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Venturebeat | June 18, 2020

In a paper published on the preprint server Arxiv.org, Microsoft and the University of Washington researchers propose an AI system that uses smartphone location data to forecast electrical load. They say their architecture, which takes into account data from geographical regions both within the U.S. and Europe, can outperform conventional forecasting methods by more than three times. The pandemic shows no sign of abating, and it’s made a striking impact on the global electrical grid. Stay-...

INDUSTRY UPDATES

Genesis Ray Energy | July 27, 2021

Genesis Ray Energy, a Singapore-based energy technology and research firm, has earned another feather to its cap. It just released the GenRay Site Suitability Mapping Module, a critical tool for evaluating and selecting the best site for renewable energy projects. The technology is especially useful in the current Covid-19 era, when large physical site surveys have become impractical. The Site Suitability tool allows for a virtual desktop survey of prospective sites on key paramet...

TRANSPORTATION

Trip.com | June 08, 2022

Trip.com has unveiled its integrated carbon solution, which will allow Trip.com users all around the world to address their travel-related CO2 emissions. The worldwide travel platform has teamed with climate-tech firm CHOOOSE to provide passengers with the option of calculating and offsetting their flight's CO2 emissions by supporting global climate solutions. Customers buying flights on Trip.com will now be given the option to reduce their CO2 emissions during the booking pro...

ENERGY

Sceye | June 20, 2022

Sceye, a manufacturer of High-Altitude Platform Stations (HAPS), announced today that it reached the stratosphere with the aim of demonstrating the ability to stay over an area of operation for months at a time using renewable energy sources. The milestone test launch, which is using patented solar and battery power, puts Sceye on track to expand internet access to remote populations, monitor greenhouse gasses down to individual emitters, and detect natural disasters as they begin. The company a...