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175-MW solar array planned for former coal mine in Maryland

Competitive Power Ventures (CPV) plans to install a 175-MWAC solar project on the site of a former coal mine in Maryland. The CPV Backbone Solar Farm is proposed to be built on former Vindex/Arch Coal mining sites just north of Kitzmiller, Maryland. The mines closed recently after decades of operation during which they served as […]

Vistara appoints new CIO, IT News, ET CIO

Vistara has appointed Vinod Bhat as the new Chief Information Officer. He will report to the company’s CEO, Leslie Thng. Bhat joins Vistara after a three-decade-long stint with IT services giant Tata Consultancy Services, where he was the Global Business Head – Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG): UK, Ireland & Europe & Delivery Center Head. He […]

Accelerating Value Realization in the Smart Factory

Businesses are under increasing pressure to optimize profits and efficiencies while simultaneously reducing costs – a daunting challenge. They also face significant demand to accelerate value realization even among disruptive challenges: Aging infrastructure can create high maintenance costs, lostproductivity, and wasted resources. Maintaining assets without the necessary data insights isreactive and often results in unplanned […]

61-MW solar project now supplying power to Apple data center in Nevada

McCarthy Building Companies recently completed construction of the Turquoise Solar Project in Washoe County, Nevada. The 61-MWDC solar farm is located on approximately 180 acres in the Reno Technology Park — a 2,200-acre industrial park shared between Apple and Turquoise Solar, who own approximately 1,600 and 600 acres, respectively. The solar project supplies power to […]

All Robotics and Automation Stories and Videos

Shortening Sales Cycles; A Top Priority for Manufacturers Trade publications offer significant benefits for manufacturers in need of boosting inbound leads and sales, fast. How AI is Changing the Future of Supply Chain Costs AI brings efficiency through big data analytics and performance insights on an unprecedented scale. With this power, AI is advancing supply […]

Delta Electronics Joins RE100 — 100% Renewable Electricity and Carbon Neutrality Targets for Its Global Operations by 2030

Written on {{ “2021-03-17T00:00:00+00:00” | date “longDate” }} Modified on {{ “2021-03-17T00:00:00+00:00” | date “longDate” }} Delta, a global leader in power and thermal management solutions, today announced it has joined RE100, a global initiative bringing together the world’s most influential businesses that entails the commitment of 100% renewable energy use and carbon neutrality in […]

DOE sets aside $20 million for flow battery R&D

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced up to $20 million for research and development that will advance the manufacturability of mid-sized flow battery systems. Invinity Energy Systems vanadium flow batteries With this funding opportunity, DOE will partner with industry to address technical and manufacturing challenges that have prevented flow battery systems from achieving […]