Renewables

As sales of electric vehicles rise and companies begin to capitalise on the increased adoption of the technology, REO UK is urging the industry to consider the three areas of concern: component design, charging infrastructure and battery technology. As part of its call-to-action, the company has released a whitepaper exploring these issues, which can be downloaded from the REO UK website.

Thermo King has expanded its ThermoLite solar panels portfolio with a 110W model designed to provide a sustainable power management solution for reefer units while reducing their fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. In low light, Thermo King’s solar panels collect energy to keep the refrigeration unit’s battery fully charged. This eliminates the need to use the engine to charge the battery and reduces fuel consumption by up t...

We are officially in a digital age, there is no escaping that, but have you ever wondered how digitalisation will affect different sectors? Well Engineering Specifier editor Anna Flockett spoke to Adrian Timbus, Technology and Solutions Manager in Smart Grid and Renewables at ABB to find out more about what digitalisation holds for the energy sector, and to learn more about virtual power plants.

The solution for low cost solar energy storage from Azelio is based on Stirling Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) with multi-hour Thermal Energy Storage (TES). It can be built in a modular way from small to very large installations with maintained low cost and high efficiency.

Today’s government initiatives aimed at reducing the carbon footprint largely contribute to the transition of the automotive sector. Furthermore, as the price of batteries continues to decrease, electric cars could become cheaper than internal combustion engine vehicles, benefitting from a significant drop in life-cycle costs. By 2040, Electric Vehicles (EVs) could even account for 54% of new car sales providing the charging infrastruc...

With the World Cup around the corner and OLED TVs a popular purchase, Veolia has received 65% more flat screen TVs at its recycling facility in Shropshire. This equates to 10,500 more compared with this time last year. Using advanced robotics technology 'ROBOTELE' expertly dismantles old TVs into new.

  Designer and manufacturer of electric vehicles, Fisker has created an autonomous electric shuttle called Orbit, which will feature Protean Electric's in-wheel eDrive technology which allows the vehicle to maximise interior space while further redefining the future of short trip mobility.

Energy systems require high reliability, performance, security and scale across the critical infrastructure. With RTI Connext DDS, Real-Time Innovations (RTI) aims to provide a solid foundation for advanced and intelligent energy systems of tomorrow. Industrial-strength data sharing can improve power generation and distribution and enable the efficient use of renewable energy resources at large scale.

Delta has announced that it has signed a partnership agreement with Rolec EV, one of Europe´s leading EV charge point manufacturers and installers. Under the terms of the agreement, Delta´s range of DC EV chargers will be available within the UK with immediate effect from Rolec EV.

It doesn’t matter if it’s a forest, a soybean field, or a prairie, all plants take up carbon dioxide during photosynthesis – the process where they use sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into food. During this changeover, the plants emit an energy 'glow' that is not visible to the human eye, but can be detected by satellites in space. Now, researchers at the University of New Hampshire have taken that one step further.