Tag: Energy
Ricardo and partners get major UK EV battery tech project underway
Global engineering consultancy Ricardo is working with researchers at Ilika, UCL and the Centre for Process Innovation to develop a solid-state lithium-ion battery for...
Zero Emissions: UK launches £25m competition for green battery tech
The British government has launched a £25 million funding competition to develop new battery technologies for next-gen electric vehicles.
Announced today and opening on 17...
Water + sunlight + algae = infinite energy, claims Cambridge research
Researchers from the University of Cambridge claim to have successfully split water into hydrogen and oxygen at scale using just sunlight and biological enzymes,...
Renewables: Germany hits domestic solar energy milestone – with domestic batteries
In June, EU energy ministers agreed to aim for a renewable energy-use target of 32 percent by 2030. At the time, EU climate commissioner Miguel Arias...
Five ways the Internet of Things is transforming businesses today
As Internet of Things (IoT) adoption continues to accelerate, Andrew Hobbs explores the key ways it is shaking up the business world.
Internet of Business...
Google using DeepMind AI to reduce energy consumption by 30%
Google is using the Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence from its DeepMind acquisition to reduce energy consumption in its data centres by...
How smart cities can help build a sustainable world
By Haider Iqbal, director of IoT, Public Services & Transport, at Gemalto.
NEW CONNECTIONS
An occasional series of vendor perspectives on the world of connected business...
Citizens Advice calls for smart meter deadline extension
The UK’s provider of free, impartial guidance on matters ranging from finance and employment, to housing and benefits, has emplored the government to postpone...
Businesses expect Industrial IoT to boost revenues by $154 million –...
Research from global satellite communications services provider Inmarsat reveals the rapid ascendency of the industrial IoT (IIoT), along with its capacity to boost revenues...
The generation game: How two IoT startups are changing the UK’s...
There are two engineering challenges – one electrical, one social – facing power companies if they want the public to change their energy consumption...
Half of 25-34 year-olds want to own an electric vehicle
Despite persistent concerns about charge-point availability, range, and charging times, many young people are eager to own an electric vehicle (EV), according to a...
Smart energy: UK looks north for “new George and Robert Stephensons”
The UK's business secretary has praised the critical role of the 'Northern powerhouse' in new technologies, such as AI and sustainable energy, and announced...