I read about this company and their technologies whilst following the ever-growing Formula E racing series for electric race cars. Aquafuel Research is a British company that specialises in renewable energy creation using existing technologies to keep costs down. The basis of their technology is two-fold: Extracting glycerine from renewable sources. Using a combined … [Read more...]
Electricity Microgrids
When I grew up in the UK, there were often media reports about the National Grid. This was the system across the country that covered the power stations that created electricity and the infrastructure that delivered the power to homes and businesses. The National Grid is in effect a macrogrid - a wide area network. What I have been reading about recently is the concept of … [Read more...]