Introduction The energy sector is facing many difficult challenges to address how globally the power sector must be transformed in the near future to sustain technological advances. These challenges entail meeting requirements of securing energy for when the need arises in the future, ensuring that they are addressing climate change as well as helping those […]
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DT&L Fall 2016
Climate Challenges – What role is energy technology playing in reducing the effects on climate change?
What is climate change? Climate change speaks to any significant change in the measures of climate lasting for an extended period of time. In other words, climate change includes major changes in temperature, precipitation, or wind patterns, among other effects, that occur over several decades or longer. Global warming speaks to the recent and ongoing […]
Visualize The World In 2050- Transportation and Energy Here And Now
-Transportation in the Future – Revamping the U.S. Transportation system by 2050 The technologies of traditional transportation require the use of fossil fuels for vehicle energy. The combination of the rising cost of fuel prices, and the detrimental effects of petroleum as a fuel source there has been an uprising interest in finding alternative in […]
How Will Climate Change Affect Energy Transformation?
As the world discovers new ways to meet its growing energy needs, energy generated from Sun, which is better known as solar power, and energy generated from wind called the wind power are being considered as a means of generating power. Solar power is one of the widely used methods of renewable technology or alternative […]
Energy Storage- The New Power Supply House
A UK based company, Highview Power Storage, has introduced its Liquid Air Energy Storage technology. In 2014 the UK Government Department of Energy and Climate Change awarded them approximately $11.6m grant to build a plant which is designed to convert low-grade waste heat from the onsite landfill gas engines into electrical power. It was assumed […]
The Future In Energy Transformation
What will the future of Energy be like in 30-50 Years? There are higher future energy demands; in the next 30 to 50 years and our global environment will demand more and more energy. There are three driving forces that will make energy more in demand. There is a vast increase in technologically dependency. The […]
Can you imagine a world without energy?
We need energy to live…everything we see, feel, hear depends on energy. There are many forms of energy, chemical energy, chemical reaction, radiant energy, mechanical energy, electrical energy, static electricity and nuclear energy. The future of energy: more complex, resourceful technology and brilliant innovations. Global demand for affordable, reliable energy will continue to increase at […]
Technology and the Art World
The age of robots is quickly approaching if not already here, and it may pose a threat to aspiring artists. There are two technological advances that will have a particular impact on the art industry: Virtual/Augmented Reality and Artificial Intelligence. Virtual Reality devices provide fully immersive experiences that allows users to personally interact within a […]
Finishing the Race: An Autonomous Vehicles Summary
For our summary post we thought we might try and mix things up a bit. Please enjoy a video summary below for your viewing pleasure!
Blockchain: What we’ve learnt so far
As a group, we researched blockchain and identified multiple uses and functions of this groundbreaking technology. Central banks, corporations and financial institutions alike are understanding the importance of integrating this encrypted ledger. In doing so, they hope to ensure longevity by avoiding disruption. Please enjoy the video below: