Renewables
Looking to the future of district heating and communal energy
Domestic householders are always being encouraged to switch their energy service providers, which can help to keep utility companies on their toes. However, in the world of district heating, making a change isn’t so easy. Sycous have developed the UK’s first cloudbased, remote data collection administration software for the communal energy market - which they say is finally giving their clients the upper hand in the metering and billi...
Californian school buses make the switch to renewable diesel
Vista Unified School District (VUSD), a public school district based in San Diego County, California, has switched its fleet of 53 school buses to run on Neste MY Renewable Diesel.
Energy storage system selected for installation
It has been announced that Sharp Electronics Corporation’s Energy Systems and Services Group’s (Sharp ESSG) behind the meter SmartStorage energy storage solution was selected to be installed at ILM Tool’s 25,000ft2 machine shop to help offset its growing peak demand usage.
Design considerations for next-gen of Formula E
In its first season, all teams competing in the ABB FIA Formula E championship were supplied with the same electric vehicle (EV). Now, teams can get more creative under the bonnet and automotive manufacturers are using Formula E as a test bed to fine-tune their green technology.
Hydrogen dual-fuel vehicle makes cleaner deliveries for Ocado
The company pioneering the adoption of ultra-low emission hydrogen fuelled commercial vehicles in the UK, ULEMCo has delivered the first hydrogen dual-fuel van to online supermarket Ocado. The vehicle is part of a wider programme to evaluate the use of ULEMCo’s cleaner vehicles for the Ocado fleet.
IoT implementation sails into wind power
North Sea wind farms are fighting some striking battles, and they aren’t about sea life. They began with the breakdown of Germany’s biggest turbine bearing structures after 15 weeks; predictive maintenance had planned for the structure to last 15 months. The result was a disastrous maintenance bill and a reengineering of the giant blades that literally shook the turbine to death. Author: Joseph Zulick, Manager at MRO Electric a...
Solar energy generated for German Bundeswehr in Nigeria
It has been announced that the Bundeswehr has commissioned solar power plants at three locations in Nigeria and has since supplied itself with solar energy. The plants at the Bundeswehr locations Abuja and Jaji have a total output of 103.08KW and have been in operation since November 2017.
Keep on trucking with zero carbon hydrogen fuel
Hydrogen fuel pioneer, ULEMCo will hit the roads later this year with a converted VOLVO FH16 vehicle that uses a combustion engine powered entirely by zero carbon hydrogen fuel.
User interface designed for EVs wins human-machine interface award
At the Car HMI Awards 2018, Luxoft Holding was awarded ‘Most User-friendly HMI Feature’ for its User Centered Electric Vehicle-Infotainment (LUCEE) UI.
Solar powered training, demo suite opened
It has been announced by PDR that it has created a new European training and demo suite in addition to its California, USA training and demonstration facility. Reportedly due to receiving requests from some of the top names in the industry, PDR chose to open a new modern European suite in the UK.