Off Grid Energy Independence

Good Vibrations from Renewable Energy

Imagine a mobile phone charger that doesn't need a wireless or mains power source. Or a pacemaker with inbuilt organic energy sources within the human body. Researchers led are picking up the challenge of 'scavenging' invisible power from low-frequency vibrations in the surrounding environment, including wind, air or even contact-separation energy (static electricity).

HS1 Becomes First Railway to Run Entirely on Renewable Energy

As the high-speed railway linking London, Kent and the Channel Tunnel, HS1 are on track to becoming the first UK railway to run entirely on renewable energy.

Borrego Solar Expands Maine Distributed Solar Portfolio

Eight new solar projects spurred by state legislation encourages renewable energy investment and increases affordable access to clean power.

What's on the Energy Storage Market Beside Lithium-ion Batteries? Pt 2

In this second article from IDTechEx, a more detailed analysis about the different chemistries will show the main RFB technologies currently available or under development, beginning with the most adopted and investigated Redox Flow Batteries (RFB), the Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries (VRFB).

IKEA Australia Clean Energy Transformation Project

Construction set to commence on Australia's largest grid-connected commercial microgrid of its kind by Planet Ark Power at IKEA Adelaide.

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Recently Added Resources

Publication: Magnetic plucking of piezoelectric bimorphs for a wearable energy harvester (2016)

Smart Materials and Structures.

Publication: Max-min Fair Rate Allocation and Routing in Energy Harvesting Networks: Algorithmic Analysis (2014)

ACM MobiHoc'14.

Publication: Screen printed piezoelectric films for energy harvesting (2013)

Advances in Applied Ceramics.

Publication: Magnetic tuning of a kinetic energy harvester using variable reluctance (2013)

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Publication: Vibration energy harvesting using the Halbach array (2012)

Smart Materials and Structures.

Publication: General model with experimental validation of electrical resonant frequency tuning of electromagnetic vibration energy harvesters (2012)

Smart Materials and Structures.

Publication: A credit card sized self powered smart sensor node (2011)

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Publication: A novel miniature airflow energy harvester for wireless sensing applications in buildings (2013)

IEEE Sensors Journal.

Publication: Increasing output power of electromagnetic vibration energy harvesters using improved Halbach arrays (0)

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