According to the latest data from 2017, China added more than 53GW in new installations, an increase of 53.4% from a year earlier The photovoltaic industry has witnessed explosive growth in 2017, as China remains on top globally in terms of newly installed capacity for the fifth consecutive year, Economic Read more…
Berkeley Lab researchers make thermochromic windows with perovskite solar cell. Smart windows that are transparent when it’s dark or cool but automatically darken when the sun is too bright are increasingly popular energy-saving devices. But imagine that when the window is darkened, it simultaneously produces electricity. Such a material – Read more…
HOUSTON, Feb. 14 — Solar photovoltaic (PV) module imports into the United States have increased significantly in recent years and represent a sizable portion of installed solar capacity, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Wednesday. According to the EIA report, U.S. imports of solar modules measured in direct current (DC) Read more…
Utilities might want to take a closer look at what happened to Kodak in the past: Kodak had developed a digital camera in 1975 and filed a patent in 1978 which was the basis for the digital camera market as we know it today. (Estrin 2015) First, Kodak did not Read more…
Since 2014, utilities have been increasing their investment in digital infrastructure. This is the key finding of the IEA report “energy and digitalization” which was published in November 2017. This report provides a detailed overview on how digitalization changes energy consumption in transportation, the industry and the residential sector. To Read more…
Universitas Indonesia (UI) pada Jumat (16/2/2018), mengirimkan tim bantuan UI Peduli dari Bandara Soekarno Hatta menuju Bandara Moses Kilangin Timika, Papua untuk melakukan aksi pengabdian masyarakat di Kabupaten Asmat dari tanggal 16-22 Februari 2018. Tim berjumlah 24 orang yang dikoordinir oleh Direktorat Riset & Pengabdian Masyarakat (DRPM) UI ini merupakan Read more…
Geneva, 13 February 2018 – Autonomous and shared mobility, digitalization and decentralization of energy systems require new approaches to electric mobility, according to the World Economic Forum’s report Electric Vehicles for Smarter Cities: The Future of Energy and Mobility. The report, produced in collaboration with Bain & Company, examines the Read more…
After decades of lethargic power demand—and negative growth in 2017—U.S. electricity use is expected to grow steadily through 2050, driven by a healthy economy and increasing efficiency, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects in its Annual Electricity Outlook 2018 (AEO2018). However, during that period, direct-use generation will outpace growth Read more…
Tuesday, February 13, 2018 Latin American nations need to overhaul outdated energy sector regulations if electricity storage is to flourish, according to a new BNamericas Intelligence Series report. The report says Chile is the regional leader in the segment but also listed Argentina, Mexico, Brazil and Colombia as promising markets. Read more…
Depok, Kamis Fakultas Teknik UI bisa berperan dalam menyambut era digitalisasi ketenagalistrikan. Misalnya, dengan mengadakan riset bersama yang didanai oleh industri. Juga dalam pemecahan masalah (problem solving) yang dihadapi oleh industri, dengan melibatkan mahasiswa pascasarjana FTUI. Demikian dinyatakan Dekan Fakultas Teknik UI, Dr. Ir. Hendri DS Budiono, M.Eng, IPM., dalam Read more…