Infrastructure
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Spring days can produce an excess of surplus renewable energy in California — more power than electric lines can carry. Researchers have some ideas about where and how to harness that energy. -
Founded by former North Carolina Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, the North Carolina Blockchain + AI Initiative (NCB+AI) will work to pass pro-cryptocurrency legislation and support construction of data centers.
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A new report by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy urges regulators and utilities to make the grid operate more efficiently. There are ways, experts said, to absorb part of data centers’ growth.
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These short-duration battery systems intend to bridge the time it takes to bring supplemental generating sources online after an outage, and to help with grid reliability by shoring up voltage and regulating power frequency when needed.
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Earlier this year, final agreement was reached between the Long Island Power Authority and that same wind plant’s developer to provide power to Long Island’s South Fork.
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This anerobic digester will "start out slow" but will produce more and more electricity over time.
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Cities should be thinking about how they are going to address the inevitable onset of autonomous vehicles, beginning yesterday.
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As the revenue from gasoline taxes decreases with the rise of fuel-efficient vehicles, many states are looking for alternative sources of money to build and maintain their roads, bridges and other infrastructure.
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California's capital city released its demonstration partnership policy, which is applying the principles of agile software development to procurement processes.
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The company expects this foray into autonomous driving to leverage and bolster Intel’s strengths.
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The company has quietly opened an office in Pittsburgh, basing about half its staff there and half in Palo Alto, Calif.
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The growing popularity of these alternatives combined could lead to a revolution in urban planning.
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A man's research findings on an outdated traffic camera formula led to a two-year investigation resulting in a fine.
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Its owner, New Jersey-based Ocean Power Technologies, parked one of its giant yellow buoys just outside of Houston this week, hoping to strike up business with oil companies at the Offshore Technology Conference.
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University of Reno students may soon take driverless buses to classes.
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Airbnb, later joined by rival HomeAway, sued San Francisco in federal court in June after supervisors unanimously passed legislation holding companies liable for steep fines and criminal penalties if they arrange guest stays at unregistered properties.
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Uber isn’t alone in having a competitive intelligence division. Companies like Lyft also have their own.
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The former CIO of Chicago will be a few miles away, working on laying the foundation for future partnerships among cities, universities and private industry.
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With all of the vehicle testing and prospects of lower accident rates, those in the insurance industry are bracing for big changes ahead.
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“Rather than deliver safe and advanced autopilot features, Tesla has delivered software that causes vehicles to behave erratically,” according to the suit – the first to focus on self-driving car technology.
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Many municipalities are forming public-private partnerships to bring high-speed Internet to long-neglected places. Their approaches, however, vary widely.
