by Mike Sheppard | 2018, March, 9 | Articles, Energy Storage, EVSE, Mike Sheppard
Since the Paris Agreement, EVs have been viewed as a catalyst for change by all major countries. A low-hanging policy fruit for hastily-made proclamations, sometimes with, but more often without any regard for existing ecosystems in place. The result has led to many...
by Mike Sheppard | 2018, February, 2 | Articles, Energy Storage, EVSE, Mike Sheppard, Power Electronics, Switchgear, Transformers
PTR’s Mike Sheppard had the opportunity to visit DistribuTECH last week in San Antonio, Texas which took place from January 22-25 and covered the latest advancements in materials, manufacturing processes, and system integration for this emerging industry. The...
by Mike Sheppard | 2017, March, 22 | Articles, Energy Storage, Mike Sheppard
Solliance announces the demonstration of an industrially-applicable roll-to-roll process for the production of solar cells, achieving a record 12.6% conversion efficiency on cell level. Impression: For the amount of announcements about Perovskite solar cells (PSC), it...
by Mike Sheppard | 2016, November, 24 | Articles, Energy Storage, EVSE, Mike Sheppard, Power Electronics, Switchgear, Transformers
Last week, Power Technology Research attended European Utility Week 2016 in Barcelona. The show is one of the leading trade fairs in Europe for Smart Grids and Smart Cities covering themes ranging from Grid optimization and smart metering to Data Management and Grid...
by Mike Sheppard | 2016, October, 4 | Articles, Mike Sheppard, Switchgear, Transformers
ABB and Fluor have formed a global strategic partnership for the execution of large turnkey engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) projects for electrical substations. Impression: This indicates a significant shift in modus operandi for ABB by not taking on...
