Energy storage is emerging as the hot new
energy technology area, about where solar was five years ago.
Not exact matches
The cluster's
areas of focus run the gamut from small spacecraft and airships to intelligence gathering and surveillance to innovative
energy technologies to unmanned ground vehicles and unmanned aerial vehicles.
Those worried about potential security threats posed by Chinese investments in sensitive
areas (such as high - tech, communications, and
energy) point to Beijing's declared strategy of «going out» to gain
technology and resource security as grounds for scrutinizing Chinese investments.
«Now is the time to capitalize on the breadth of Canadian innovation in the
area of renewable
energy, microgrids and smart
technologies for remote communities.
The new fund is expected to invest about half of its money domestically in
areas like health care, education and clean
energy technologies.
The opportunity set for Event Driven managers also remained supportive as new merger deals were announced in
areas that included hospitality services as well as the
Energy, Financials, and Information
Technology sectors.
Healthcare — where blockchain can help keep patient data secure —
energy distribution, digital identities and property, retail, and the supply chain are all
areas that will be affected by this new
technology.
In the Las Vegas and Southern Nevada
area, clean
technology and alternative
energy companies, logistics firms and distributors, healthcare and life sciences companies, and
technology businesses have seen growth in recent years.
Such a backdrop could provide a considerable tailwind for companies in the industrials sector, as well as some
areas of the materials, information
technology and
energy sectors.
Emerald
Technology Ventures is a globally recognized investor in the
areas of
energy, water and materials.
But «there's a more urgent need for innovation» in other
areas, he said, like biomedical
technology, nanotechnology, transportation and
energy.
Toronto, June 26, 2015 — The Advanced
Energy Centre (AEC) at MaRS Discovery District and BSD - TEDA — a joint venture between the Beijing Science Park Development (BSD) and the Tianjin Economic - Technological Development Area (TEDA)-- are pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen their working relationship and to jointly explore potential deployment opportunities for Canada's advanced energy technol
Energy Centre (AEC) at MaRS Discovery District and BSD - TEDA — a joint venture between the Beijing Science Park Development (BSD) and the Tianjin Economic - Technological Development
Area (TEDA)-- are pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen their working relationship and to jointly explore potential deployment opportunities for Canada's advanced
energy technol
energy technologies.
Our new relationship could also include specific
areas of common interest such as nuclear safety, collaboration in the Arctic, and fostering
technology and business tie - ups in promoting green growth (a Korean priority) and
energy efficiency.
In bid to reduce carbon emissions, a group of Japanese
technology and
energy firms is launching a pilot project aimed to allow consumers in rural
areas to trade renewable
energy...
It would highlight India's achievements in the
area of civil nuclear
energy technology, setting a tone of mutual collaboration between the two countries.
Given Canada's expertise in
areas like clean transportation, renewable
energy, waste and water treatment
technologies, and fuel cells, Prime Minister Trudeau will have a strong foundation from which he can promote Canadian clean tech know - how.
While there are well - regarded Indian companies in Canada and well - regarded Canadian companies in India along with some co-operation in the
area of high
technology — from nuclear
energy to avionics to solar cells — these are still only the beginnings.
As noted in the report, the
technology can be used in key
areas such as health and the protection of critical infrastructure, financial and
energy.
Mr Bambridge said the successes with FAST
technologies were also significant, because of their low maintenance operational efficiency at remote locations such as mining and
energy installations and commercial and recreational facilities operating in
areas where water is a precious shared resource and where there may be water table quality issues.
These are two of the calls that the Institution of Engineering and
Technology is making to government across policy
areas including
energy; education; manufacturing; IT and communications; and transport ahead of the general election.
However, at this time, I have concluded that I can more effectively contribute to resolution of the serious economic issues facing our state and nation through my work in the private sector, in the
areas of clean
energy, healthcare information
technology, and broadband development,» said Georgiou in his statement.
The funding will therefore support research in the newly emerging
area of inorganic graphene analogous, with the ultimate aim to revolutionise a wide range of
technologies spanning from
energy conversion,
energy storage, photonics, large
area electronics on unconventional substrates and geometries, electronic textile, sensors and spintronics.»
There's a movement afoot in the Syracuse
area to get more people to install solar
energy technology in their home or business.
To make upstate New York competitive, Cuomo touts the
area's high tech and clean
energy companies such as SolarCity in Buffalo which manufactures solar panels and the photonics center in Rochester which develops
technology for smart phones, laptops and lighting.
That legacy of nuclear
energy development continues today at The University of Manchester in the form of research on new reactor
technologies and related
areas, says Denecke.
Indeed, among the many
areas of R&D which found Administration support, clean
energy technology was clearly the number one priority, in terms of relative proposed increases (Figure 3 above).
Perry described himself as a fiscal conservative but a strong proponent of taxpayer - funded research in
areas including
energy efficiency and renewable
energy that leads to the development of
technology that strengthens the economy and improves quality of life.
Low - cost, high - benefit efforts look promising in at least three major
areas: improved
energy efficiency,
energy technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and sustainable land use.
Unfortunately, the Obama Administration has focused much of its R&D spending — particularly in
areas such as
energy — on late - stage
technology development and commercialization activities with poor track records.
Now in its fourth round of awards, ARPA - E allocated $ 156 million to 60 projects grouped in five focus
areas: Plants Engineered to Replace Oil (PETRO), Rare Earth Alternatives in Critical Technologies for
Energy (REACT), High
Energy Advanced Thermal Storage (HEATS), Green Electricity Network Integration (GENI) and Solar Agile Delivery of Electrical Power
Technology (Solar ADEPT).
For the past 5 years, nanotechnology has been hot, but this is giving way to the latest «hot»
areas:
energy and (more broadly) green
technology.
The team's investigations could influence potential applications in diverse
technology areas from green
energy and sustainable chemistry to materials engineering and catalysis.
Priority
areas of focus for this Initiative may include:
energy efficiency, smart grid, second - generation biofuels, and clean coal
technologies including carbon capture and storage; solar
energy and
energy efficient building and advanced battery
technologies; and sustainable transportation, wind
energy, and micro-hydro power.
Under this announcement, ARPA - E will fund
energy technology projects that (1) translate scientific discoveries and cutting - edge inventions into technological innovations and (2) accelerate transformational technological advances in
areas that industry is not likely to undertake independently because of high technical or financial risk.
The project will provide grants for development of «breakthrough»
technologies in
areas such as reduction of foreign oil consumption and
energy - related emissions, and improvements in
energy - efficiency.
They would «support cross-disciplinary research and development focused on the barriers to transforming
energy technologies into commercially deployable materials, devices, and systems [and] advance highly promising
areas of
energy science and
technology from their early stages of research to the point that the risk level will be low enough for industry to deploy them into the marketplace.»
«Alberta's great strengths in
energy, agriculture, health, and information
technology translate into significant opportunities for emerging
areas of biotechnology,» says Osinchuk.
«The results, which demonstrate a reduction in both noise and
energy consumption, raise the interesting issue of a
technology «transfer» by which conventional cars could be fitted with tires developed for electric cars, combined with a re-assessment of what road surfacing textures should be used in heavy traffic
areas.
The
technology, described in a paper in the journal
Energy Storage Materials, could be especially useful in rural
areas, or to military units serving in remote locations.
«Plasmonic particles have also found applications in
areas such as information
technology,
energy production, or environmental pollution control, among others,» says Guillermo González Rubio, co-author of the paper who has obtained his PhD at the UCM under the supervision of Andrés Guerrero Martínez and Luis Liz Marzán.
Moreover, they will focus in four specific
areas:
energy technology, aerospace, health care, and future living.
The extended Sleipner
area has more than enough capacity to store all of Norway's CO2 emissions for many years and potentially could also store a portion of the rest of Europe's CO2 emissions well into the future — by which time clean
energy technologies may have rendered CCS obsolete.
Science literacy enables individuals to use science to make more well - informed decisions in
areas related to science and
technology that are relevant in their daily lives, such as in personal health and the use of
energy resources.
Bendy Estime, a biomedical and chemical engineering Ph.D. candidate, has devoted his research to this
area, and developed a new
technology for
energy efficient cultivation and harvesting of microalgae.
Areas slated to get additional funding include renewable
energy sources,
energy efficiency, storage
technologies, the «smart grid,» and integration of renewables into the existing system.
In meetings last week with science minister Wan Gang and Vice Minister of Science and
Technology Cao Jianlin, Geoghegan - Quinn sought to deepen the European Union's ties with China in
areas such as
energy research and look for ways to involve more European scientists in Chinese R&D programs.
Boosts for nuclear and fossil
energy encompassed several
technology areas, and smart grid and cybersecurity research also did very well.
The School of Engineering's mission is to educate engineers committed to the innovative and ethical application of science and
technology in addressing the most pressing societal needs, to develop and nurture twenty - first century leadership qualities in its students, faculty, and alumni, and to create and disseminate transformational new knowledge and
technologies that further the well - being and sustainability of society in such cross-cutting
areas as human health, environmental sustainability, alternative
energy, and the human -
technology interface.
«Professor Cui is a world - leading researcher in the fields of
energy and nanomaterials science who is making extraordinary contributions to these important
areas of
technology.
Within the last 10 years, advances in
technology for extracting fossil fuels have facilitated an
energy boom in North America, one side effect of which has been an increase in the number of earthquakes in traditionally stable
areas.