Solar energy is derived by capturing radiant energy from sunlight and converting it into heat, electricity, or hot water. Wind: Wind farms capture the energy of wind flow by using turbines and converting it into electricity. Hydroelectric: Water flows through the dam’s turbines to produce electricity, known...
Depending on how much and how often you drive, it can be easy to forget that your car will need upkeep and maintenance. All cars have a long list of parts and some of which need to be replaced on a regular cadence due to...
Mercedes-Benz is getting ready to go all electric by the end of the decade, where market conditions allow. Shifting from electric-first to electric-only, the world’s pre-eminent luxury car company is accelerating toward an emissions-free and software-driven future. By 2022, Mercedes-Benz will have battery electric vehicles...
bp has formed an exclusive consultancy agreement with Quaybridge, a leading UK-based renewables consultancy with global expertise in offshore wind. The two will work together to advance bp’s global offshore wind portfolio as part of its zero-carbon growth strategy, and accelerate the building of in-house...
Maritime and offshore tech specialist SRO Solutions is launching what it describes as the most complete digitisation package created to date for maritime firms using IT giant IBM’s Maximo asset management software. The Manchester UK-based firm, founded by marine engineer Tony Lackey and recently bought...
Nigeria has the biggest oil reserves in Africa but who’s cashing in?Nigeria is Africa’s top oil producer and has its biggest economy.But it’s also coping with crushing levels of poverty. ...
Jetpack Aviation (JPA)'s Recreational SpeederTM represents the ultimate in personal transport. It is fully VTOL (vertical take off and landing) capable and can effectively take off from anywhere the size of a small car space. Originally intended only for Military, Government and Commercial clients JPA...
Hyundai Motor Company announced that it will begin a test operation of its RoboShuttle (named after ‘Robot’ and ‘Shuttle’) service on August 9. The demand-responsive, high-occupancy vehicle service, powered by autonomous driving and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, will operate along a 6.1-km route in Sejong...
Organised by Crown Estate Scotland (CES), ScotWind is a programme which will lease areas of the seabed around Scotland for wind farm developments. Developers apply to the scheme and, if successful, will be granted the rights to build wind farms in Scottish waters. The...
IRP Systems, signeda strategic agreement with Sona Comstar, a leading global automotive component manufacturer, to jointly develop and commercialize magnet-less e-motors and controllers for the electric 2- and 3-wheeler platforms. Under the agreement, IRP will license its technology to Sona Comstar for manufacturing of the...
Greenergy has agreed with ESB to introduce rapid and high power EV charging points at selected Irish retail forecourts operating under Greenergy’s Amber and Inver brands. Initially, 16 forecourts have been identified across the Inver and Amber portfolio and include a mix of company owned, company...
Today just about every electric car uses lithium ion batteries. But are heavy and have long charging times for the amount of energy they can store. According to Elon Musk, battery modules are the main limiting factor in electric vehicle life. In 2019 he said the...