased their investment in renewable energy. This will likely come as a surprise to many. Since the prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, and…
Green Buildings Will Have to Go Beyond Conserving Energy
There’s a new green energy standard in Norway. A team comprised of architects from the firm Snøhetta, the real estate company ENTRA, the development firm SKANSKA, and the environmental engineering firm Asplan Viak, have created what is known as Powerhouse standards. The Powerhouse certification is straightforward: for a structure to meet this standard, it must…
Statoil No Longer Wants ‘Oil’ In Its Name
Equinor. For equality and a nod to Norwegian history. This is the new name being adopted by Statoil ASA, Norway’s largest petroleum company. The organization is spending the equivalent of $30 million for its rebranding campaign in an effort to distance itself from oil and gas and pursue greener energy sources, a philosophy in line…
Windpower For The Grid
Bullfrog Power, Canada’s leading green energy provider, is teaming up with BASF to create a renewable electricity option for the latter’s Canadian headquarters and production facilities . Their agreement will reduce BASF’s carbon footprint by about 1,520 tons per year as 100% renewable electricity goes into the grid, matching the amount of conventional energy currently…
Behind The Plan To Have Drones Lower The Cost Of Energy
Hundreds of feet above a snow-covered field, a boxy black device covered in propellers hovers next to the enormous outstretched blade of a wind turbine. From a corner of the machine, a nozzle sprays a liquid across the surface of the blade in a rapid smooth zigzag motion like a rogue car wash in the…
2018 Wind Power Market
The wind power industry continues to push for recognition as a viable energy player with the industry moving to bigger turbines and improved economics. Price pressure, however, is still an issue. The result is more consolidation as competitors force down prices in a race for market share. Yet the good news is that cost of…
Energy Storage Forecast To Double
Tesla Inc. builds more than cars, and CEO Elon Musk has invested $5 billion into a battery storage facility. The energy storage business is still not cost-efficient, with battery production costing between 15 and 35 cents per kilowatt-hour compared to a natural gas cost of 7 cents per kilowatt-hour. However, energy storage economies of scale…
Desert Sun to power Upper Egypt with $2.8b solar park
New park should help Egypt scale back its use of hydrocarbons The first solar power plant has been installed at a remote desert location in Egypt, aiming to generate 1.8 gigawatts from the country’s abundant sunshine, reducing their reliance on dirty and expensive fossil fuels. It’s the first of an expected 32 units anticipated to…
Team Works to Increase Efficiency of 5G Mobile Communications
Researchers from Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) are working to find new scientific concepts that advance research into the problem of efficiently transferring wireless power over 5G mobile communications networks. The team hopes to find solutions that produce gains in terms of power consumption, efficiency and interference control while also producing new knowledge of Simultaneous Wireless…
Stay Green for St. Patrick’s Day with Your Vehicle Maintenance
In the United States, St. Patrick’s Day is a time to celebrate Irish roots with food, drinks, and good friends, all while wearing green. In Chicago, they dye the entire river with “Leprechaun Dust,” which has been a tradition in the city for over 50 years. Cities around the country host heritage parades, and kitchens…
Elon Musk’s Hyperloop Shifts Focus From Cars to Pedestrians
Elon Musk’s The Boring Company initially planned for the Hyperloop to transport private cars at record speeds. Now, the company is refocusing the revolutionary transportation tech on moving pedestrians and cyclists in what could be a first for mass transit in the United States. The change in plan was announced via Twitter, where Musk detailed…
Designed For Density
Konnis was recently asked to fit sixteen (16) 5ml or 15ml tubes into a single grid strip rack for the Tecan EVO deck. The challenge was to maximize space, accommodate multiple tube sizes, and still adhere to dimensional limitations. In response, Konnis created a new design that does all three. Read more at Konnis
Lamborghini Adds Connectivity
In a press release on Vodafone’s website, beginning in 2019, Lamborghini owners will be able to access the world’s largest Internet of Things (IoT) network, and will enjoy unrivalled connectivity in over 190 countries to improve their journey experience. Vodafone’s Global Director of IoT, Stefano Gastaut, said, “This is a great example of how two…
Lamborghini Adds Connectivity
In a press release on Vodafone’s website, beginning in 2019, Lamborghini owners will be able to access the world’s largest Internet of Things (IoT) network, and will enjoy unrivalled connectivity in over 190 countries to improve their journey experience. Vodafone’s Global Director of IoT, Stefano Gastaut, said, “This is a great example of how two…
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