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Introduction to Intelligent Power Management

The Environmental Blog

The urgency to reconsider our energy consumption and render it more sustainable has never been greater than it is today. As climate change advances and natural resources become scarcer, attention is increasingly drawn to the efficiency of electricity and gas usage.

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How Modern Poultry Farming Practices Contribute to a Sustainable Environment

The Environmental Blog

Today’s poultry farming has begun to shift from traditional, potentially damaging practices to more sustainable ones. This paradigm shift is primarily driven by a desire to cater to the increasing global demand for poultry products while ensuring environmental sustainability. Poultry farms are also using renewable energy.

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A Home Buyer’s Guide to Green Homes

The Environmental Blog

Green homes are designed to be sustainable through their energy usage, building materials, or both. Sources of renewable energy and LEED, or Energy Star certification, are two important factors to keep an eye on. Here is a guide to beginning your search for a green home: W here does the energy come from?

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How Duke’s Unique Energy Landscape Dictates Its Path to Net Zero

GreenTechMedia

Duke Energy’s options for reaching net-zero carbon by midcentury will look a lot different than those being pursued by utilities in the sun-soaked Western U.S., or the wind-rich Great Plains, or even those sharing the same Atlantic coastline. Others rely on options like offshore wind that are untested in the U.S.,

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10 most common causes of lost energy in wind systems

Renewable Energy World

To the wind industry, to the energy transition, and perhaps most of all, to the sustainability of the planet. Downtime, maintenance, deratings, and other issues all result in lost energy and the industry has been trying to reduce these losses for many years. Read more: What a year for wind.

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Burns & McDonnell completes 60 MWh energy storage project in West Texas

Renewable Energy World

Engineering consulting firm Burns & McDonnell completed construction of three 10 MW/20 MWh lithium-ion battery energy storage systems in West Texas. The storage projects are designed as stand-alone energy resources to help reduce rolling blackouts and support Texas’ power grid as supply and demand fluctuates.

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Coronavirus, the stay-at-home workstyle, and cloud energy consumption

Business Green

Between video calls, collaboration applications and streaming services, data centers are working overdrive - proving why energy efficiency matters more than ever. One obvious exception: the world's data centers and internet infrastructure, which are experiencing an unprecedented spike in usage. How much more efficient?