Researchers Urge Federal Moonshot for Clean Energy
The group has revealed a road map on accelerating government clean-tech investment for the next presidential administration
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Bricks Can Be Turned into Batteries
Pumping cheap iron-oxide-rich red bricks with specific vapors that form polymers enables the bricks to become electrical-charge-storage devices.
First U.S. Small Nuclear Reactor Design Is Approved
Concerns about costs and safety remain, however
Mounting Climate Impacts Threaten U.S. Nuclear Reactors
Higher temperatures, rising flood risks and increased water stress mean facilities need to take additional resiliency measures
This Lab Aims to Prepare the U.S. Electricity Grid for a Climate Transformation
A new test bed at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory will explore ways to ease the shift to renewables and energy storage systems
U.S. Offshore Wind Needs to Clear a Key Hurdle: Connecting to the Grid
A piecemeal approach risks overloading electrical systems and tangle of deep sea cables
Los Angeles Accelerates Efforts to Electrify Its Infamous Traffic
The city aims to add more electric chargers and to convert its bus fleet to meet its emissions-reduction goals
Why NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Uses Nuclear Energy
Radioactive plutonium is crucial for keeping this and other power-hungry deep-space missions warm and working for years on end
The Real Reason for Daylight Saving Time: Gas
Originally published in August 1908
Speaker System Blocks City Noise
The system works like noise-cancelling headphones but fits over an open window. Christopher Intagliata reports.
Blackouts Have Triggered an Energy Storage Boom in California
As utilities turn off power to prevent wildfires, more homeowners are looking to install battery backup systems
Nuclear Power Will Replace Oil By 2030
Originally published in May 1967
To Boost Renewable Energy, Australia Looks to Water and Gravity
Pumped storage hydropower could store intermittent energy from wind and solar power to de-carbonize the nation’s electricity supply
Futuristic Solar Plants Plagued by Glitches, Poor Training
The rush to complete concentrating solar power projects led to multiple reliability problems
Most Clean Energy Tech Is Not on Track to Meet Climate Goals
A new report says that only six of 46 clean energy sectors are making enough progress to limit warming to under 2 degrees Celsius
Coal’s Decline Continues with 13 Plant Closures Announced in 2020
The fuel is increasingly uncompetitive with cheaper natural gas and renewable energy
Methane Leaks Erase Some of the Climate Benefits of Natural Gas
The switch from coal to gas has driven down CO2 emissions, but leaks negate much of those gains in the short term
Rooftop Wind Power Might Take Off by Using Key Principle of Flight
A new device could open more areas to wind production by using stationary airfoils instead of twirling turbines
Can Coal Survive the Coronavirus?
Diminished energy demand and the high price of coal is putting pressure on the struggling industry
Solar Cells Only Good for Rural Phone Systems
Originally published in June 1954
