The biggest natural gas leak in U.S. history led to a boom in large-scale energy-storage systems, the technology that’s long considered the elusive link to integrating solar and wind power into electric grids. U.S. homes and businesses — primarily utilities — installed storage systems with 336 megawatt-hours of capacity in 2016, double the amount from the previous year, according to a study released Tuesday by GTM Research and the Energy Storage Association.
Category: Wind Power
Amazon Ramps Up Investment in Rooftop Solar
Amazon has not always had the most sterling reputation when it comes to sustainability , transparency and environmental performance. The emissions from those packages alone are just the start, say the company’s critics.
EXCHANGE: STEM students create winning invention
In this Jan. 20, 2017 photo, teacher Matt Erbach explains to his students what he is looking for as the group of Streamwood High School students in Streamwood, Ill., design a micro generator using wind power to light up areas around homeless shelters. Their wind-powered generator idea won the state competition in the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow contest, which encourages teachers and students to solve real-world issues using classroom skills in science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics.
Theresa May Seeks Clean Energy to Buoy Vision of Global Britain
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May plans to try to turn the nation’s early adoption of clean energy into a global business after Brexit, according to a new industrial-strategy paper. A goal of the new government is to “capitalize on strengths to win a substantial share of global markets,” according to the document published Monday, which listed listing clean energy manufacturing and services as a key area of focus.
This startup’s wind generator flaps its wings like a hummingbird
Small wind power seems like a great idea for a home or business until you learn the facts about how much more efficient, both cost- and energy-wise, large conventional wind turbines are. For certain situations, notably off-grid and rural locations with adequate wind speeds, small wind generators on tall masts can be a good option, but for the rest of us, mounting a tiny wind machine on our roof or in the backyard and expecting it to produce meaningful amounts of electricity just isn’t realistic.
Electricity-from-water scientist seeks commercialisation of invention
New Delhi, Dec 20 : A top scientist at National Physics Laboratory here has said that industry should come forward to commercialise the concept of the hydroelectric cell as it has the potential to be a very cheap source of electricity. [NK Technology] The inventor of the cell that produces electricity from water, R.K. Kotnala, the Chief Scientist at NPL, urged industry leaders to come forward and help improve the workability of the cell, which, he said, can be a great source of green energy.
Electricity-from-water scientist seeks commercialisation of invention
New Delhi, Dec 20 : A top scientist at National Physics Laboratory here has said that industry should come forward to commercialise the concept of the hydroelectric cell as it has the potential to be a very cheap source of electricity. [NK Technology] The inventor of the cell that produces electricity from water, R.K. Kotnala, the Chief Scientist at NPL, urged industry leaders to come forward and help improve the workability of the cell, which, he said, can be a great source of green energy.