October 2016

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Ultracapacitors – What are they?

An ultracapacitor, also some times called a supercapacitor, is an electrical component capable of holding hundreds of times more electrical charge or energy than a standard capacitor. This characteristic makes ultracapacitors useful in devices that require relatively little current and low voltage. In some situations, an ultracapacitor can take the place of a rechargeable low-voltage electrochemical

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Renault Nissan to provide EVs for UN's COP22 in Marrakech

The Renault-Nissan Alliance will provide a fleet of 50 all-electric vehicles as the official passenger-car provider for the United Nation’s COP22 Climate Conference in Marrakech, Morocco. The fully electric fleet will shuttle delegates. More than 25,000 participants from 195 countries are expected to attend the annual climate summit during Nov. 7-18. It marks the second

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Wind Prices Continue To Drop

[dropcap style=”normal or inverse or boxed”]I[/dropcap]ntersting article on Wind contract pricing and the implications for the UK energy markets.   For years the complaint against offshore wind was prohibitive cost. The new worry is that it is suddenly becoming too cheap. The world’s biggest wind companies are driving down power contracts so fast in their

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