Energy infrastructure Features for February 2012

Energy infrastructure Features Archive

Partnering for success: a profile of Westinghouse Solar Partnering for success: a profile of Westinghouse Solar

Away from media and political hysteria, U.S. companies like Westinghouse Solar continue to focus on the fundamentals – in its case making solar panels easier and cheaper to install.

Using hydrogen to power cars Using hydrogen to power cars

The possibility of using hydrogen to fuel cars has often been discussed, but the access to hydrogen is the challenge. But could using methane from sewage offer a viable source of fuel for vehicle fuel cells?

Energy storage: key to renewables Energy storage: key to renewables

Energy storage is well known in off-grid installations, but how can energy storage be used as a way of accessing the grid for connected renewable energy systems?

Comment: Renewable energy and the smart grid Comment: Renewable energy and the smart grid

In order to give renewable energy the best chance of success, we need to create grids that integrate clean energy sources while balancing power supply and demand.

Highs and lows for Canada solar co-op Highs and lows for Canada solar co-op

Canada's SolarShare co-operative is all about keeping the benefit local and allowing regular people to own a part of the local resource, but while it's had some recent success, the path ahead looks rocky.

Could the renewables industry suffer from a lack of scarce metals? Could the renewables industry suffer from a lack of scarce metals?

It is not just in laptop computers, mobile telephones and LED screens that scarce metals are to be found but also in solar cells, batteries for mobile technologies and many other similar applications. And the rising demand for these metals increases the risk of a bottleneck in supplies...