Smart streetlights will be an integral part of the future urban infrastructure boosting Wi-Fi signals, measuring air pollution, killing mosquitoes, transmitting water level data, etc. in addition to lighting the streets. They are being used …
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Johnson Controls Merger
Johnson Controls, Inc. (JCI) will have a bigger global presence in the building products market through its acquisition of Tyco, a global fire and security system company based in Cork, Ireland. The combined company will …
World’s First Solar Road Exceeds Expectations
The first SolaRoad, completed November 2014 in the Netherlands, generated 3,000 kilowatt hours of electricity in the first six months. This is equivalent to the amount of electricity needed for a single-person household for one year. The SolaRoad is currently 70 …
Costa Rica Powered By 100% Renewable Energy
Costa Rica, with a population of 4.8 million, generated 100 percent of its electricity from renewable resources the first quarter of 2015 primarily from hydroelectric and geothermal sources. Ample rainfall at four of the country’s …
Renewables Nearly Half of New Energy Generation Worldwide
Investors spent $270 billion in 2014 on renewable energy that is generating 103 gigawatts of clean power, according to the Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2015 annual report (Frankfurt School –UNEP Centre and Bloomberg New Energy Finance). …
First Round-The-World Solar Flight
The first round-the-world solar flight is underway by the Swiss-made solar powered aircraft, Solar Impulse 2. It will land in Myanmar to complete the fourth leg of 12, flying day and night without fuel. The …
United States Leads World in Wind Energy Production
The United States produces more wind energy than any other country, leading China, Spain, and Germany. Although China leads the U.S. in installed wind capacity with over 90,000 MW, compared to 60,000 MW in the …
Scientists Develop Printable Solar Cells
A technique to print solar panels inexpensively on a large scale using a commercial printer with semiconducting ink that converts sunlight into electricity has been developed by scientists from the Victorian Organic Solar Cell Consortium …
Copenhagen Plans to Be World’s First Carbon Neutral City
Copenhagen, Denmark’s capital, passed a carbon-neutral plan two years ago to achieve zero-carbon by 2025. Toward that end, three wind turbines recently went on line in a Copenhagen neighborhood, with plans to add 97 more …
Ontario: First Coal Free Jurisdiction in North America
Ten years ago, coal comprised 25% of Ontario’s electricity mix to its 13.5 million residents. With the goal to become coal-free, the conversion of the Thunder Bay Generating Station on Lake Superior from coal to …