Amazon has committed to five new renewable energy projects in China, Australia and the U.S. that further support Amazon’s commitment to reach 80% renewable energy by 2024 and 100% renewable energy by 2030 (and potentially as early as 2025), as well as to reach net-zero carbon by 2040. Amazon profits have
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Nuclear energy is a low-carbon energy source that is vital to decreasing carbon emissions. A critical factor in its continued viability as a future energy source is finding novel and innovative ways to improve operations and maintenance (O&M) costs in the next generation of advanced reactors. The U.S. Department of
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The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) says that you’re less likely to pick up the novel coronavirus from surfaces, but there’s plenty of evidence that shows the life-threatening pathogen travel easily through the air and can stick on surfaces for hours or days. We’ve seen plenty of scary videos that
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The global lockdown occasioned by COVID-19 reconfirmed one more fact that man is the enemy of its environment. The global rat race has always succeeded in creating activities for mankind to the detriment of the environment and its wellbeing. Through such activities, quantum of energy and waste are generated everyday
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Schneider Electric is launching Monitoring & Dispatch Services allowing IT solution providers to manage the operations of distributed IT infrastructure. The new services are designed to ensure coverage at unmanned sites and provide savings over the lifecycle of the infrastructure. Services include remote monitoring, troubleshooting, and on-site, next-business-day remediation, including replacement parts. “Schneider
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The COVID-19 pandemic is the “biggest shock to the global energy system in more than seven decades” according to a new report from the International Energy Agency. Based on an analysis of more than 100 days of real data so far this year, the IEA’s Global Energy Review states that the drop in
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As electric vehicles rapidly grow in popularity worldwide, there will soon be a wave of used batteries whose performance is no longer sufficient for vehicles that need reliable acceleration and range. But a new study shows that these batteries could still have a useful and profitable second life as backup
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For the first time ever, renewable energy supplied more power to the U.S. electricity grid than coal-fired plants for 47 days straight. The run is impressive because it trounces the previous record of nine continuous days last June and exceeds the total number of days renewables beat coal in all of
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Billions of Internet-connected devices now adorn our walls and ceilings, sensing, monitoring, and transmitting data to smartphones and far-flung servers. As gadgets proliferate, so too does their electricity demand and need for household batteries, most of which wind up in landfills. To combat waste, researchers are devising new types of
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Ekiti State Government has approved the development and operation of an Independent Power Plant in the state to improve power supply in the state. The Commissioner for Information, Muyiwa Olumilua, who disclosed this on Sunday said the IPP would also reduce costs incurred in the provision and fueling of generators. Olumilua, who
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