Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS) is a rapidly growing business model in which energy service providers offer their customers a range of energy-related services. In contrast to the traditional energy model, in which customers are simply charged according to the number of kWh of electricity consumed, EaaS business models can include services ranging from energy-related advice and the … Read more
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has unveiled a roadmap that outlines critical improvements to improve network reliability for “adequate and reliable” resources such as natural gas, coal and nuclear power. ERCOTs July 13th – published 60 point roadmap is rooted in two far-reaching laws passed by the governor in June require besides a … Read more
On a recent stroll through Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, [Andrew Cooper] stumbled upon an unlocked surveillance station. As an engineer, he couldn’t help but look. This station is part of a network of sulfur dioxide (SO2) measuring stations installed around the park to keep an eye on volcanic emissions. Unsurprisingly, sulfur dioxide is unhealthy to … Read more
July 03, 2021 If someone hadn’t known better Friday watching the activity at Brannock’s Service Center, he or she might have thought it was 1965 – when motorists sat in their vehicles while a supervisor pumped gas and checked the oil. But no, a look at the calendar showed that it was actually 2021. And … Read more
IndiGrid announced on Wednesday that the infrastructure investment fund IndiGrid has completed the acquisition of the entire stake in two solar power plants with a cumulative capacity of 100 MW from Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) for an enterprise value of 660 billion rupees. The acquisition of its first solar system by IndiGrid is an important … Read more
Indian solar power developers are looking for ways to keep input costs down after device tariff barriers go into effect from April next year, said two people who were aware of the development. In order to avoid higher taxes after the government imposed a basic tariff of 25% on solar cells and 40% on modules … Read more
The sale of trailer tracking and surveillance systems under the truck load carriers is good. This year saw a record high for fleets upgraded to 4G and 5G devices with enhanced functionality to avoid service disruptions from the retirement of 3G CDMA cellular networks. The use of the technology is far less common in the … Read more
Are Hansen, head of the Norway desk at CleanTechnica, sent us a story from Elbil, the Norwegian electric car association, about a new Circle K petrol station in the town of Kongsburg near Oslo. Norway, of course, thanks to an aggressive government policy, has the highest number of electric cars per capita of any nation … Read more
At a two-day online event of the Global Solar Council, which dealt with the acceleration of the use of photovoltaics, the question of overly complicated and time-consuming approval procedures arose again. July 12, 2021 Kosmas Mwirigi The head of the Indian solar trade association announced at an online event that the severely delayed tender for … Read more
New principles of greenhouse crop management have emerged from Dutch horticulture industry experts and scientists from Wageningen University, a Netherlands institution recognized for its agricultural science program. Hundreds of Dutch growers have been trained in greenhouse climate control practices called Growing by Plant Empowerment (GPE), fundamentals of which have been outlined in a 2018 book, … Read more
