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Tidal energy firm wins seabed lease to support Shetland clean energy drive

Envirotec Magazine

Tidal energy company Nova Innovation (Nova) plans to develop its largest tidal energy array to date at Yell Sound in Shetland and boost decarbonisation of the local energy supply. Comprehensive environmental monitoring of Nova’s turbines in Bluemull Sound have demonstrated that they work in harmony with marine wildlife.

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Sense Delivers Insight into Home Energy Usage

Greentown Labs

If your house could talk to you about your energy usage, what would it say? The creators of Sense think it would say you could reduce your energy usage by at least 20 percent—and tell you how. Sense is a home energy monitor that gives real-time insight into your home’s energy usage.

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PV Plant Owned by First Solar Is Being Paid to Help Balance Chile’s Electric Grid

GreenTechMedia

Back in 2016, First Solar proved in a California pilot project that utility-scale solar farms can provide critical transmission grid services. Chilean grid operator Coordinador Eléctrico Nacional (CEN) has added First Solar’s 141-megawatt Luz del Norte PV power plant to its list of generators approved to provide grid services.

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From Humble Sponge Balls to Global Innovation: How a Simple Invention Revolutionized Air Conditioning

GreenTech Gazette

Imagine a world where air conditioning runs smoother, lasts longer, and consumes less energy. Their innovative Helios Tube Cleaning System utilizes these sponge balls to tackle a major problem plaguing air conditioning units – dirty condenser and evaporator tubes. Innovas claims their system can cut energy consumption by up to 10%.

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Mine water treatment relies on borehole loggers

Envirotec Magazine

Water levels are one of the elements monitored closely at these sites, which have approximately 600 monitoring points. The effective management of these resources is heavily dependent on reliable data including water level measurements, and we have been using OTT instruments to support this since 2016.

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EVE provides power solutions for vehicle positioning and cargo tracking

Smart Energy International

billion lithium primary batteries are distributed in the smart metering and intelligent transportation system market globally. The sales and exports volume has ranked first in China for six consecutive years since 2016. Products are widely applied in smart meters, automotive electronics, smart security, and other IoT fields.

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Comment: Technology will be crucial to the success of vertical farms

Envirotec Magazine

According to the World Bank, agricultural development is one of the most powerful tools to end extreme poverty, boost shared prosperity, and feed a projected 9.7 Case Study – large commercial vertical farm in the UK: JFC2 JFC was established in 2016 to exploit the advantages of vertical farming to provide fresh local produce all year round.