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Revolutionizing environmental monitoring with photonics

Envirotec Magazine

With applications ranging from drone surveys to in-situ soil and water analysis, photonics is enabling more sustainable practices and transforming the way we monitor and protect our environment. Photonics in Environmental Monitoring Photonics is utilized in environmental monitoring in various ways.

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Salt River Project, CMBlu Energy Pilot Long-Duration Energy Storage

Solar Industry

Salt River Project (SRP) , a public power utility serving the greater Phoenix metropolitan area, and CMBlu Energy , a designer and manufacturer of long-duration Organic SolidFlowT energy storage systems, are collaborating on a pilot project to deploy long-duration energy storage (LDES) in the Phoenix area.

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Dust sentinel

Envirotec Magazine

Solar powered Zephyr® monitor installed on a post. Engineering consulting firm Tetra Tech is using Zephyr® air quality monitors from air quality expert EarthSense as part of its dust monitoring service.

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Redwood Materials will recycle stationary storage batteries as it expands its scope

The Verge: Energy

Image: Redwood Redwood Materials has recycled e-bike batteries and Tesla batteries. The decommissioning recently wrapped and the batteries are now being transported to the company’s facility in north Nevada for recycling. That project was a 52 megawatt-hour battery installation plus a 13MW SolarCity solar farm. the company said.

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Effective Ways to Be More Eco-Friendly

The Environmental Blog

Many people recycle rubbish without putting too much thought into it. Install a smart meter. Home heating systems and boilers are among the biggest consumers of energy. You can regulate your energy consumption by installing a smart meter in your home. Install solar panels. Purchase recycled furniture.

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Business Sustainability Trends to Expect in 2022

The Environmental Blog

For example, some devices can monitor your air conditioning or heating performance, and alert you of possible issues so that you can take action as soon as possible. It will prevent the waste of power, whose consumption is a large contributor to global warming as more carbon dioxide is emitted during energy production.

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AI can significantly improve grid management reports DOE

Smart Energy International

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to significantly improve key areas of grid management, a new US Department of Energy report finds. Thus AI models for grid applications should be rigorously validated as well as scalable in performance and adherent to power grid governance standards. Have you read?