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
The group has revealed a road map on accelerating government clean-tech investment for the next presidential administration
Pumping cheap iron-oxide-rich red bricks with specific vapors that form polymers enables the bricks to become electrical-charge-storage devices.
Concerns about costs and safety remain, however
Higher temperatures, rising flood risks and increased water stress mean facilities need to take additional resiliency measures
A new test bed at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory will explore ways to ease the shift to renewables and energy storage systems
A piecemeal approach risks overloading electrical systems and tangle of deep sea cables
The city aims to add more electric chargers and to convert its bus fleet to meet its emissions-reduction goals
Radioactive plutonium is crucial for keeping this and other power-hungry deep-space missions warm and working for years on end
The system works like noise-cancelling headphones but fits over an open window. Christopher Intagliata reports.
As utilities turn off power to prevent wildfires, more homeowners are looking to install battery backup systems
Pumped storage hydropower could store intermittent energy from wind and solar power to de-carbonize the nation’s electricity supply
The rush to complete concentrating solar power projects led to multiple reliability problems
A new report says that only six of 46 clean energy sectors are making enough progress to limit warming to under 2 degrees Celsius
The fuel is increasingly uncompetitive with cheaper natural gas and renewable energy
The switch from coal to gas has driven down CO2 emissions, but leaks negate much of those gains in the short term
A new device could open more areas to wind production by using stationary airfoils instead of twirling turbines
Diminished energy demand and the high price of coal is putting pressure on the struggling industry
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