The California Air Resources Board (CARB) funding program has just gone through a major chance. In a landmark alteration, rural school districts in California can now receive as much as $400,000 in CARB funding. This could be used, for example, to offset the full cost of a new electrified school bus for the students. This […]
Continue ReadingFor some time now the African Development Bank (AfDB) has helped play a major role in continent-wide development and growth. One of the most significant developments has come at the Kenya Geothermal Development Company (GDC). With the AfDB offering to continue to support its long-term development with $120 million of funding. This is a major […]
Continue ReadingFor a few years now, the popular meme of ‘get in the sea’ has been thrown around. It’s about getting rid of things we don’t want or need, and chucking them into the vast expanse of ocean. While this was always a joke aimed usually at someone with a controversial opinion, it seems one company […]
Continue ReadingA team of graduate students in MIT’s Department of Chemical Engineering has developed the thermal resonator prototype, a device that captures energy from swings of ambient air temperature. A report in the journal Nature Communications showed evidence that thermoelectric devices can generate power when one side has a temperature that is different from that of […]
Continue ReadingWello has received a 10MW wave energy park order from Gapura Energi Utama (GEU) in Bali. This new energy park will be next to Nusa Penida Island which is part of Bali and is expected to be complete by the end of 2018. This is part of the agreement Wello went into for the Indonesian […]
Continue ReadingIt’s a known fact that the amount of cars we have on our roads is bad for the environment. With climate-damaging fuel emissions and health polluting toxic gases, diesel cars will one day be a thing of the past. While countries such as Copenhagen are seeing the rise of cycling over driving – see […]
Continue ReadingShape memory alloys are metals that can shift from one predetermined shape to another depending on the temperature it is subjected to. It was discovered 60 years ago and has since been used in different fields, including biomedicine and aeronautical engineering. But it has continuously refused to harvest energy from hot water – […]
Continue ReadingWhile renewable energy has become popular and more relevant in today’s energy grid, it is not always available when needed. However, one major transmitter of power has removed the technology to help them better incorporate renewable energy into their power grid. Tennet, a European firm, announced that it was going to the be the first […]
Continue ReadingSurf ‘n’ Turf, a pilot project installed in Orkney, Scotland, has successfully generated tidal and wind energy that will be used to generate hydrogen. Whatever hydrogen is produced will then be stored and used later for a variety of different ideas and schemes. The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) believed that, unless hydrogen is produced […]
Continue ReadingThe smartflowerTM solar energy system brings on-the-go solar power to your home. Initially developed for European households, the smartflower is a self-contained, ground-mounted system that can be quickly installed and de-installed, perfect for people who want to enjoy the benefits of solar energy even as they move from home to home. Here is an overview […]
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