Those who have taken trips to the New London, Connecticut, area over the past year may have noticed a foreboding outline on the horizon. One of my friends, a Lord of the Rings fan, even compared it to the Eye of Sauron. Slowly, this strange structure is transforming into “Revolution Wind.” It is set to
Solar energy is critical for a clean-energy future. Traditionally, solar energy is harvested using silicon—the same semiconductor material used in everyday electronic devices. But silicon solar panels have drawbacks: for instance, they’re expensive and hard to mount on curved surfaces. Researchers have developed alternative materials for solar-energy harvesting to solve such shortcomings. Among the most
Through a varied programme that tackled both technical and business-related topics, the need to make technologies bankable as well as provide regulatory frameworks to help give monetary value to storing and discharging energy was consistently mentioned. In terms of geographies, the event largely looked at Southeast Asian countries but also included some focus on Japan
Generac Power Systems, a leading global designer, manufacturer and provider of energy technology solutions and other power products, has acquired PowerPlay Battery Energy Storage Systems, a division of SunGrid Solutions Inc., an engineering, procurement and construction company for energy storage. PowerPlay specializes in providing turnkey battery energy storage systems solutions tailored for commercial and industrial
Dominion Energy Virginia has issued a request for proposals to evaluate the potential for developing small modular reactors (SMRs) at the North Anna power plant. This initiative is designed to meet the future energy needs of its customers. Evaluation of SMR technology Dominion Energy is studying SMRs as a potential solution to complement its energy
July 12, 2024 The 82′ eWolf tug, which was designed by Crowley’s engineering services team, will operate with zero emissions while providing the complete performance capabilities of a traditional tug. Crowley photo Yesterday, Corvus Energy released a statement announcing its role in powering the Crowley eWolf, the first fully electric ship assist harbor tugboat in
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A new study by Green Link Analytics shows that nearly 50% of Memphians are experiencing high energy burdens, meaning a larger portion of their income goes to utility bills. Their report showed that about 30,000 families are experiencing energy burdens of 20%, meaning a fifth of their income going to energy bills.
Houston — July 11, 2024 – CenterPoint shared the following update on July 11 at 8:34pm. CenterPoint Energy continues to work day and night and has successfully restored power to more than 1.2 million customers. The company now expects to restore 80% of impacted customers by the end of the day Sunday, July 14. CenterPoint’s 12,000-strong restoration
You are reading our weekly Well+Being newsletter. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox every Thursday. Happy Shark Awareness Day! (The official day of awareness is this coming Sunday.) To celebrate, take our shark quiz. This week we’re writing about sleep, aging with energy and coping with envy. Plus we’ve got our
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Crews later this month will begin installing the power and data cables that are essential to completing construction of a new wave energy testing facility off the Oregon Coast. The cables will support Oregon State University’s PacWave South, the first pre-permitted, utility-scale, grid-connected wave energy test site in the United States. When