Cleantech in Silicon Valley: Not Just Renewables
One of the exciting parts of my job is mentoring young start-ups in the cleantech space, both in Silicon Valley and elsewhere. The activity has allowed me to keep my finger [...]
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Natron’s Prussian Blue Batteries: Unlimited Lifetime for Charging Systems
The huge growth of the EV market has spurred significant development of the EV charging industry and a host of fast-charging station competitors. However, public EV charging [...]
Hydrogen from Renewables to Power Orkney Ferry
You could say that the Orkney islands are in a lucky location. The mainland coast and the islands themselves have a large surplus of renewable power, which European research [...]
Wind Powered Glider: Half Sailboat, Half Aircraft
While the albatross may be associated with some negative vibes for literature fans, the bird has been an inspiration to a group of MIT engineers. A former student and his [...]
Largest US Wind Turbine Research Database Launched
As renewable energy gathers momentum, the turbines and sites hold a treasure trove of valuable information that will allow planners to better target sites, understand the [...]
First Commercial Solar-Wind Hybrid Project In U.S. Aims To Boost Net Capacity
The Concept: combine the peak power profile of solar and wind energy to increase net system capacity up to 4%. You got chocolate in my peanut butter! Two great ways to [...]
Siemens Solution for Excess Wind Energy: Bury It
Siemens has an answer to the problem of excess wind energy: bury it. The Future Energy Solution (FES) research project converts excess wind energy to heat in rock fill, [...]
Big Data, Big Gains for Renewable Energy
Renewable energy is on a fast track that may get even faster. The advent of networked sensor systems and the much touted “Internet of Things” (IoT) has brought about the [...]
Wind Deflectors Boost Turbine Energy Generation
Sometimes a simple idea comes along that seems so normal we wonder why no one thought of it before. This is certainly true in energy generation, where energy harvesting is [...]
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