Joseph Lee
Gravity-Based Energy Storage Hits the Market

Energy Vault said in a press release that its new technology combines physics fundamentals of potential and kinetic energy with a cloud-based software platform to operate a newly developed six-arm crane. The crane operation is automated and moves massive concrete bricks that provide the basis for the storage and discharge of electricity. 

Gravity-Based Energy Storage Hits the Market
Joseph Lee
GE's Latest Offspring Hopes to Ride Wind, Solar ...

The latest company born out of General Electric Co. expects sales of its industrial engines fired by natural gas to benefit from the spread of renewables such as solar and wind.

GE's Latest Offspring Hopes to Ride Wind, Solar Microgrid Wave
Joseph Lee
Opportunity, Or What Happens When Utilities and ...

Obviously, the UK is a much smaller and more homogenous market than the United States, where energy policy is shaped to a large degree by state-level policy and market conditions. However, the UK does provide a significant model for accelerated change driven by a cohesive energy policy focused on rapid decarbonization in response to climate change. In addition to performance-based regulation, electrification of transportation is another top issue in the UK.

Opportunity, Or What Happens When Utilities and Regulators Get Serious about Decarbonization
Joseph Lee
Joint venture to launch French tidal energy ...

A collaboration has been launched to bring 2 GW of tidal energy to northern France.

Joint venture to launch French tidal energy project
Joseph Lee
Siemens to deliver virtual private wire network ...

The University of Oxford is to test the capabilities of a Virtual Private Wire Network (VPWN) to manage the energy use of 400 buildings currently linked together on a micro-grid via a private wire network.

Siemens to deliver virtual private wire network for Oxford University

Yes, She Can! A Tale Of Two Women Transforming Their Local Energy Landscapes

Yes, She Can! A Tale Of Two Women Transforming Their Local Energy Landscapes

 ENERGIA seeks to empower women as energy entrepreneurs and strengthen women-led micro and small businesses in distributing sustainable energy solutions to their local communities, particularly to reach the last mile. Next to gender advocacy and research, ENERGIA actively supports a number of partners across Asia and Africa through its Women Economic Empowerment (WE) program.

Let’s debunk the water footprint myth

Let’s debunk the water footprint myth

Let’s debunk the water footprint myth… If you’ve ever grown seedlings in a sealed bag you will know that additional water rarely needs adding. Now imagine the earth is in a sealed bag, water goes round and round but rarely gets lost. Sometimes space sends us some new water on an asteroid but otherwise earth is a giant sealed bag. Yet still the water myth perpetuates:

Google Home: A Platform For Intelligent Energy Management Solutions

Google Home: A Platform For Intelligent Energy Management Solutions

Google is well known for big brands and great design, which made the acquisition of leading intelligent thermostat company Nest an obvious target. After the acquisition, the two companies set out to join forces, looking for opportunities to leverage each other as a platform to do more, together.

How we can turn plastic waste into green energy

How we can turn plastic waste into green energy

Plastics are among the most valuable waste materials – although with the way people discard them, you probably wouldn’t know it. It’s possible to convert all plastics directly into useful forms of energy and chemicals for industry, using a process called “cold plasma pyrolysis”.