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Scientists create floating generator that makes electricity from falling raindrops

C hinese scientists have recently unveiled a floating hydrovoltaic generator that converts the energy of falling raindrops ...

Floating power: How scientists are turning raindrops into renewable energy

Often associated with refreshing a sense of being renewed and a peaceful calmness, raindrops may soon become tiny engines of ...
KHOU 11

Here’s why Houston never turned on backup power generators at its water treatment plant

HOUSTON — The City of Houston spends millions of dollars for backup generators at its three water treatment plants, but they were never turned on Sunday after a power disruption triggered a pressure ...
Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Water systems on Maui lack backup generators

Hours before devastating fires scorched the historic town of Lahaina, Kyle Ellison labored to save his rental house from a different blaze 24 miles away in Kula. As high winds whipped burning trees ...

KJ Power Generator and Volvo Penta Partner on 540 kWh BESS

KJ Power Generator and Volvo Penta have announced a strategic alliance to develop a 540 kilowatt-hour Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) , combining the strengths of generator expertise and advanced ...
Los Angeles Business Journal

Drinking Water from Air: Local Company Finds Niche Selling Atmospheric Water Generators

Steve Engel was growing desperate. Earlier this summer, the Pacific Palisades homeowner feared that the recently enacted limit on outdoor watering to just two brief periods a week would effectively ...