Renewables

Dutch charging company, Fastned has unveiled its new generation of fast charging stations. At the new stations electric vehicles can charge at up to 350kW, that is up to 100 times faster than at home. Thanks to their modular design, the new stations can also be easily extended. The first 350kW station at service area ‘De Watering’ is located on the A8 highway near Amsterdam.

Home Power Solutions will be presenting Picea, what the company claims to be the world's first all-in-one unit to supply year-round power from the consumer's own photovoltaic system, at trade fairs in March and April.

  Imagine if carbon dioxide (CO2) could easily be converted into usable energy. Every time you breathe or drive a motor vehicle, you would produce a key ingredient for generating fuels. Like photosynthesis in plants, we could turn CO2 into molecules that are essential for day-to-day life. Now, scientists are one step closer.

A KAIST research team developed a new hybrid energy storage device that can be charged in less than half a minute. It employs aqueous electrolytes instead of flammable organic solvents, so it is both environmentally friendly and safe. It also facilitates a boosting charge with high energy density, which makes it suitable for portable electronic devices.

The United States could reliably meet about 80% of its electricity demand with solar and wind power generation, according to scientists at the University of California, Irvine; the California Institute of Technology; and the Carnegie Institution for Science. However, meeting 100% of electricity demand with only solar and wind energy would require storing several weeks’ worth of electricity to compensate for the natural variability of t...

Scientists, companies and government agencies are hard at work on decreasing greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change. In recent years, biofuels produced from corn have emerged as a fuel source to power motor vehicles and, perhaps, airplanes. But corn is problematic as a biofuel source material. It’s resource-intensive to grow, creates many environmental impacts, and is more useful as food.

  A north east audio visual entrepreneur has overhauled his business to light the way to a better future for our planet. He now hopes that other local businesses will follow his green policy by making changes that will benefit the environment as well as saving them money and resources.

Since Season 3 (2016/2017), ROHM Semiconductor has been official technology partner of the VENTURI Formula E team. ROHM bring its SiC (Silicon carbide) power devices, which it claims to be a cutting edge technology for e-mobility, to the race track to increase the effectiveness of the power electronics system in the VENTURI Formula E cars. Formula E is the leading racing event for electric vehicles.

Berlin-based energy solutions provider for single and multi-family homes which fulfils the need for energy independence, Home Power Solutions (HPS) has announced the official start of sales and distribution of the energy storage system Picea, an all-in-one unit to supply year-round power from the consumer's own photovoltaic system, beginning in March. Customer orders will be recorded in a waiting list as of 1st March 2018. The...

In order to optimise the design of foundation structures for offshore wind turbines, Ørsted and the University of Oxford have signed a five-year research agreement. Continuing to drive down costs is critical for the offshore wind industry and Ørsted is working with several universities to help improve the design and performance of offshore wind turbines. A major collaboration on wind turbine design is currently ongoing with Dur...