by iLearn Technology | Sep 30, 2017 | Academic Technology
What it is: Be Internet Awesome is a fantastic new way to help your students make the most of the Internet by being prepared to make wise decisions as they navigate and interact online. Be Internet Awesome helps teach students the basics of digital citizenship and...
by Cloud Musings | Sep 29, 2017 | Cloud Storage Technology
In a recent post, titled “10 Surprising Facts About Cloud Computing and What It Really Is”, Zac Johnson highlighted some interesting facts about cloud computing in the SMB marketplace:Cloud Computing is up to 40 times more cost-effective for an SMB, compared to...
by Nuclear Street | Sep 29, 2017 | Nuclear Energy
David Schumacher is a filmmaker who was inspired to learn more about nuclear energy at a Wired-sponsored event in 2011. That event took place soon after the Fukushima event captured widespread media attention. During the Wired gathering, he heard Bill Gates talk about...
by Renewable Energy World | Sep 29, 2017 | Alternative Energy
The U.S. Department of Energy today said that energy markets are not fairly valuing certain bulk power generation resources, such as coal and nuclear plants, and that federal regulators need to do something about it. View Entire Article on...
by Renewable Energy World | Sep 29, 2017 | Alternative Energy
Technology that increases the lifetime and reliability of battery packs won first place this week in the New Energy Challenge 2017. View Entire Article on...
by Renewable Energy World | Sep 29, 2017 | Alternative Energy
As Renewable Energy World has meticulously documented since Suniva, Inc. filed its case with the International Trade Commission (ITC) in April 2017 alleging that imports of solar cells and modules from overseas manufacturers (primarily China) had resulted in serious...
by Renewable Energy World | Sep 29, 2017 | Alternative Energy
U.S. Geothermal this week said that its U.S. Geothermal Guatemala subsidiary has received a grant from the U.S. Trade and Development (USTDA) for a feasibility study on the El Ceibillo Geothermal power plant project. View Entire Article on...
by Renewable Energy World | Sep 29, 2017 | Alternative Energy
Tesla Inc. is sending to Puerto Rico hundreds of its Powerwall battery systems that can be paired with solar panels in an effort to help the battered island territory restore electric power, the company said Thursday. View Entire Article on...
by The Consumer Goods Forum | Sep 29, 2017 | Consumer Products
At the recent Bali Process Government & Business Forum, I had the privilege to join other business and government representatives to discuss strategies for combining our efforts to combat forced labor in global supply chains. This is an important area of focus...
by Cloud Storage Academy | Sep 29, 2017 | Cloud Storage Technology
As AWS recently announced, per-second billing for EC2 instances will be available in all AWS regions. This new billing model introduces greater precision to how we are charged for using some popular AWS resources. Since the announcement, Google has been quick to react...
by Renewable Energy World | Sep 28, 2017 | Alternative Energy
Life without our mobile phone seems pretty unimaginable, doesn’t it? We now carry along our phone/camera/computer in our hands, and, if you want to believe a recent movie, some of us even fall in love with the personal assistant. “(You) Siri – why am I...
by GFK Insights | Sep 28, 2017 | Consumer Products
If you have renewed your motor insurance recently you may have noticed that the price your insurer has asked you to pay has probably increased. A combination of higher Insurance Premium Tax (rates have doubled over the past two years), bigger injury pay-outs and...
by Renewable Energy World | Sep 28, 2017 | Alternative Energy
According to data recently released by the National Energy Administration of China, as of the end of June, the country had a PV power generation installation capacity of 102 GW. View Entire Article on...
by Renewable Energy World | Sep 28, 2017 | Alternative Energy
Last Friday, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled in favor of Suniva and SolarWorld, having found that they suffered injury from the flood of cheap imports. Will this ruling dreadfully affect the U.S. PV market this year? View Entire Article on...
by Cloud Storage Academy | Sep 28, 2017 | Cloud Storage Technology
As part of our Women in Tech series, today we have the pleasure of meeting Anna Arshinova, a software engineer based in the U.S. and originally from Russia. Anna has a very interesting story to share, and she’s got great tips and advice for navigating a career...
by Renewable Energy World | Sep 27, 2017 | Alternative Energy
First – SolarWorld and Suniva are not villains, nor would I call them victims. The current low prices in our industry are, unfortunately, the responsibility of all participants. We, as an industry, have celebrated the low prices for over a decade and have focused on...
by Renewable Energy World | Sep 27, 2017 | Alternative Energy
A new blockchain-based energy-sharing token has been launched in The Netherlands. Named the ‘Jouliette’, the new token aims to empower individuals and communities to easily manage and share locally produced renewable energy. View Entire Article on...
by Renewable Energy World | Sep 27, 2017 | Alternative Energy
Wind energy observers worldwide took notice when Bloomberg News reported the contract price (September 11) for a U.K. energy auction: £57.50 ($77.76) per MWh — a 50 percent decline in recent offshore energy costs. View Entire Article on...
by Renewable Energy World | Sep 27, 2017 | Alternative Energy
ABB yesterday said that it signed an agreement with energy storage firm Northvolt on a supply and technology partnership, including products and services for Northvolt’s planned lithium-ion battery factory in Sweden. View Entire Article on...
by Renewable Energy World | Sep 27, 2017 | Alternative Energy
On September 26, 2017, in a letter to employees that was released on Twitter, James Dyson, founder of the company that created the famous vacuum and hand-dryers found in many airport bathrooms across the globe, announced that the company has set its sights on the...
by Nuclear Street | Sep 27, 2017 | Nuclear Energy
By Jack Devanney ThorConIsle cooling pond, fission power module, secondary heat exchanger cell, steam generator cell, turbine hall, switchgear hall. Engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractors have led recent nuclear plant projects into disasters....
by The Health Care Blog | Sep 27, 2017 | Healthcare Technology
Like many experienced people in healthcare IT, software product management, and advisory consulting services, I get more than a few inquiries – cold and warm – from recruiters about opportunities that “are a perfect fit for you based on my assessment of...
by Renewable Energy World | Sep 26, 2017 | Alternative Energy
On Tuesday, September 26, Dallas-based energy solutions provider O3 energy announced the launch of its new O3 Channel Partners, which opens up financing to qualified solar projects in North America. The company has historically acted as a late stage developer offering...
by ANS Nuclear Cafe | Sep 26, 2017 | Nuclear Energy
Perry Nuclear Plant in Ohio. Nuclear plants create no emissions of their own; the cooling towers emit only water vapor. Press photo in Will Davis collection. One of the things that’s important to consider this week – National Clean Energy Week – is whether or not...
by Renewable Energy World | Sep 26, 2017 | Alternative Energy
Chattanooga, Tenn.-based electricity and telecom provider EPB recently energized a 100-kW/400-kWh vanadium redox flow battery as part of a partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and a group of national labs. View Entire Article on...
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