Courtesy of Eco Wave Power
The goal of the challenge was to find disruptive solutions that will facilitate transit at Morocco’s ports and improve port performance.
The event took place virtually, and Eco Wave Power was represented by Matias Sigal from the Eco Wave Power Business Development Department.
After pitches by seven finalists, and time taken by the judges for deliberation, Eco Wave Power was determined as one of three winners.
The award granted to Eco Wave Power is 100,000 MAD, as well as an opportunity for Morocco to become an Eco Wave Power testing and implementation hub.
One of the Jury members, Dr. Mikael Lind from the Research Institute of Sweden (RISE) congratulated Eco Wave Power for winning the award and said, “I think that Eco Wave Power’s solution is very promising for responding to the needs of the port to establish itself as an energy hub and as a contributor to the green conversion of the maritime and the global transport chain.”
Permascand to help develop Swedish Hydrogen Centre
Electrochemical solutions provider Permascand has today (22
nd Jan) said it is partnering in the development of the Swedish Hydrogen Centre, a new knowledge facility for electrolysis and renewable hydrogen.
As a partner in the centre, Permascand will be able to further develop its technology to help secure its position as a leading player in the field of renewable hydrogen and play a part in achieving Sweden’s climate goals.
The project is run by RISE (Research Institute of Sweden) and the industrial research institute Swerim with project funding from Vinnova. Industrial partners such as Boliden, Sandvik and Siemens are also participating.
Name: Andrew Munkuli Bambala
Current role: Pharmacist, University Teaching Hospital
Based: Lusaka, Zambia
What is your background?
Prior to my education at KI, I had a Bachelor of Pharmacy Degree which I obtained from the University of Zambia.
Why did you choose KI?
I choose KI because of its impact and position in the medical field. KI is one of the best medical universities on the globe and its influence and impact in the health care industry cannot be over emphasised. I always wanted to be in such an environment that would inspire and propel me to contribute to the improvement of health at a global level.
Genesis Mining Is Converting Excess Bitcoin Datacenter Heat Into Greenhouse Power in Sweden
One of the largest bitcoin mining operations in the world, Genesis Mining, has been working on an experiment with Systemair, Lulea Technical University, Research Institute of Sweden, and the local Boden municipality. The teams in Sweden are developing a system that converts excess heat from Genesis’s bitcoin mining to power greenhouse operations.
Bitcoin mining is extremely competitive and the network consumes a lot of electricity to secure transactions and mint new coins. For instance, the Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index (CBECI) shows that the Bitcoin (BTC) hashrate consumes an estimated 12.54GW and an annualized consumption level of around 88.14TWh. Out of 20 mining pools, there’s a whopping 150 exahash per second (EH/s) pointed at the BTC chain.