Renewables
Creating growth opportunities for material manufacturers
In the recent analysis from Frost & Sullivan, Material Technologies Shaping the Future of Electric Vehicles (EV), the material technologies used in EVs is discussed by analysing recent global and regional trends. It found that electric vehicle manufacturers are looking at materials as a lever of growth for EV adoption.
Collaboration produces efficient solar power generated hydrogen
It has been announced that the University of Miyazaki, the University of Tokyo, Fujitsu Laboratories, and Sumitomo Electric, have used a trial system to create hydrogen energy from solar power in Miyazaki.
Engine sound for electric and hybrid electric vehicles
It has been announced that Analog Devices (ADI) has introduced an embedded system for generating engine sound for electric (EV) and hybrid electric vehicles (HEV), with the ADSP-BF706 digital signal processor and Electric Vehicle Warning Sound System (EVWSS) firmware.
Turning every home, office and business into a virtual power station
Plans to turn every home, office and business into virtual power stations were announced today by Ecolution Group a fast growing, British supplier of renewable, energy solutions.
Collaboration to supply batteries for Aptis electric buses
It has been announced that Alstom has selected the French battery manufacturer Forsee Power to equip the Aptis electric buses, scheduled for series delivery from 2019 onwards. The vehicles will be equipped with NMC (Nickel Manganese Cobalt Oxide) Li-ion battery technology as a standard feature.
Making the production of cement more energy efficient
Cement manufacturers are being faced with challenges: complying with ever stricter environmental regulations, in an industry with some of the highest carbon dioxide emissions. They are also faced with permanently increasing cost pressures due to excess capacities, especially from China.
esVolta selected for Hummingbird energy storage project
It has been announced that esVolta, a developer and owner of utility scale energy storage projects across North America, has been selected by Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) to build an energy storage system in Santa Clara County, California.
Low emission, diesel alternative for refrigerated urban distribution
Clean and sustainable refrigerated solutions for urban distribution operations from Frigoblock, a Transportation Solutions business of Ingersoll Rand, were showcased yesterday at the LoCITY roadshow in Twickenham, UK.
Taxi paid by singing drove festival visitors in Finland
Unveiled at a festival in Finland, the Fortum Singalong Shuttle is a taxi that only accepts singing as payment. The emission free electric car rides became a popular form of transport at Finnish Ruisrock festival.
Using waste plastic as material for fuels and plastics
Neste has explored ways to introduce liquefied waste plastic as a future raw material for fossil refining. The aim of the development project is to proceed to industrial scale trial during 2019. The company’s target is to process annually more than one million tons of waste plastic by 2030. "Neste has been ranked the world's second most sustainable company and we are already the world's largest producer of renewable diesel from waste a...