Renewables

Did you know that up to 30% of the life cycle cost of wind farms is due to wind turbine component failures and maintenance? Predict, Greenbyte Energy Cloud’s new feature is now on commercial release and available for new and potential users. Greenbyte is launching an all-informative campaign to showcase to the renewable energy industry how the accessible feature Predict enables wind farm operators and owners to avoid unscheduled down-time a...

  Germany based start-up company for e-mobility concepts, SCOOTERRA has launched its first crowdfunding project to promote its new modular e-mobility vehicle SCOOTERRA ONE via the crowdfunding platform, Indiegogo.

When reinventing an automotive icon, manufacturers are required to preserve the ethos of the original model while bringing the concept in line with modern technology. A difficult balance to achieve, but one that seems to have been struck by LEVC (London EV Company) and its new TX, the advanced electric taxi. To achieve the performance and efficiency levels demanded of modern vehicles, the TX represents a complete redesign compared to its predeces...

Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology have honed in on an enzyme belonging to the glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase (GPAT) family as a promising target for increasing biofuel production from the red alga Cyanidioschyzon merolae. Algae are known to store up large amounts of oils called triacylglycerols (TAGs) under adverse conditions such as nitrogen deprivation.

Internet of Things software company, NarrativeWave, has announced the release of Analytic Starter Kits. These kits answer the needs of operators who are looking for cost effective digital solutions that can impact their business operations from day one.

Early last year, Breakthrough Magazine met a company that was leading a revolution in home heating solutions. Minus7 had developed a system that combined solar thermal, heat pump and energy storage technologies to capture, boost, store and distribute energy as heat. Breakthrough caught up with them at the Ecobuild 2018 show in London to find out what’s new and how their business has been heating up the market.

Efficient domestic energy company, ENGIE, has announced a major step into the UK electric vehicle (EV) sector as it introduces an end-to-end charging solution for EV drivers. The announcement demonstrates ENGIE’s commitment to developing environmentally friendly technologies and encouraging clean driving to help improve the quality of air in British cities. 

Domestic householders are always being encouraged to switch their energy service providers, which can help to keep utility companies on their toes. However, in the world of district heating, making a change isn’t so easy. Sycous have developed the UK’s first cloudbased, remote data collection administration software for the communal energy market - which they say is finally giving their clients the upper hand in the metering and billi...

  Vista Unified School District (VUSD), a public school district based in San Diego County, California, has switched its fleet of 53 school buses to run on Neste MY Renewable Diesel.

It has been announced that Sharp Electronics Corporation’s Energy Systems and Services Group’s (Sharp ESSG) behind the meter SmartStorage energy storage solution was selected to be installed at ILM Tool’s 25,000ft2 machine shop to help offset its growing peak demand usage.