solar energy
Construction of the US’s largest solar highway project continues to move forward in Oregon. The $10-million “Baldock Solar Highway” is being put up on seven acres of land owned by the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT). Located behind a highway rest area, the project will be built and operated
solar energy
They’re calling this coming Sunday’s game between the Arizona Cardinals and the Washington Redskins the “Solar Bowl” … and it’s got nothing to do with Arizona’s reputation for hot, sunny weather. Instead, the name refers to the 8,000-odd solar panels that will make their debut at
smart buildings
Facility managers and building owners will find it easier to incorporate digital video surveillance into their building control systems through a new integrated offering from Honeywell and Tridium. According to Tridium, the Rapid Eye Driver can help managers use video to diagnose heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) maintenance issues
smart metering
NRGi, one of the largest consumer-owned energy companies in Denmark, has enlisted the help of eMeter and Eltel to improve its approach toward energy management. The company plans to use eMeter’s Energy IP meter data management platform to improve and scale its smart-grid deployment to more than 210,000
The wearable computing market is expected to more than triple this year, and will likely continue growing by double digits through at least 2018. Sales of items like Fitbit devices, Nike+ FuelBands and other “smart” wearables — including Google Glass, to be sold in the US for one day only on
energy
Microsoft’s Bill Gates, FedEx’s Fred Smith and Lee Scott, former CEO of Wal-Mart, are set to be among the top speakers at the US Department of Energy’s next ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit. The ARPA-E — which stands for Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy — plans to hold its third annual
power grid
Would a smarter, more up-to-date electricity grid have prevented the power outage that left more than one million people in southern California, Arizona and parts of Baja Mexico without electricity this week? That seems like a no-brainer, but we might expect more detailed answers into the hows and whys now
high concentration photovoltaics
A project to build a high-concentration photovoltaic (HCPV) solar power plant in Colorado has won a $90.6-million loan guarantee from the US Department of Energy (DOE). Cogentrix of Alamosa plans to use the money to support construction of the Alamosa Solar Generating Project, a 30-megawatt (MW) facility that will
distributed generation
Three island regions of France will become test grounds for deployment of a variety of smart-grid technologies, including real-time home energy monitoring, distributed renewable generation and battery storage. The project, being led by Electricite de France (EDF), will roll out on the islands of Corsica in the Mediterranean, Guadeloupe in
solar energy
The cost of making silicon-based wafers for solar energy applications could be cut in half, according to a company that’s just won a $150-million loan guarantee from the US Department of Energy (DOE). 1366 Technologies says it could produce 700 to 1,000 megawatts (MW) of silicon-based wafers per
energy storage
Advanced battery maker Aquion Energy has closed on a $30-million round of venture financing as it prepares to launch its first products and begin global marketing. The financing round was led by Foundation Capital, with participation from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Advanced Technology Ventures and TriplePoint Capital. Aquion had
efficiency
Residential doors in the UK will now be given energy efficiency ratings much like windows have long received, under a new program from the British Fenestration Ratings Council (BFRC). The Door Energy Ratings (DER) scheme extends the rating system already used for doors on fridges, freezers and other white goods