HEADLINES ARCHIVE
Denver Smart City Project Plugs Into Solar
A 1.3 megawatt solar system includes lithium-ion battery storage system and will help power a microgrid being developed along an electric train between the airport and downtown Denver.
Wind, Solar, Transmission Top PacifiCorp Plan
The $3.5 billion expansion plan, set to be in place by 2020, also incorporates building a segment of the Gateway West transmission line to facilitate the wind expansion.
Software-Enabled Buildings Can Be Delivered Instead of Built On Site
Blokable is a start-up company dedicated to the development of safe and software-enabled building that could be ordered and delivered rather than built on site.
Pressure Independent Balancing and Control Valves Stabilize HVAC Operation
The valves provide a stable hydronic flow independent of system pressure changes, creating a more manageable system for facility managers and occupants.
Honeywell Releases Particle Sensor for Indoor Air Quality
The HPM series particle sensor is designed to work in HVAC systems and consumer products such air purifiers to measure air quality in homes, buildings, and public spaces.
Graphene Coating That Changes Color When Deformed or Cracked
A team of researchers at Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research in Germany has developed a graphene coating that changes color when deformed or cracked.
Researchers Discover a Surprising Property of Glass Surfaces
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a new technique to study the surface of different types of glass.
Toyota Plans $1.3bn Upgrade at Kentucky Auto Plant
Toyota plans to make a $1.33 billion investment at its Kentucky manufacturing plant to begin producing vehicles using Toyota New Global Architecture.
Laser Line vs. Traditional Spot Laser Distance Measurement
Laser sensors perform a variety of measurement feats, including detection, counting, guiding and triggering of far, near, moving and stationary objects. They’ve grown up substantially from previous generations,
A Tunnel for Ships Sails Closer to Reality
The tunnel could be built in less than four years and would allow ships to navigate more safely through the Stadhavet Sea, one of most exposed and dangerous areas along the Norwegian coast.
Coal Power Site Could Welcome a Natural Gas Plant
A New Jersey-based power developer plans to buy a former coal-fired power plant in Pennsylvania to build a 1,000 megawatt, combined cycle natural gas power plant.
Airport Ice Breaker: Your Taxiway or Des Moines?
Electrically conductive concrete is being tested at an Iowa airport to melt snow and ice.
COMPOZITE: A Portable Composite Davit Crane
OZ Lifting Products introduces the COMPOZITE davit crane, a lightweight and easily portable davit crane made of composite materials. This synergistic blend of strong lightweight composite materials and durable steel components is available now.
Clean Coal Project Sets New In-service Date
Mississippi Power says it expects the Kemper County Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) facility to be in service by April 30.
PG&E Completes EPIC Projects
The projects were designed to evaluate and validate technologies to help PG&E meet objectives such as enabling continued growth of distributed energy resources and modernizing the grid.
Kansas Adds Another 680 MW of Wind Generating Capacity
Three wind energy farms with a combined 680 megawatts of generating capacity have entered service in Kansas.
The Next Level for Respiratory Protection
A new half-mask provides complete respiratory protection, low breathing resistance, and increased comfort and fit.
New Research Could Help Speed Up the 3-D Printing Process
A team of researchers from Binghamton University and MIT have identified some bottlenecks in 3-D printers that, if improved, could speed up the entire process.
National Grid Eyes HVDC Line for New England
National Grid proposed developing a transmission project that would bring up to 1,200 megawatts of hydroelectric generation from Canada to the New England power grid.
PetroChem Load Growth Spurs Transmission Spend
CenterPoint Energy plans to spend $250 million to enhance electric transmission infrastructure to meet what it calls "unprecedented load growth" of the petrochemical industry in Freeport, Texas.