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A new love story: Electric vehicles and the electric grid

GreenBiz

A new love story: Electric vehicles and the electric grid. How will the electrical grid handle so many vehicles charging at once? Especially when fast-charging stations gulp down prodigious amounts of power? You can shift a lot of the electric vehicle charging to line up with those times," Langton said.

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Meet one vertical farm venture helping the industry grow past greens

GreenBiz

Meet one vertical farm venture helping the industry grow past greens. The industry needs to cultivate a much wider array of produce to mark more than a niche impact. IGS licenses its technology to growers and farmers. It builds the farm towers and offers maintenance and innovation support while it is in operation.

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Smart motor innovation could be game-changer for energy saving

Envirotec Magazine

An intelligent motor developed in Nottingham appears to offer a game-changing combination of energy savings, performance and small size, providing an industrial motor with advanced variable frequency technology in a package that is 60% smaller than current market offerings. It is a game-changer.

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Acoustic landscape monitoring suggested as a game-changer for biodiversity improvement

Envirotec Magazine

AgriSound team member Calum Pheby with “Polly” What’s described as the world’s first fully automated acoustic ‘panoramic’ landscape monitoring system, which can report in real-time on the landscape of natural sounds in a given area, is being developed by bioacoustics firm AgriSound.

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“DC factory” picks up Energy Efficiency Award from German Energy Agency

Envirotec Magazine

An important industry award in Germany has gone to direct current (DC) power technology firm Schaltbau for what’s described as the world’s first DC factory. We decided to use our direct-current technology expertise and product portfolio to create the world’s first direct current factory.

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Hydrogen in Your Home? A Sneak Peek at the Residential Energy Technology

Hydrogen Fuel News

Scotlands First Hydrogen Homes Open, Leading the Transition to Clean Energy The unveiling of Scotland’s first hydrogen homes marks a crucial step forward in the nation’s ambition to achieve net-zero emissions. Europes Hydrogen Residential Energy Technology Paving the Way Scotlands hydrogen pilot isnt the only one making headlines.

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How Product-as-a-Service (PaaS) models can improve access to green technology

Envirotec Magazine

Neil Pein of BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions, explains how embracing Product-as-a-Service (PaaS) models can improve accessibility to green technology, support the circular economy and help organisations meet evolving regulatory requirements. The EUs renewable energy target of 42.5% So, whats the catch?