Kent Harrington
Kent is a videographer and professional storyteller. He regularly blogs for AIChE on ChEnected. See his latest posts below. You can also follow Kent on twitter @harringtonkent.
ChEnected contributions
Electric Buses a Hit in Southern California
One South Carolina company is popularizing the battery-powered bus to great success in Southern California, pushing polluting, diesel-fueled buses off the streets.
FedEx Orders Electric Delivery Trucks
Ten years ago, Ian Wright helped start Tesla Motors, creating and building, arguably, one of the most famous sports cars in the world, which happened to be very fast — and electric.
Battery Storage Takes On Gas Peaker Plants
Replacing peaker plants has been one of the holy grails of battery storage since AES Energy Storage put its first small 1MW and 2MW projects on the grid to perform frequency regulation over seven y
New Battery Tech Could Disrupt Tesla's Li-ion Industrial Complex
Tesla isn't the only car company that's dreaming about building a mass-market electric car that can travel 300 miles without recharging.
High-Tech Flywheels Help Bring Stability to Grid
Pioneering flywheel developer Beacon Power is becoming one of the success stories of the evolving power grid.
Tidal Lagoon Could Generate Power and Boost Local Economy
Combining the best tidal resource in Europe with a desperate need to rebuild, Swansea, Wales is the potential site of a new project that could power nearly every house with electricity generated by the ocean’s natural rhythms.
Solar Impulse 2 Begins Its Milestone Flight around the World
On Tuesday night, the Solar Impulse 2, powered entirely by solar energy and lithium backup batteries, finished the second leg of its journey — a shortish hop from Oman — by gracefully t
BP's Energy Outlook: Renewables & Gas Surge, Coal Slows
Despite the dramatic fall in oil markets that began four months ago, this year's BP Energy Outlook 2035 tries to look long term - beyond the current turmoil - to explain the confluence of sever
Artificial Glaciers Save and Store Water in Northern India
Manmade ice melts in Ladakh, India, provide necessary water in spring so farmers can once again plant their crops without waiting for summer rains.
Turned On: World’s Only Grid-Connected Wave Energy Array
Just weeks ago, Michael Ottaviano, managing director of Carnegie Wave Energy, flicked the switch to start Australia's first commercial-scale, grid-connected wave energy project.
New Lithium Battery Poised to Change Grid Storage
A stealth, 10-year-old startup has emerged as a serious rival to Tesla in the race to achieve grid battery manufacturing by spending $1 billion to turn an old North Carolina Philip Morris cigarette factory into a manufacturing hub capable of pumping out "several gigawatts" of capacity a year.
Stunning NASA Visualization Reveals Global CO2 Lifecycle
NASA's stunning data visualization video shows how carbon dioxide flows around the world.
The Cheapest Solar Power in the World
So far, the boldest solar power story this year was the "DEWA deal," ACWA Power's record-low bid for a solar project with the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority.
Solar Power Making Significant Inroads in Rural India
Who knew off-grid cell phones and solar panels had such perfect synergy?