A Dutch consortium of government agencies, R&D facilities and solar companies have launched two of four pilot floating solar projects on the Slufter on the Maasvlakte, a water region used for contaminated harbour dredging sludge. The four different floating solar pilot projects overseen by the National Consortium Zon op Water (Floating Solar) that includes ECN […] Read more
A war of words has erupted between Good Energy and its clean energy rival – and largest shareholder – Ecotricity over payments to a solar development firm belonging to Juliet Davenport’s husband. Yesterday Good Energy revealed that it was facing the prospect of Ecotricity CEO Dale Vince and its Electric Highway MD Simon Crowfoot winning […] Read more
Just last week, Tesla announced it was building the world’s largest lithium-ion battery in Australia, but a German energy company looks set to nab the overall title of biggest battery. Ewe Gasspeicher GmbH is building a redox flow battery in underground salt caverns with enough output to supply a day’s worth of power to 75,000 homes. A […] Read more
Italian architect Carlo Ratti just unveiled plans for a stunning biodome that recreates all four seasons under one solar-powered roof. The Garden of the Four Seasons is a 2,500-square-meter long enclosed garden that uses innovative climate-control technology to recreate the distinct atmospheres of all four seasons, all year long. The elongated pavilion, which is slated for a park in north-west Milan, […] Read more
It’s scary to think about, but anything that is online is hackable. Including critical infrastructure like nuclear power plants. It has been reported that U.S. authorities are investigating a cyber intrusion that has hit numerous nuclear power generation sites in the past few months. The attack has been named “Nuclear 17.” Although details of the […] Read more
