1. Home
  2. Design Centers
  3. Renewable Energy

 



 

 

Renewable Energy

March 2015
Dresser-Rand to showcase biogas and syngas engines at POGEE 2015
Dresser-Rand, a global supplier of environmentally friendly technology platforms in distributed power generation for the oil and gas, industrial, institutional, and commercial industries, will showcase its biogas and syngas engines to visitors attending POGEE 2015.   POGEE visitors looking for envi
. . . Learn More
Date:
03/30/2015

SEIA applauds Sen. Reid’s commitment to clean energy
Praising his “leadership, legacy and commitment to clean energy,” retiring Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid will be remembered, among other things, for helping to foster the rapid growth of solar energy in America, according to Rhone Resch, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). Se
. . . Learn More
Date:
03/27/2015
SUNY Poly CNSE outlines new research alliance and $105 million statewide solar power initiative
SUNY Polytechnic Institute’s Colleges of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (SUNY Poly CNSE) and M+W Group announced an agreement to locate and expand M+W’s U.S. headquarters at SUNY Poly CNSE’s NanoTech Megaplex in Albany. A new 30,000 square foot facility in the $191 million Zero Energy Nanotechnology (Z
. . . Learn More
Date:
03/27/2015
Low Power Wireless Sensing Spurs IoT Development
Joy Weiss, Ross Yu, and Jonathan Simon, Dust Networks Product Group, Linear Technology

Low power wireless technology is enabling substantial cost reductions for traditional wired sensing systems, and opening up new possibilities for sensor networking that simply could not be done with wires. Low power wireless sensor networking (WSN) standards, particularly mesh architectures that utilize time-synchronized ch
. . . Learn More
Date:
03/22/2015
Pumped-storage facilities turn to polyurea coatings and linings
Del Williams, VersaFlex

As renewable energy demand rises in the U.S., the demand for hydropower pumped storage has risen with it.  Forty pumped storage plants provide more than 22 gigawatts (GW) of storage capacity in the U.S., according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.  Recently the Federal Energy Regulatory Co
. . . Learn More
Date:
03/22/2015
Cree shows a solar inverter using SiC technology at APEC 2015 (PSDtv)
In this episode of PSDtv Cree shows an advanced solar inverter design using Cree Silicon Carbide (SiC) power semiconductors for Power Systems Design at APEC 2015. SiC MOSFET technology enables reduced size, weight and cost for PV inverters, from 20 to 50% when compared with silicon, while at the same time m
. . . Learn More
Date:
03/20/2015
Ideal Power and LG Chem work to enable integrated battery energy storage
Ideal Power, a developer of a disruptive power conversion technology, has announced a multi-year alliance with LG Chem, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of lithium-ion batteries, to supply Ideal Power’s patented power conversion systems (PCS) alongside LG Chem’s industry-leading battery solutions. Th
. . . Learn More
Date:
03/19/2015
Cree's SiC tech enables significant reduction of solar inverter size, weight, & cost

SiC MOSFET and diode technologies enable previously unattainable levels of power density in string solar inverter products

Cree's SiC tech enables significant reduction of solar inverter size, weight, & cost
Cree, a leader in silicon carbide (SiC) power products, has demonstrated that its best-in-class SiC MOSFET and diode technologies enable previously unattainable levels of power density in string solar inverter products, yielding ultra-high efficiencies (greater than 99.1 percent at peak) at one-fifth the average si
. . . Learn More
Date:
03/16/2015
A close look at a Formula e electric race car (PSDtv)
In this episode of PSDtv Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design takes an in-depth look at a Formula e car and talks to the race team at the Miami Formula e races about the workings of the car with one of the crew leaders. Formula e
. . . Learn More
Date:
03/14/2015
Forbes to hold reinventing America summit in Chicago
On Thursday, March 12, 2015, Forbes Media will host its second annual “Reinventing America: Leading the Next Industrial Revolution Summit,” at the J.W. Marriott in the summit host city of Chicago. This invitation-only event will bring together industry leaders, investors, inventors, entrepreneurs, CEOs and po
. . . Learn More
Date:
03/09/2015
NREL tool finds effective behind-the-meter energy-storage configurations
The Energy Department's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has used the Battery Lifetime Analysis and Simulation Tool (BLAST) to confirm that energy storage for demand-charge management can deliver attractive economic benefits. The analysis paired recent utility rate structures with historic data on
. . . Learn More
Date:
03/09/2015
Electric buses: more advanced than you'd think
Dr Peter Harrop, Chairman, IDTechEx

Recent IDTechEx conference presentations and webinars on the research carried out for the new IDTechEx report, "Electric Buses 2015-2025" attracted many questions. They reveal a general perception that things are moving much more slowly than is actually the case, with the exception of a few aspects su
. . . Learn More
Date:
03/09/2015
Eaton PowerStor XL60 supercaps target transportation, lighting, industrial, and grid apps
Power management company Eaton unveiled the PowerStor XL60 Series supercapacitors with large format, high capacity cells to provide a wide operating range and one of the industry’s highest power densities compared to most products in the market. For kilowatt- and megawatt-size systems, the XL60 series is designed sp
. . . Learn More
Date:
03/06/2015
ZPower to discuss silver-zinc battery rechargeability at the International Battery Seminar
At the upcoming International Battery Seminar and Exhibit, ZPower, the first developer of rechargeable, silver-zinc batteries for hearing aids, will present a paper about the company’s recent research to further enhance the electrode utilization and cycle life of its silver-zinc rechargeable button cell batteries. Th
. . . Learn More
Date:
03/06/2015
Virginia Tech selected to continue development of innovative building automation system
The Energy Department has awarded the Virginia Polytechnic and State University Advanced Research Institute nearly $2 million to continue research and development of its Building Energy Management Open Source Software (BEMOSS) for small and medium-sized commercial buildings. Currently, small and medium buildings ma
. . . Learn More
Date:
03/06/2015
California taking lead in state-level collaborations with China on clean energy
A new report published by the Asia Society in partnership with The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands, entitled "A Vital Partnership: California and China Collaborating on Clean Energy and Combatting Climate Change", finds that California is undertaking a host of projects with China as part of a
. . . Learn More
Date:
03/04/2015
Big box stores could ditch the grid, use natural gas fuel cells instead
Large facilities like big box stores or hospitals could keep the lights on by using a fuel cell that runs off the natural gas that already flows in pipelines below most city streets. Instead of drawing electricity from the power grid, facilities could use natural gas-powered solid oxide fuel cells to lower their el
. . . Learn More
Date:
03/04/2015
Race to 7-Day Prize Competition to speed solar deployment
The Energy Department announced final rules for a prize competition to make it faster, cheaper, and easier for Americans to install solar energy systems and spur solar deployment nationwide. The SunShot Prize: Race to 7-Day Solar competition challenges innovators around the country to develop solutions to reduce th
. . . Learn More
Date:
03/04/2015
Energy Department to spend $35M on fuel cell and hydrogen tech
The Energy Department announced up to $35 million in available funding to advance fuel cell and hydrogen technologies, and enable early adoption of fuel cell applications, such as light duty fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs). This funding opportunity will accelerate American innovation in hydrogen and fuel ce
. . . Learn More
Date:
03/03/2015
Archives
Current
March 2024
February 2024
January 2024
December 2023
November 2023
October 2023
September 2023
August 2023
July 2023
June 2023
May 2023
April 2023
March 2023
February 2023
January 2023
December 2022
November 2022
October 2022
September 2022
August 2022
July 2022
June 2022
May 2022
April 2022
March 2022
February 2022
January 2022
December 2021
November 2021
October 2021
September 2021
August 2021
July 2021
June 2021
May 2021
April 2021
March 2021
February 2021
January 2021
December 2020
November 2020
October 2020
September 2020
August 2020
July 2020
June 2020
May 2020
April 2020
March 2020
February 2020
January 2020
December 2019
November 2019
October 2019
September 2019
August 2019
July 2019
June 2019
May 2019
April 2019
March 2019
February 2019
January 2019
December 2018
November 2018
October 2018
September 2018
August 2018
July 2018
June 2018
May 2018
April 2018
March 2018
February 2018
January 2018
December 2017
November 2017
October 2017
September 2017
August 2017
July 2017
June 2017
May 2017
April 2017
March 2017
February 2017
January 2017
December 2016
November 2016
October 2016
September 2016
August 2016
July 2016
June 2016
May 2016
April 2016
March 2016
February 2016
January 2016
December 2015
November 2015
October 2015
September 2015
August 2015
July 2015
June 2015
May 2015
April 2015
March 2015
February 2015
January 2015
December 2014
November 2014
October 2014
September 2014
August 2014
July 2014
June 2014
May 2014
April 2014
March 2014
February 2014
January 2014
December 2013
October 2013
September 2013
August 2013
July 2013
June 2013
May 2013
April 2013
March 2013
February 2013
January 2013
December 2012
February 2012
January 2012
June 2011
December 2010
September 2010

 



 

 Home | Site Map | Contact | Privacy Policy | Refund Policy | Terms of Service | Copyright © 2024 Power Systems Design, All rights reserved 
-->