Power

Duke Energy Carolinas issues RFP for 750,000 MWh of energy

Duke Energy Carolinas (DEC) has issued a request for 750,000 megawatt-hours (MWh) of energy located in its territory. Results from the request for proposals (RFP)...

GE highlights key trends supporting growth of electrification

The energy system drives today’s economic and social progress. According to IEA, global energy investment in 2015 accounted for nearly 2.4 percent of global GDP. Electricity,...

Atrex Energy grabs $3.1 mn contract from U.S DoE

Atrex Energy, a provider of clean, small power generators, announced it has been awarded a new contract worth $3.1 million from the US Department...

GE’s new SiC tech promises better solar power conversion efficiency

Scientists at GE Global Research Center have been developing a revolutionary new material that could benefit the solar industry. This material, Silicon Carbide (SiC), a synthetically...

Coca-Cola HBC Italia saves 40% on energy costs with ENER-G system

ENER-G announced that Coca-Cola HBC Italia will reduce its carbon footprint by 15 percent and save 40 percent on its energy costs after installing an ENER-G combined cooling, heat...

Global battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity to cross 14 GW by 2020

Global battery energy storage system (BESS) installed capacity is set to grow from 1.5 GW in 2015 to over 14 GW by 2020, says...

Technologies to cut back energy usage

As we have moved forward in time, technology has helped create a more environmentally conscious perspective on energy consumption. And as time continues to...

India pioneers ultra supercritical tech for power units by 2020

A pioneering indigenous technology for coal-fired power plants, which requires less fuel, delivers greater efficiency and is a tad cleaner, will be ready in...

Kokam wins 36 MW Energy Storage System contract from KEPCO

Kokam today announced that South Korea's largest utility, Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), has awarded it a contract to develop a 36-megawatt (MW) Energy Storage...

What’s wasting power at home? Ask this system

Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a system that can tell you exactly how much power is being used by appliances,...