Remove Africa Remove Charging Remove Installation Remove Power Grid
article thumbnail

GE posts $63M in orders for Durathon sodium-halide battery systems

Green Car Congress

In its first weeks of operation, the business secured 10 new telecom customer orders across several regions, including Africa, Asia, India and the US powering a total of more than 3,500 cell towers. When the generator is off and the battery is fully charged, it feeds the stored power back to the cell tower.

Sodium 236
article thumbnail

This Nigerian Startup’s Minigrid Began as a School Project

Cars That Think

Services include consulting on renewable energy projects, implementing smart metering and utility management systems, and installing solar-based systems at hotels, offices, and manufacturing plants. “To Ifeanyi Orajaka A recognized leader in Africa Both Orajaka and GVE have received accolades. Established by former U.S.

Nigeria 74
article thumbnail

CalSEED awards $4.2M to early-stage clean energy innovations

Green Car Congress

million: ALD Technical Solutions is developing light-weight, easy-to-install, long-lasting, and cost-effective structural composite reinforcement system which will be installed and cured-in-place around existing Aluminum Conductor Steel Reinforced transmission lines to increase power capacity and power efficiency, and also decrease sag.

Clean 371
article thumbnail

Siemens building HVDC transmission system with record capacity of 2,000 MW

Green Car Congress

At present the two countries’ grids are linked only by low-capacity lines. Power grids will have to be substantially upgraded throughout Europe before more renewable energy can be used, Siemens says. In non-overhead systems, losses would be very high due to the charging and discharging of the cable capacities.

Building 259