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Tackling the energy transition with a grid that can sense, think, and act

Smart Energy International

Why do renewables such as distributed energy resources (DERs) present such a challenge? The hard truth is that the majority of electric grids were not originally designed to accommodate DERs, writes Dominique Verhulst, head of the Energy Segment at Nokia’s Network Infrastructure Group.

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Awards shortlist

Envirotec Magazine

ITT: i-ALERT Total Machine Health Monitoring System with Gateway and Diagnostics. Vyoda: Solar Water Pumping System. Watson-Marlow: Qdos® CWT™ Peristaltic Chemical Metering Pumps. • Crest Pumps: Safe, Reliable and Energy Efficient Sulphuric Acid Transfer. • Atlas Copco Power Technique. Atlas Copco Power Technique.

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Repairing an off-grid wind and solar electrical system

Low Impact

We recently blogged about a project : ‘rebuilding a home, and changing the surrounding fields from dead agricultural land into an oasis of natural life’ – as well as building an off-grid electrical and heating system. Here’s the next in the series – about repairing an off-grid wind and solar electrical system.

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Top 10 Economic Benefits of Converting to Solar Energy

Sunrun

Going solar can affect the climate, the economy and our own pocket books. Here are 10 important benefits to home solar. Solar Controls Energy Costs 1. Solar can mean lower utility bills. Since TOU rates are charged during peak hours, after work and during dinner, they can lead to a higher electricity bill.

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A decidedly impartial review of Mark Jacobson’s 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything

Renewable Energy World

When you’ve followed the evolving research of a leading clean energy expert and become a supporter of his vision for a global clean energy transition, it should come as no surprise that I was eager to crack open Mark Jacobson’s 2021 book release, 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything.

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What?s It Like to Work in Business Development at an Energy Storage Company?

GreenTechMedia

In this Greentech Media series, we’re asking people with jobs in cleantech — from installing solar panels, to permitting wind projects, to promoting building energy efficiency software — to tell us what they really do all day. What do people in energy storage business development do?

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Cowpat crypto: An environmentally-conscious earner?

Envirotec Magazine

A firm supplying equipment for crypto mining to renewable generators in the farming sector says it has taken £5 million in sales bookings so far this year. Mining Bitcoin is notoriously computationally- and energy-intensive, with most of it done in China where energy costs are relatively low. Potentially promising.”.