⚡️ Energy
Energy production and consumption is becoming cleaner, cheaper and decentralized. With connected devices you as a consumer can take control of your energy consumption. Here you will also find content about batteries, smart grids, nuclear and other innovation in the energy field.
🇰🇷 South Korea is investing $43 billion in building the world's largest wind farm
Major investments in renewable energy will give South Korea the opportunity to decommission all power plants that run on fossil fuels and also close several nuclear reactors.
🏭 Four Asian countries shut down 80 percent of their planned coal-fired power plants
Sustainable energy is now cheaper than coal power in many countries and this makes new coal power plants a lousy investment.
⚓️ New way of powering aquatic research robots
An ex-NASA researcher has unriddled how the thermal energy trapped in the ocean can generate unlimited clean power for aquatic robots.
⚡️ Great Britain windfarms break the record for clean power generation
On Friday, December 18th, 40% of Great Britain’s electricity was generated in wind farms. All thanks to the stormy winter weather.
☀ New solar cells will be 20 percent more efficient than today's panels
Solar panels built with a combination of silicon and the material perovskite are the most efficient panels to date.
🇮🇸 Iceland’s nature allows for 100% renewable energy
It’s well known that Iceland’s nature and scenery are epic. It’s one of the main reasons people travel there. But the island's majesty isn’t just a sight for sore eyes - it allows the country to use almost 100% renewable energy.
⚡️ India is building a gigantic hybrid renewable energy park
India is starting to build what will be the world's largest hybrid renewable energy park. The park will be 72,600 hectares (180,000 acres), which is roughly the size of Singapore.
🌬️ A couple of hundred wind turbines outside Doggers Banks will supply electricity to over four million English households
A couple of years ago, General Electric introduced the Haliade-X wind turbine - the most efficient wind turbine to date. A test facility in the port of Rotterdam has paved the way for deliveries of hundreds of wind turbines.
🏭 Toxic ash from waste incineration is transformed into precious metals
By washing toxic fly ash with acid, 90 percent of the ash can be reused, among other things by extracting zinc and other metals.