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Exploring the Field of Environ Engineering: Safeguarding Our Planet for Future Generations

The Environmental Blog

Air Quality Control : Environmental engineers devise strategies to monitor and improve air quality. They design landfills that minimize environmental impact and explore innovative recycling methods and waste-to-energy technologies. Composting and anaerobic digestion are also used to treat organic waste sustainably.

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Offshore wind projects gain federal funding

Renewable Energy World

The National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium (NOWRDC) announced $3.4 million in funding for six new wind projects in supply chain efficiency, asset monitoring, and inspection. Three other asset monitoring and inspection projects are aimed at reducing operational costs for offshore wind farms.

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How Modern Poultry Farming Practices Contribute to a Sustainable Environment

The Environmental Blog

Whether you’re a backyard chicken keeper setting up your first few poultry nesting boxes or a seasoned farmer, keeping up to date with modern practices is crucial to ensure the health and productivity of your poultry. Energy Consumption Modern poultry farms have taken substantial strides in energy conservation.

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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. Why is so much energy being lost, and what can be done to minimize it?

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LIDAR helps Greece become a renewable energy leader

Renewable Energy World

Capable of recording key wind characteristics such as speed and direction up to and above 200 meters vertical height, her special skills meant #106 was always destined to be a traveler and it wasn’t long before she spread her wings. Contributed by Alexander James. Choosing life with LIDAR.

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Clir Renewables selected to optimize Africa’s largest wind farm

Renewable Energy World

Kenya-based renewable energy company Lake Turkana Wind Power has partnered with energy solutions firm Clir Renewables to enhance its wind farm performance tracking. This article was originally posted on Power Engineering International and was republished with permission.

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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. Jacobson’s Early Story.