Alternative Energy

Harbours and ports’ transition to full electrification will be a key contributor in reducing shipping’s output of greenhouse gases, said Vattenfall. Despite transporting around 80% of global trade, shipping accounts for a modest three percent of global greenhouse gas emissions.

Croatia has adopted renewable auctions in a bid to increase the share of renewables in its power mix, according to GlobalData. These auctions are expected to help increase the country’s installed renewable power capacity (excluding hydropower) from 1 gigawatt in 2020 to 3.2 gigawatts in 2030, growing at a remarkable CAGR of 12%.

NexWafe has announced the induction of Reliance New Energy Solar Limited (RNESL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited (Reliance) as a strategic lead investor in its $45 million Series C financing round with an investment of $29 million in phase one.

The EU-funded Arbaflame project is aiming to produce 70,000 tonnes biomass-based combustibles per year to enable clean power generation. The biomass pellets are made of wood and can be used as a 100% sustainable alternative to coal in power plants to produce carbon-neutral power.

In order to meet Europe's ambitious climate targets, greenhouse gas emissions must be drastically reduced by 2030. To achieve this, around 28 million multi-family houses with over 80 million households must be equipped with photovoltaics. Accordingly, Infineon has introduced a solar power sharing technology.

Based on its medium and long-term environmental vision, the 'Fujitsu Climate and Energy Vision,' Fujitsu has demonstrated its commitment to contributing to the realisation of a carbon-neutral society and adaptation to climate change with a pledge to source 100% of its energy needs for its global Shiodome HQ building from October 2021.

Sulzer Chemtech’s innovative EU-funded Arbaflame project is aiming to produce 70,000 tonnes of biomass-based combustibles per year to enable clean power generation.

The way volcanoes are now being monitored is improving rapidly. As technology continues to evolve, it’s now enabling scientists to use software which can help detect in situ electrical discharges during explosive events at volcanoes around the world.

Samotics, a provider of smart industrial analytics to prevent unplanned down-time and energy waste, has been selected by Thames Water Utilities as its sole supplier for electrical signature analysis (ESA) technology through at least 2025.

Tony Armstrong, Business Development Director at Analog Devices (ADI) explains how wireless sensor nodes are becoming a key application for energy harvesting.