energy

90% Of The Global Power Capacity Added In 2020 Was Renewables

Posted in Business, Science on 16th Nov, 2020
by Alex Muller

"The future looks even brighter with new capacity additions on course to set fresh records this year and next."

President Xi Goal is a Carbon Neutral China by 2060

Posted in Business, Science on 6th Oct, 2020
by Alex Muller

The changes would be gradual until 2035 and then they would speed up changes. The plan would need $15 trillion of investment.

NuScale Has Design Certified and Hopes to Build 80GW of Nuclear by 2042

Posted in Business, Hardware, Science on 12th Sep, 2020
by Alex Muller

The NuScale small modular reactor (SMR) design is a fully factory-fabricated NuScale Power Module capable of generating 60 MW of electricity.

Myst AI claims its AI energy prediction technology boosts utilities’ reliability

Posted in Business, Software on 6th Sep, 2020
by Alex Muller

Myst proposes several use cases for its near-term energy forecasting technology, including electricity demand, renewable production, and market prices.

Solar Energy Conversion Efficiency of 47% Demonstrated

Posted in Hardware on 26th Jun, 2020
by Alex Muller

A new six-junction solar cell, developed by NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory), converts 47.1% of incident light into electricity when combined with optical concentration.