French-based company Bolloré Group has won the bid for an electric car sharing project in Singapore. It’s the first such project in Asia for the company. According to Singapore officials, by the year 2020, the car sharing fleet will consist of 1,000 vehicles. The government spent a year studying 13 different proposals before picking Bolloré. Singapore’s …
Largest Indiana Solar Plant Lands Approval
The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission has approved Plainfield-based Duke Energy Indiana’s plan for one of its largest solar plants at Naval Support Activity Crane. Construction on is expected to take place later this month. The plant will include 76,000-pannels that will produce 17-megwatts of energy capable of powering approximately 17,000 homes. By early 2017, Duke Energy …
Cooling Down Chicago: How Green and Cool Roofs Could Impact Urban Climate
More than half of the world’s population live in cities, and the United Nations projects that this share will rise to 70 percent by 2050. During the daytime, these expanding urban areas absorb more solar energy than the surrounding countryside. At night, they radiate the heat back to the atmosphere. Higher temperatures in cities compared to …
1st Annual Battery Innovation Center Energy Storage Short Course
The Battery Innovation Center’s (BIC) mission focuses on advancing the industry’s understanding and development of energy storage technologies. To that end, BIC is proud to announce a 3-day, hands-on course as an in-depth guide to batteries and how they affect our nation and our businesses. The dates of training will be on July 26-28, 2016. …
German Industrial Group, Siemens, Plans to Invest $1.1 billion
German industrial group Siemens plans to invest $1.1 billion over the next five years in a new startup unit to help it develop businesses in areas such as artificial intelligence and decentralized electrification. unit to help it develop businesses in areas such as artificial intelligence and decentralized electrification. Founded in 1847, Siemens was one of the top …
$10 Million Solar Farm Underway in Kokomo
Plans are moving ahead for construction of a 26-acre solar farm at the site of a former scrap steel plant in Kokomo. The city’s Plan Commission has approved the proposal from South Bend-based Inovateus Solar for the estimated $10 million project with 21,000 solar panels. Duke Energy has reached a 20-year agreement with Inovateus to buy …
