Tinubu appeals to UK for support in energy transition, investment
President Bola Tinubu has urged the United Kingdom government to partner with Nigeria and other African countries in the areas of economy and defence. Tinubu appealed to the UK to increase its investments across various sectors to support the sustainable and broad-based prosperity of Africa. He spoke in Abuja on Wednesday while hosting the UK’s […]
First commercial gravity-based energy storage tower begins commissioning
Energy Vault has begun commissioning a 25 MW / 100 MWh energy storage tower adjacent to a wind power facility outside of Shanghai. There are many ways to store energy, from electrochemical batteries, to pumped hydro, to iron-air batteries, to flywheels, and more. Energy Vault has taken a new approach, building towers with electric motors […]
Carbon-cement supercapacitors for bulk energy storage
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has developed a scalable bulk energy storage solution with chemical with inexpensive, abundant precursors: cement, water, and carbon black. Their supercapacitors have high storage capacity, high-rate charge-discharge capabilities, and structural strength. From pv magazine global Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have discovered that cement and water, combined […]
SMA America brings whole-home energy solution to US market
SMA America has launched the Home Energy Solution to the United States market. This new system includes the Sunny Boy Smart Energy (SBSE) hybrid inverter, SMA Energy Meter, optional Backup Secure, the SMA 360° app, SMA ShadeFix and the SMA Energy app. Homeowners with the Home Energy Solution are now protected against grid instabilities and… […]
Subsidy: Groups recommend social intervention to tackle hardship
A coalition of 17 civil society organisations, CSOs, has called on the Federal Government to roll out a comprehensive social protection programme to ameliorate the hardship occasioned by the fuel subsidy removal. According to the groups, the intervention if done in line with the global best practices would capture the poor and vulnerable and lift […]
New technique to recover lead in end-of-life solar panels
A research group at Arizona State has developed a process to recover lead in its metallic form so that it can be reused in the PV industry. The process relies on a leaching solution based on a combination of acetic acid (CH3COOH) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), which the researchers said leaches the lead ‘in a […]
Data protection: Expert proffers solutions to cyber attack
From Okwe Obi, Abuja An Information and Digital Forensic Expert, Benedict Joseph Oluwaseun, has advised business owners to use advanced technologies, utilize cyber threat intelligence, implement governance, risk and compliance (GRC) solutions, and conduct frequent cyber crisis simulation exercises, in order to combat cyber attacks. He explained that one simple attack pattern commonly used by […]
Battery blocks and the future of direct procurement in utility-scale energy storage
Large-scale ESS projects have moved toward more direct procurement of DC blocks, according to Dr. Vikash Venkataramana, Vice President Energy Storage for Gotion. In this interview, he explains why this market is growing. Why do you think direct procurement of DC blocks from manufacturers is preferred for large-scale ESS projects? Vikash Venkataramana: Procuring the DC […]
Saudi detains US citizen’s relatives over lawsuit: rights groups
Human rights groups have accused Saudi Arabia of detaining five relatives of a US citizen who pursued a commercial lawsuit in Pennsylvania against royals including Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The five detainees appeared briefly on Monday at the Specialised Criminal Court in Riyadh, which was established in 2008 to try terrorism cases, said Abdullah […]
#SubsidyProtests: Labour groups hold separate protests in Osun
Different labour groups on Wednesday held separate protests against the removal of subsidy on petrol in capital. The division was said to be a result of the inability of the Nigeria Labour Congress in the state to elect state executives. A group loyal to the caretaker chairman of the NLC in the state had assembled […]