By Ham-Let The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has stated that data scanning the U.S. power grid in 2017 shows not only that around 50% of new utility-scale power originated from renewable energy assets (like solar and wind), but most of it occurred in the last quarter of the year! …
Read More »U.S. Decision on Paris Doesn’t Impact Renewable Growth
U.S. President Donald Trump’s intention to pull out of the multilateral Paris climate agreement won’t impact renewable growth. The Paris accord was adopted on 12 December 2015 and to-date has 195signatories and 170 parties, excluding only Syria and the U.S. Nevertheless, Trump began casting doubts about the reasons for climate …
Read More »Tears May Be a Novel Way to Produce Electricity
In recent experiments, researchers at the University of Limerick’s Bernal Institute, Ireland, have discovered a way to produce electricity from tears. How could this help in real life? Well, a reduced amount of battery depletion on your smartphone is one example! In their lab, the Bernal scientists, whose results appear …
Read More »Texas Instruments’ 2Q17 Earnings Boost Semiconductor Optimism
Economic Bellwether Texas Instruments (TI), the global US tech company that designs and manufactures semiconductors, has given semiconductor stocks with ties to the automotive and industrial markets a large dose of optimism with its announcement of a strong rise in fiscal 2Q17 earnings. Commenting on its performance and returns to …
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