Wind turbine towers are for the most part made of steel, which means the larger the wind turbine, the more steel used in the construction of turbine tower, and the larger the tower needed to support the turbine. ...  more

Intermittency and supply/demand imbalance were once the major hurdles that impede the development of solar and wind generation. However, these issues are being resolved by various energy storage technologies that have emerged in the recent years. ...  more

A research project jointly executed by scientists at Washington State University (WSU) and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) resulted in the creation of a sodium-ion battery that is relatively on par with some commercial lithium-ion batteries in terms of performance. Their report, which was published in ACS Energy Letters on April 28, further opens up the possibility of the commercialization of the sodium-ion battery technology that is based on a ubiquitous and low-cost material. ...  more

According to the recent coverage of professional UK real estate media <UK Property>, it is highly possible for Tesla to construct a super factory in the UK. A super factory is where Tesla manufactures batteries, power systems, solar panels, and cleaning products. ...  more

As the scorching summer heat burns away the last traces of spring, words like air conditioning and vacation spots to beat the heat have once again topped the most searched keywords list. ...  more

There might just be additional purposes for abandoned drilling platforms and pits. Scottish startup Gravitricity is planning to construct a 250KW gravity energy storage pilot plant in Leith of Edinburgh, which utilizes weight potential energy to invigorate generators to generate power and store further excessive local renewable energy. ...  more

Besides increasing the number of wind turbines and the area size of the whole project site, another way of raising the total generation capacity of an offshore wind farm is to adopt wind turbines that can deliver higher efficiency and power output. Siemens Gamesa, a major manufacturer of wind turbines, recently unveiled the design of the largest offshore wind turbine so far on the record. ...  more