Xcel Energy has begun flying drone-conducted exterior inspections at the Prairie Island and Monticello nuclear plants in Minnesota. According to Xcel, each inspection was completed in two days, provided high-quality data, improved crew safety, and […]
‘Deep Forest’, a project backed by environmental group Fundecor, Intel and Aerial Robotixs, aims to give scientists in Costa Rica a better idea of what is happening in the country’s forest canopy, and allow more […]
A recent paper published in the journal, Chem, highlights the successful combination of a solar cell and a battery to form a solar flow battery (SFB), designed to act as both a solar cell and […]
Renault plans to transition the French island of Belle-Île-en-Mer – which lies off the coast of southern Brittany – into a smart island. Working with its partners – the Belle-Île-en-Mer Community of Communes, Morbihan Energies, […]
The Smart Energy Storage Solutions Hub (SESS) – based at the University of South Wales’ Center for Automotive and Power Systems Engineering (CAPSE) – will receive £2.3M (~$3M) of EU funding to collaborate with businesses […]
The Johan Cruijff Arena in Amsterdam – home to the Dutch national football team AFC Ajax – is demonstrating the potential use of second-life batteries. Second-life batteries have been removed after a first life in […]
Researchers at the University of Maryland, the U.S. Army Research Lab, and Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed a new battery cathode material that is expected to triple the energy density of lithium-ion batteries. The ability […]
A coalition of 12 states and Washington, D.C. is promising to promote electric vehicles and develop the public charging stations needed to keep them on the road. The coalition is sharing $108 million US received […]
The University of Alaska Fairbanks recently announced the winners of the second Alaska Center for Microgrid Technologies Commercialization competition. The competition focuses on providing technical and business assistance to accelerate marketability of new microgrids and […]
Seattle City Light issued a request for proposals in May for a contractor to build a $3.3 million solar microgrid for the city’s parks and recreation department, to be installed in early 2019. The project […]
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