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.
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Europe's Largest Wind Developer Ready to Build Off the US Coast
The North Sea is the most prolific location in the world for building offshore windfarms.
First Battery-Powered Container Ship in Water by 2020
Still dominating home electronics, lithium batteries are constantly pushing into new markets.
Tesla's Solar-Plus-Storage Moves Island of Kauai Toward 100% Renewables
Battery storage is starting to replace traditional gas peaker plants by replacing diesel powered generation on small islands.
Kawasaki Industries Wants to Make Dirty Lignite Coal Useful and Clean
Ask scientists to name the the world's dirtiest fuel and lignite coal wins hands-down.
Putting Green Energy to Work: EU Decarbonizing Railroads and Steel with Hydrogen
The EU is reducing carbon production, thanks to hydrogen-fueled rail technology and new steelmaking technology.
Westinghouse's Huge Loss Ends the Short-lived US Nuclear Renaissance
It's 2017 and America should be in the midst of a total, multi-state nuclear renaissance.
Tesla's New Battery Storage Farm in California Is a Big Deal
California is the only state in the country coping with too much solar power, and it's a problem that's still getting worse as each new utility-scale solar farm is built
Dr. Art Rosenfeld, California Energy Efficiency Visionary, Dies at 90
Two weeks ago, Dr. Art Rosenfeld, the embodiment of energy efficiency, died in his home at the age of 90, not far from the Berkeley lab where he worked for over forty years.
World's Largest Carbon Capture Project Launches in Texas
Without the existence of carbon pricing, any company bold enough to develop carbon sequestration technology has to find a creative business model as a workaround.
America's First Commercial Offshore Wind Array Sends Power to the Grid
Catching the strong Atlantic winds thirteen miles off the coast of Rhode Island, Deepwater Wind's five 6 MW offshore wind turbines started sending clean power to Block Island'
Elon Musk Unveils New Solar Roof, Touts Tesla/SolarCity Merger
Selling residential rooftop solar is a tough slog.
Record Green Power Installations Beat Fossil Fuels for the First Time
Last year a record-breaking 500,000 solar panels were installed every day as renewables edged out coal to become the world’s largest source of installed power capacity.
"Green Energy?" Hydro Produces Significant Emissions Say Researchers
When the Paris climate accord goes into effect in November, the world will have to start living within a tight carbon budget.
World's Largest Solar Plant Goes Online in Tamil Nadu, India
The Paris climate agreement is the world’s best effort yet to ward off the existential threat of climate change.
Huge Waste Treatment Plant Upgrade Will Help Fight Chesapeake Bay Dead Zones
Environmental scientists have been monitoring Chesapeake Bay's dead zone creep for decades.