By Lily Li This morning I am inspired. I see my job in a whole new light.I am the CEO of a small software company that specializes in facilitating energy efficiency retrofits. For the past 15 years, I have had the good fortune to make a good living helping Utilities, State Agencies, and Energy Service…
By Michelle Froese Castrol, a provider of lubricants to the wind energy industry, is launching the Castrol Wind Academy. The new Academy is a multi-channel training program designed to up-skill wind energy operations and maintenance (O&M) technician teams with the latest insights, technologies, processes, and examples of how best practices in O&M can improve operational…
By [email protected] Ameresco is best known as a commercial and industrial energy services company, or ESCO, competing against giants like Honeywell, Siemens, Johnson Controls and a host of other national and regional providers on HVAC retrofits, LED lighting upgrades, and other building energy-efficiency services. The Massachusetts-based company also has a significant military microgrid resume for…
By [email protected] Last week as Texas’ ERCOT grid reached its price cap of $9,000 per megawatt-hour and the price map on ERCOT’s website became a solid and deep red, many energy market wonks highlighted that this is a feature, not a failure, of the market. Texas’ summer heat — one of the few things the…
By [email protected] Heat pumps are already incredibly efficient. Researchers in Switzerland say they can push efficiencies even further using artificial intelligence. A research team led by Jürg Alexander Schiffmann at the L’Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, or EPFL) is using AI to design compressors that slash heat pumps’ electricity…
Organic solar cells are made of cheap and abundant materials, but their efficiency and stability still lag behind those of silicon-based solar cells. A team of scientists has found a way to enhance the electric conductivity of organic solar cells, which increases their performances. Doping the metal oxide interlayer, which connected the electrode and active…
By mmillikin UPS’ venture capital arm, UPS Ventures, has made a minority investment in autonomous driving company TuSimple (earlier post). Together, both companies are testing self-driving tractor trailers on a route in Arizona to determine whether the vehicles can improve service and efficiency in the UPS network. This is an extension of the ongoing commercial…
By Michael Mazengarb ACT energy efficiency scheme expanded to support a transition away from gas, as ACT Government targets next stage of emissions reductions. The post ACT unveils scheme to encourage households to quit gas appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By mmillikin The 2019 Audi e-tron SUV is the first pure battery-electric vehicle to earn the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) 2019 Top Safety Pick+ rating, the highest rating awarded by the nonprofit organization. In developing the e-tron, engineers designed a battery pack with performance, longevity and safety in mind. The battery pack is…
By Blagojce Krivevski A combination of peerless dynamics and exemplary efficiency defines the character of the new BMW 3 Series Sedan. And now the addition to the range of drive solutions of a plug-in hybrid system brings an extra, particularly future-focused angle to the new sports sedan’s core attributes. The latest generation of BMW eDrive…
By Steven Smith I was a professional in the power industry, working on energy efficiency, photovoltaics, and hybrid energy systems before moving into international development work. I’ve created resiliency programs for countries already experiencing significant impacts from climate change. This short paper suggests how the power industry can transform to play a central role in…
Scientists have discovered how diatoms — a type of alga that produce 20 percent of the Earth’s oxygen — harness solar energy for photosynthesis. The discovery could help lead to more efficient and affordable algae-based biofuels and combat climate change from fossil fuel burning. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Solar Energy News…
By Kailey Fralick A Complete Review of Panasonic Solar Panels You probably know Panasonic for its TVs, home appliances or cameras, but it’s also an industry leader in solar panel technology. Its panels stand out for their high efficiency in all weather conditions… Read More The post Panasonic Solar Panels Review appeared first on EarthTechling….
By Kelly Pickerel Newish European-based panel manufacturer FreeVolt has entered into a partnership with California-headquartered energy management company Apparent. FreeVolt’s U.S. installation division FreeVolt USA will team with Apparent to provide solar-plus-storage systems to California homeowners and C&I customers. FreeVolt’s panels (manufactured in Poland) incorporate graphene, a highly conductive carbon derivative that the company claims…
By [email protected] (Eric C. Evarts) Tesla faces a lawsuit over lost range in some older models. Mini may go all-electric with its next generation of models. Startup heavy truckmaker Nikola won a federal grant to improve fuel cells. And a European project worked out how to get as much range and efficiency from natural-gas engines…