1. Home
  2. Design Centers
  3. Renewable Energy

 



 

 

Renewable Energy

April 2024
Combining GaN and Liquid Cooling for Greater Energy Efficiency in AI Data Centers

Click image to enlarge

Figure 1: Projected electricity consumption of data centers (2015 – 2030) [6]

Combining GaN and Liquid Cooling for Greater Energy Efficiency in AI Data Centers
By: Paul Wiener, Vice President Strategic Marketing, Julian Styles, Director Application Business Development Both at Infineon Technologies

The data center industry is at a crossroads, facing unprecedented transformation due to the surge in generative AI and other emerging technologies. This surge has massively increased the power consumption on servers, putting a strain on data centers around the world. Data centers already account for about 2 perce
. . . Learn More
Date:
04/30/2024
New Offshore Wind Turbines Can Take Away Energy from Existing Ones

A wind LiDAR for collecting data on wind energy, weather and air movements.

New Offshore Wind Turbines Can Take Away Energy from Existing Ones
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER

­As summer approaches, electricity demand surges in the U.S., as homes and businesses crank up the air conditioning. To meet the rising need, many East Coast cities are banking on offshore wind projects the country is building in the Atlantic Ocean. For electric grid operators, knowing how much wind power the
. . . Learn More
Date:
04/29/2024
Secretary Haaland Announces New Five-Year Offshore Wind Leasing Schedule

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland

Secretary Haaland Announces New Five-Year Offshore Wind Leasing Schedule
­In remarks at the International Partnering Forum conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, today, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland will announce a new five-year offshore wind leasing schedule, which includes up to 12 potential offshore wind energy lease sales through 2028. Future offshore wind energy le
. . . Learn More
Date:
04/24/2024
TDK Offers Snap-In Capacitors with Increased Compactness for General-Purpose Applications

TDK Offers Snap-In Capacitors with Increased Compactness for General-Purpose Applications

TDK Offers Snap-In Capacitors with Increased Compactness for General-Purpose Applications
­TDK Corporation announces the new EPCOS B43659 series of snap-in aluminum electrolytic capacitors. This is the next generation of ultra-compact general-purpose components for voltages of 450 V (DC) featuring an extremely high CV product. It provides the same features and serves the same applications as
. . . Learn More
Date:
04/23/2024
Ceremonial Inauguration of Bavaria's First Grid-Closed 5-Megawatt Hydrogen Production Plant in Pfeffenhausen

In the presence of Bavarian Prime Minister Dr Markus Söder, State Minister Hubert Aiwanger (Bavarian State Minister for Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy, Stmwi), District President Rainer Haselbeck (Government of Lower Bavaria) and District Administrator Peter Dreier ...

Ceremonial Inauguration of Bavaria's First Grid-Closed 5-Megawatt Hydrogen Production Plant in Pfeffenhausen
­Last Friday, in the presence of representatives from politics and the media, the shareholders of Hy2B Wasserstoff GmbH and the project partners, the go-ahead was given for the commissioning of the first grid-connected 5-megawatt hydrogen production plant in Bavaria at the site of the future hydrogen centre in
. . . Learn More
Date:
04/23/2024
Kohler Launches New KD Series Industrial Generator

Kohler Launches New KD Series Industrial Generator

Kohler Launches New KD Series Industrial Generator
­Kohler Power Systems, part of Kohler Energy, expands its industry-leading KD Series line of industrial generators with a new model, KD800 for 50hz markets. This generator features a new advanced engine (KD18L06) that can also run on Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) as a renewable fuel source.  This new model
. . . Learn More
Date:
04/22/2024
Wärtsilä Engines Again the Choice for Major Texas Utility Power Plant Project

From left to right: Andreas Bucheler, Senior Manager, Strategic Initiatives, Wärtsilä; Risto Paldanius, Vice President, Americas, Wärtsilä; Randa Stephenson, LCRA Executive Vice President and Chief Op

Wärtsilä Engines Again the Choice for Major Texas Utility Power Plant Project
­Technology group Wärtsilä has again been awarded a major contract by the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA), a river authority based in Austin, Texas, that provides wholesale power to the Texas power grid. Following an order by LCRA for ten Wärtsilä engines generating an output of approximately 190 MW
. . . Learn More
Date:
04/17/2024
KYOCERA AVX Launches Two New Snap-In Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitor Series

KYOCERA AVX Launches Two New Snap-In Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitor Series

KYOCERA AVX Launches Two New Snap-In Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitor Series
­KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, released two new series of snap-in aluminum electrolytic capacitors: the SNA Series and SNL Series.  SNA and SNL Series snap-in aluminum electroly
. . . Learn More
Date:
04/17/2024
Infinigen Renewables Announces Strategic Solar+ Battery Storage Project in Puerto Rico

Leslie Hufstetler, CEO of Infinigen Renewables

Infinigen Renewables Announces Strategic Solar+ Battery Storage Project in Puerto Rico
­Infinigen Renewables, a leading solar renewables company and ArcLight Capital Partners ("ArcLight") today announced a milestone power and battery infrastructure project – a ~15 MW storage project paired with a ~32 MW Solar Project in the Yabucoa Municipality of Puerto Rico.  Infinigen, a wholly ow
. . . Learn More
Date:
04/17/2024
Nova Clean Energy Closes Acquisition of 1 Gigawatt Wind and Solar Development Asset Portfolio from BNB Renewables

Ben Pratt, President of Nova Clean Energy

Nova Clean Energy Closes Acquisition of 1 Gigawatt Wind and Solar Development Asset Portfolio from BNB Renewables
­Nova Clean Energy (‘Nova’) announced the acquisition of HyFuels, a more than 1 gigawatt portfolio of mid-to-late-stage wind and solar development projects as well as an earlier stage green ammonia project. Located on the Texas Gulf Coast, an area of rapidly increasing power demand and a leading center fo
. . . Learn More
Date:
04/16/2024
PSDcast – New Company to Help with Electric Transition

Gustavo Cibrian, Product Portfolio Manager, Battery Interconnect Systems, ENNOVI

PSDcast – New Company to Help with Electric Transition
­Interplex recently launched the company ENNOVI, which according to their press release, will help customers get to the electric future faster and is primed to support the sector’s drive for innovation, improved efficiency, and reduced environmental impact. And on the line to discuss that is Gustavo Cibrian, Product Po
. . . Learn More
Date:
04/15/2024
Electrolyzer Market: Consistent Uptick in Number of Green H2 Players

Electrolyzer company expansion continues. Source: IDTechEx

Electrolyzer Market: Consistent Uptick in Number of Green H2 Players
IDTechEx Research

­As green hydrogen increasingly garners recognition as a pivotal tool for decarbonizing various industries, the electrolyzer market is also observing a steady and consistent rise in the number of companies venturing into the development of electrolyzer stacks and production facilities. These companies have di
. . . Learn More
Date:
04/12/2024
New Quantum Material Promises Over 190% Quantum Efficiency in Solar Cells

Schematic of the thin-film solar cell with CuxGeSe/SnS as the active layer.

New Quantum Material Promises Over 190% Quantum Efficiency in Solar Cells
LEHIGH UNIVERSITY

­Researchers from Lehigh University have developed a material that demonstrates the potential for drastically increasing the efficiency of solar panels.  A prototype using the material as the active layer in a solar cell exhibits an average photovoltaic absorption of 80%, a high generation rate of photoe
. . . Learn More
Date:
04/12/2024
Engineers Making a Better, More Profitable Grid for Distributing Solar Power

Iowa State engineers are working to make the power grid better at integrating renewable power plants, such as the Alliant Energy Solar Farm at Iowa State University.

Engineers Making a Better, More Profitable Grid for Distributing Solar Power
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY

­If you’re the Midcontinent Independent System Operator – the organization that manages the flow of high-voltage electricity across a central stripe of the U.S. and Canada, from Manitoba, Michigan and Minnesota through Iowa and all the way to Louisiana – you want energy supplies to meet the energy demands of
. . . Learn More
Date:
04/12/2024
PSDcast – Community Solar w/ Coach, Kate Spade, and Stuart Weitzman

Pivot Energy's Josh Levy

PSDcast – Community Solar w/ Coach, Kate Spade, and Stuart Weitzman
­Renewable energy provider Pivot Energy has partnered with Tapestry, Inc., which represents lifestyle brands like Coach, Kate Spade, and Stuart Weitzman. The goal includes six community solar projects in Illinois, totaling 33 megawatts. And on the line to discuss this is Pivot Energy’s Josh Levy.
Date:
04/11/2024
Splitwaters Selected by Akna Energy for 20 MW Green Hydrogen Plant

Splitwaters Selected by Akna Energy for 20 MW Green Hydrogen Plant

Splitwaters Selected by Akna Energy for 20 MW Green Hydrogen Plant
­Paving the path for a Sustainable Green Economy...Splitwaters, a Houston‐based electrolyzer manufacturer and EPC firm has signed an agreement with Akna Energy, LLC for a 20 MW Green Hydrogen Plant to be built & in operation in late 2025. This plant will be the first of many Green Hydrogen plants that Ak
. . . Learn More
Date:
04/03/2024
The Bioenergy Imperative

Click image to enlarge

Figure 1: Biomass is expected to form an important part of the energy mix in 2050 (copyright International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA))

The Bioenergy Imperative
Avnet Abacus, Technical Marketing Team

­Today’s fossil fuels are essentially ancient solar energy trapped in dead plant matter, compressed under rocks for thousands of years, and transformed into concentrated fuels whose embodied energy can now be released through burning or other chemical processes. But what if we could radically accelerate the
. . . Learn More
Date:
04/01/2024
Archives
Current
October 2024
September 2024
August 2024
July 2024
June 2024
May 2024
April 2024
March 2024
February 2024
January 2024
December 2023
November 2023
October 2023
September 2023
August 2023
July 2023
June 2023
May 2023
April 2023
March 2023
February 2023
January 2023
December 2022
November 2022
October 2022
September 2022
August 2022
July 2022
June 2022
May 2022
April 2022
March 2022
February 2022
January 2022
December 2021
November 2021
October 2021
September 2021
August 2021
July 2021
June 2021
May 2021
April 2021
March 2021
February 2021
January 2021
December 2020
November 2020
October 2020
September 2020
August 2020
July 2020
June 2020
May 2020
April 2020
March 2020
February 2020
January 2020
December 2019
November 2019
October 2019
September 2019
August 2019
July 2019
June 2019
May 2019
April 2019
March 2019
February 2019
January 2019
December 2018
November 2018
October 2018
September 2018
August 2018
July 2018
June 2018
May 2018
April 2018
March 2018
February 2018
January 2018
December 2017
November 2017
October 2017
September 2017
August 2017
July 2017
June 2017
May 2017
April 2017
March 2017
February 2017
January 2017
December 2016
November 2016
October 2016
September 2016
August 2016
July 2016
June 2016
May 2016
April 2016
March 2016
February 2016
January 2016
December 2015
November 2015
October 2015
September 2015
August 2015
July 2015
June 2015
May 2015
April 2015
March 2015
February 2015
January 2015
December 2014
November 2014
October 2014
September 2014
August 2014
July 2014
June 2014
May 2014
April 2014
March 2014
February 2014
January 2014
December 2013
October 2013
September 2013
August 2013
July 2013
June 2013
May 2013
April 2013
March 2013
February 2013
January 2013
December 2012
February 2012
January 2012
June 2011
December 2010
September 2010

 


 Home | Site Map | Contact | Privacy Policy | Refund Policy | Terms of Service | Copyright © 2024 Power Systems Design, All rights reserved