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UK firm presents “game-changing” solution to monitoring indoor air quality

Envirotec Magazine

Butterfly is an innovative and patented IAQ monitoring system including a suite of beautifully designed hardware with integrated software that has been developed at Imperial College London over the past four years to responsibly address this issue. ” The Butterfly system offers dual functionality: monitoring and management. .”

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2022 solar and battery industry predictions Solar veteran Barry Cinnamon shares with SPW his take on the industry

Solar Power World

My 2022 predictions came into clearer focus after the California Public Utilities Commission dropped a bomb on California’s solar and battery storage industry. NEM 3 cannot be considered net metering since new solar customers will actually be penalized for connecting under this rate.

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Electric tanker ship to be powered by a 3.5 MWh battery pack

Charged

Cargo ships, powered by heavy fuel oil with a high sulfur content, are some of the largest and most polluting vehicles on the planet, so electrifying them could be very cost-effective in terms of reducing air pollution. Last year, a consortium of Japanese companies announced a collaboration to develop an all-electric oil tanker.

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Batteries may suffer the same performance issues as solar – NERC

Smart Energy International

As inverter-based resources like wind turbines, solar photovoltaic, and battery energy storage systems are introduced to the grid, the associated risks are becoming more apparent. These instances were the first “significant” events involving battery storage systems, NERC said. Have you read?

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Hawaii Will Power Its Clean Grid with 6,000 Home Batteries Installed by Swell Energy

GreenTechMedia

Hawaii's largest utility enlisted a new tool in its quest for a carbon-free electricity system: thousands of batteries installed in people's homes. Hawaiian Electric won regulator approval for a $25 million plan to harness solar and batteries at 6,000 homes across the islands of Hawaii, Maui and Oahu.

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Trends for Sustainable Home Improvement in 2024

Mosaic

Despite the headwinds of 2023, the US solar industry is expected to have grown 55% compared to 2022, amounting to nearly 33 GWdc of capacity. Energy efficient heating and cooling improvements are gaining in awareness and popularity. of $2,500 rebate for updated electric wiring and more. Additionally, 3.2 Additionally, 3.2

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Battery recycling plant at Port of Rotterdam to open in 2022

Charged

TES, a provider of sustainable technology lifecycle services, has taken over a recycling facility at the Port Of Rotterdam , Europe’s largest seaport, from Battery Recycling Services Netherlands. TES plans to focus the facility on the recycling of lithium-ion batteries. The TES project in Rotterdam is exactly that.

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