Joseph Lee
Gravity-Based Energy Storage Hits the Market

Energy Vault said in a press release that its new technology combines physics fundamentals of potential and kinetic energy with a cloud-based software platform to operate a newly developed six-arm crane. The crane operation is automated and moves massive concrete bricks that provide the basis for the storage and discharge of electricity. 

Gravity-Based Energy Storage Hits the Market
Joseph Lee
GE's Latest Offspring Hopes to Ride Wind, Solar ...

The latest company born out of General Electric Co. expects sales of its industrial engines fired by natural gas to benefit from the spread of renewables such as solar and wind.

GE's Latest Offspring Hopes to Ride Wind, Solar Microgrid Wave
Joseph Lee
Opportunity, Or What Happens When Utilities and ...

Obviously, the UK is a much smaller and more homogenous market than the United States, where energy policy is shaped to a large degree by state-level policy and market conditions. However, the UK does provide a significant model for accelerated change driven by a cohesive energy policy focused on rapid decarbonization in response to climate change. In addition to performance-based regulation, electrification of transportation is another top issue in the UK.

Opportunity, Or What Happens When Utilities and Regulators Get Serious about Decarbonization
Joseph Lee
Joint venture to launch French tidal energy ...

A collaboration has been launched to bring 2 GW of tidal energy to northern France.

Joint venture to launch French tidal energy project
Joseph Lee
Siemens to deliver virtual private wire network ...

The University of Oxford is to test the capabilities of a Virtual Private Wire Network (VPWN) to manage the energy use of 400 buildings currently linked together on a micro-grid via a private wire network.

Siemens to deliver virtual private wire network for Oxford University

cryptocurrency

Can Blockchain Save the Energy Sector?

Can Blockchain Save the Energy Sector?

In a December 2015 article, David Schatsky and Craig Muraskin of management consultancy Deloitte warned that blockchain technology "is coming to disrupt your industry".

And it seems that in relation to energy, they were right.

Making Crypto Greener: Hydro plant to be fully dedicated power source for cryptocurrency mining

Making Crypto Greener: Hydro plant to be fully dedicated power source for cryptocurrency mining

Cryptocurrency production has received criticism from the environmentalists as its power consumption, in the process of mining, has grown larger. Now a hydroelectric facility in New York State is being repowered specifically to serve as a fully-dedicated source of power for a new co-located cryptocurrency mining farm.