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CSP: Solar Breakthroughs from South Africa to the Mojave Desert

ENGIE, Heliogen and Solpart are all using the breakthrough technology Concentrated Solar Power to bring renewable solutions to the concrete sector. The potential of harnessing energy from the sun’s rays are virtually infinite. For today’s solar power sector, the hurdles to making it a reality can also seem endless: the development and deployment of technology to maximize energy capture, overcoming the challenge...

Solar After Sundown! Making Photovoltaic Cells Work At Night

Could solar panels work in the pitch-dark night? Two California-based researchers say they’ve figured out a way to keep a solar power system running 24/7. Jeremy Munday, professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of California, Davis and UC Davis graduate student Tristan Deppe, have developed a “nighttime photovoltaic cell.” 

Japan: NICIGAS connects 850,000 Gas Meters with UnaBiz and SORACOM

Nippon Gas Co., Ltd “NICIGAS” gas meters will get a smart makeover by the end of FY2020, thanks to a retrofitted gas meter reader developed by UnaBiz and SORACOM. Led by UnaBiz and SORACOM, the smart makeover will allow the collection of real-time data without the need for a network overhaul. The project marks one of the largest deployments of smart utilities solutions to date. Unabiz is supported by ENGIE New...