New York State has awarded Cadenza Innovation funding for a demonstration project featuring Li-ion supercell technology, a standalone system that includes a rack-mounted 200kWh, 50kW battery storage unit. Cadenza Innovation’sContinue Reading
MidAmerican Energy Co which is owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc began investing in wind power about 15 years ago to both hedge against volatile fuel prices and generateContinue Reading
A new type of renewable energy source made from plants and wood waste, called “biocoal,” could reduce dependence on coal and mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in power-generation facilities. TheContinue Reading
As part of a Rs 9,400-crore package for electric and hybrid vehicles, the government may offer incentives of up to Rs 2.5 lakh to those scrapping old petrol- or diesel-firedContinue Reading
Spread across six States — from Jammu and Kashmir in the west through Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and West Bengal’s Darjeeling to Arunachal Pradesh in the far east — theContinue Reading
A study by the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Tsinghua University in Beijing finds a link between fast charging and higher carbon emissions, The study focuses on China, whichContinue Reading
The Japanese government has created a new research entity known as the Consortium for Lithium Ion Battery Technology and Evaluation Center, or Libtec. Working in conjunction with major Japanese manufacturersContinue Reading
The recently concluded “World Cocoa Conference” in Berlin saw stakeholders issuing a declaration to coordinate efforts to stamp out exploitation and environmental degradation in cocoa. Partly driven by concerns aboutContinue Reading
