New research finds there is so much wind energy potential over oceans that it could theoretically be used to generate “civilization scale power” — assuming, that is, that we are willing to cover enormous stretches of the sea with turbines,…
Supercapacitors release energy in large bursts, and have incredible potential when it comes to powering our technology. Now a team from Drexel University has combined the properties of a supercapacitor with that of traditional batteries with large storage capacities by using…
From noisy airports and traffic jams to crime and anti-social behaviour, city life is full of annoyances. But what if technology could solve these problems? Here are ten ways it can help in raconteur 10 ways tech can cure big-city…
On 13 May 2017, California smashed through another renewable energy milestone as its largest grid, controlled by the California Independent System Operator, got 67.2 percent of its energy from renewables – not including hydropower or rooftop solar arrays. Read more…
It is estimated that the world’s top 100 cities will account for 35 percent of global GDP growth between now and 2025. However, urbanization also presents major challenges. The world’s fastest growing cities have seen problems adjusting to growth and…
There have been, according to Rifkin, at least seven major economic paradigm shifts in history, and they all share a common denominator–at a moment in time, three defining technologies emerge and then converge to create an infrastructure that fundamentally changes…
One of the original IoT projects, even before the phrase ”internet of things” was coined, was the smart grid. Smart grids are an electricity supply network that use digital communications technology to monitor and react to changes in usage. Electric…
The electricity industry is in the midst of a transformation, as technology and innovation disrupt traditional models from generation to beyond the meter.What consumers want and expect from their energy providers has also evolved rapidly. A sizeable portion of today’s…
Renewable energy sources made up nearly nine-tenths of new power added to Europe’s electricity grids last year, in a sign of the continent’s rapid shift away from fossil fuels.But industry leaders said they were worried about the lack of political…
The island used to depend entirely on imported diesel fuel for its electricity, but a new initiative has seen the islanders build a 1.4-megawatt microgrid that absorbs and stores solar power for all their energy needs. Read more in science…
