Pilot Program Sheds Light On E-Bike Use Patterns, Energy-Efficiency Benefits
Analysis Shows E-Bikes Are an Effective, Energy-Saving Alternative to Other Travel Modes
Analysis Shows E-Bikes Are an Effective, Energy-Saving Alternative to Other Travel Modes
Attending the 9th session of IRENA’s General Assembly on Friday, we were all looking forward to one item on the agenda – launch of a new report, The Geopolitics of Energy Transformation.
The coercivity of nickel ferrite (NFO) thin films can be reduced by as much as 80% via the patterning of the surface of the material, according to new research from North Carolina State University. This finding “opens the door” to greater energy efficiency in high-frequency electronics — such as sensors, … [continued]
Opower is a software company focused on increasing energy efficiency with utility providers, homeowners and businesses. Their technology performs energy and usage pattern analyses and frequently sends reports to their customers so they can understand how to save money on their energy bills. (President Obama visited in their Arlington headquarters … [continued]
Social media has become an increasingly powerful tool for disseminating misinformation about clean energy. A growing number of Facebook groups, influencers, and various online forums make a living by spreading mis- and disinformation about renewable energy sources like solar, wind, and hydroelectric power. Safiya Umoja Noble, an AI expert at … [continued]
For the first time, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 included place-based federal tax incentives for projects located in “Energy Communities,” which might alter the economic equation of where projects should be located. Storage projects may be eligible for a 10-point increase in the Investment Tax Credit (e.g., from 30% … [continued]
As the years pass and more re-enactments of the Odyssey of the Hydrogen Fleet are played out, they get staged in multiple settings, much like Shakespeare’s Tempest being staged in a waterpark in Germany in 2019. In recent months, I’ve curated a couple of lists of hydrogen bus and train … [continued]
New SMR technology or not, researchers have thrown cold water on the idea of launching the nuclear energy industry into Australia.
Wind energy investors are finding a friendly home in Texas, partly on account of the rising demand for electricity from oil and gas operations.
The secrets of tidal energy are finally beginning to crack open, as demonstrated by an ambitious 200-megawatt tidal project in the Faroe Islands featuring new “Dragon Class” kite-style underwater turbines.