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Energy refers to the application of engineering to energy efficiency and services, facility management, ecology, and alternative energy technologies. It includes renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, geothermal power, biofuels, and hydro power.
Addressing motor efficiency to improve energy savings
Motor efficiency is often overlooked completely when companies are addressing energy saving and the operating…
How to meet world energy consumption demands in 2018
According to the International Energy Outlook 2017, world energy consumption will increase by 28% between 2015 and…
Robotic weeders gaining popularity with European growers
Due to higher labor costs and more incentives to grow organically with fewer pesticides, European growers have been…
Streetlight IoT network to monitor, sense and create
Much of the data gathered by the streetlight Internet of Things (IoT) network will be publicly available, and the…
Maximizing the lifespan of wind turbines with planned maintenance
Wind turbines can achieve an online availability of about 98%, giving operators approximately one week in the year…
How to reduce carbon emissions with power system
Powerstax has supplied a high power rectifier system to waste management company Future Environmental Technologies,…
Boosting tomato growth with sodium hybrid lighting
Plessey has announced the results from a trial of its LED grow lights combined with existing High Pressure Sodium…
Pumped hydro project to provide a 400MW facility in Montana
A pumped hydro project in southcentral Montana could provide electric utilities in the Pacific Northwest.
Toyota’s Mirai shows a future of hydrogen cars
While much of the world is going gung-ho for electric vehicles to help get rid of auto emissions and end reliance…
Energy sector revolution is being led by startups
Startups in the energy sector are leading the way into a new era of sustainable and renewable energy and storage.