by | Mar 25, 2019 | 02_INDUSTRY IMPACT ON THE ECONOMY, SOCIETY & THE ENVIRONMENT, Did You Know? (DYK)
Did you know that ABES stores electrical energy in the form of chemical energy, which is then converted back into electricity when needed? Batteries contain two electrodes (anode and cathode), two terminals composed of different chemicals, and the electrolyte that...
by | Mar 25, 2019 | 02_INDUSTRY IMPACT ON THE ECONOMY, SOCIETY & THE ENVIRONMENT, Did You Know? (DYK)
Did you know that in 2018, flywheels accounted for 0.058 GW of rated power in the U.S. and have efficiencies between 85-87%. FES systems store electric energy via kinetic energy by spinning a rotor in a frictionless enclosure?.. The rotor is sped up or down to shift...
by steve | Mar 25, 2019 | 06-BUILDING PROCESSES & OPERATIONS, 07-STRATEGY & BUSINESS MODEL INNOVATION, 08-PEOPLE ORGANIZATION & CULTURE, Adoption (of new technology, materials, tools), BIM, Blog Posts, Building Industry History, Building's Future,, Challenges Confronting the Building Industry, Change Coming to the Industry, Data Analytics, Digital technology and big data, Digitial Platforms & Transactions, General information, Facts and Knowledge, Insufficient Knowledge Transfer, Knowledge transfer, Replace Pictures for old content, Standardization
This post explores: The building process, historically plagued by disorder and inefficiency, is now poised for transformative change driven by technological advancements like BIM, IoT, and integrated solutions, which enable greater coordination, efficiency, and...
by | Mar 11, 2019 | 02_INDUSTRY IMPACT ON THE ECONOMY, SOCIETY & THE ENVIRONMENT, Did You Know? (DYK), Key Themes
Did you know that PHS and CAES are large-scale technologies capable of discharge times of tens of hours but are geographically limited. Several EES technologies are in research phases, but five storage technology types are considered deployed: Pumped Hydroelectric...
by | Mar 11, 2019 | 02_INDUSTRY IMPACT ON THE ECONOMY, SOCIETY & THE ENVIRONMENT, Did You Know? (DYK)
Did you know 2.5% of delivered electric power in the U.S. is cycled through a storage facility. For comparison, 10% of delivered power in Europe and 15% of delivered power in Japan are cycled through energy storage...
