Solar Panel Canal Project Advances In California
by John Engel: A canopy of solar panels over an irrigation canal, working to generate clean energy and conserve water supply, […]
Utilities Are Installing Big Batteries At A Record Pace
by Corban Hiar: Blackouts due to wildfires and wild weather are prompting action… […]
Danish Energy Fund To Lead Massive Green Hydrogen Project In Spain
by Anmar Frangoul: Plans for a huge project aiming to produce green hydrogen and ammonia have been announced, with those behind it hoping construction of the first phase will begin in late 2023… […]
The Costs Of Climate Change — A Short Overview
by: Maarten Vinkhuyzen: The costs of climate change are multiple… […]
Large Permian Basin Methane Leaks Are Causing As Much Climate Pollution as 500,000 Cars
A survey of oil and gas facilities in Texas and New Mexico revealed 30 so-called “super-emitters…” […]
From Fertilizer To Fuel: Can ‘Green’ Ammonia Be A Climate Fix?
by Nicola Jones: Ammonia has been widely used as a fertilizer for the last century… […]
In The Wake Of 2021’s Costly Deluges, Europe’s Banks And Insurers Face A Reckoning
With parts of Europe still recovering from last summer’s devastating floods… […]
GM Makes Largest-Ever Investment, Spending $7 Billion on EV Manufacturing Capacity
General Motors is spending $7 billion to erect a new battery plant and overhaul an existing assembly plant to produce electric trucks… […]
Habitat for Humanity Is Using 3D Printing To Build Affordable Houses
by Vanessa Bates Ramirez: Over the last year home prices have skyrocketed (along with prices of almost everything else), leaving millions of people unable to afford to move or to change their housing situation… [...]
Can Synthetic Palm Oil Help Save The World’s Tropical Forests?
by James Dinneen: Numerous startups are creating synthetic palm oil in the lab, hoping to slow the loss of tropical forests to oil palm cultivation… […]
How Much Cheaper Is It To Own An Electric Car?
by Matt Pressman: It might be high-time to save some cash. Buying an electric car, instead of another gas-guzzler, might be a powerful (and easy) way to achieve that noble goal… […]
Solar-Powered EVs More Possible Than Ever, Thanks To TMDs & Graphene
by Tina Casey: The race is on to build the solar-powered Evs of the future, and it looks like graphene and TMDs could get the ball rolling… […]
Solar Panel-Covered Sun Rock Will Be A Renewable-Energy Powerhouse
by Adam Williams: Nobody can accuse high-profile Dutch firm MVRDV of taking a half-hearted approach to ensuring its upcoming project Sun Rock is sustainable… […]
The World’s Biggest Vertical Farm Yet Is Going Up in Pennsylvania
by Vanessa Bates Ramirez: Four and a half years ago I visited a vertical farming research facility in the Netherlands to learn the basics about growing food indoors without sun or soil… […]
Iron-Flow Batteries Could Knock Lithium-Ion Off of Its Number-One Spot
by Christopher McFadden: Get ready for a major EV pivot… […]
Battery Storage: The Answer To Renewable Energy Intermittency
Renewable energy technologies play a major role in mitigating pressing societal challenges such as climate change and resource depletion… […]
Renewables are set to soar
by James Temple: World will likely witness a wind and solar boom over the next five years, as costs decline and nations raise their climate ambitions… […]
Protecting Earth: If ‘Nature Needs Half,’ What Do People Need?
by Carl Safina: The campaign to preserve half the Earth’s surface is being criticized for failing to take account of global inequality and human needs. […]
Glasgow Disappointed, But It Inched The World Forward On Climate
by Fred Pearce: The UN climate agreement reached in Glasgow fell far short of what scientists say is needed, angering activists and many delegates. […]
Will This ‘Ocean Battery’ Buried In The Seabed Be An Offshore Wind Game Changer?
by Michelle Lewis: Offshore wind power needs energy storage and power regulation, and Ocean Grazer has invented an offshore energy storage system that will sit at the bottom of the sea and manage the flow of [...]
A Solar Farm The Size Of 1,000 Football Stadiums Is Going Up In Indiana
by Vanessa Bates Ramirez: The transition away from fossil fuels and towards renewable energy sources is underway, with solar and wind farms popping up everywhere from the UK to China… […]
Offshore Wind Catches Fire In Empire State While Others Fiddle
by Tina Casey: Another sign that coal is toast: New York State stakes another $500 million to beat its East Coast rivals to the offshore wind energy punch… […]
Reducing Emissions To Lessen Climate Change Would Yield Dramatic Health Benefits By 2030
by Roberto Molar Candanosa: New research shows that improved air quality caused by reducing emissions from burning fossil fuels and other sources would improve human health and prevent economic losses… […]
Appalachian Power Plan Would Add Solar, Wind and Energy Storage
Appalachian Power said it wants to acquire or contract for 294 MW of solar and 204 MW of wind power over the next three years […]
The Art Of Climate-Friendly Resolutions We Can Actually Keep
by Sami Grover: It can be hard to sustain climate resolutions as we get back into the day-to-day of living our lives… […]
Mercedes Says Its Electric Concept Has 620 Miles Of Range And Seats Made With Mushrooms
by Peter Valdes-Dapena: Mercedes has unveiled a new all-electric concept car, the EQXX, that the company claims can go 620 miles on a single charge… […]
H2 Clipper Will Resurrect Hydrogen Airships To Haul Green Fuel Across The Planet
by Edd Gent: Airships might seem like a technology from a bygone era, but a startup says their new design could become a crucial cog in the green hydrogen supply chain… […]
Landmark Dutch Storage Project To Be Twinned With Wind And Solar
An energy storage system set to be the largest ever built in the Netherlands is to be co-located with wind and solar assets in a microgrid at Wageningen University & Research test center in Lelystad… […]
Staying Below 2° C Warming Costs Less Than Overshooting And Correcting
by Ked Coan: Most current policies assume we’ll need carbon capture, but there’s a big cost… […]
‘The Fuse Has Been Blown,’ And The Doomsday Glacier Is Coming for Us All
by Jeff Goodell: One thing that’s hard to grasp about the climate crisis is that big changes can happen fast… […]
Suns River Still Uses Sunlight To Pull Pure Water From Seawater
by Amit Malewar: Mankind has pursued an effective and simple way to use direct solar power to produce drinking water from salt water for centuries economically. The Suns River Still has patented an innovative method [...]
New Wind Turbine Harvests The Energy From Passing Traffic
by Amir Malewar: When we talk about what kind of wasted energy could be utilized while driving, everyone first thinks of braking energy… […]
Clean Energy Was The No. 2 Source Of Electricity In The US In 2020
by Michelle Lewis: Clean energy sources generated a record 834 billion kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity, or about 21% of all electricity generated in the US in 2020, the US Energy Information Administration.. […]
Fossil Fuel Combustion Kills More Than 1 Million People Every Year, Study Says
by Tim De Chant: Study examined global exposure to PM2.5, a pollutant linked to many diseases… […]
California Law Aims To Turn Food Waste Into Renewable Energy
by Anne C. Mulker: The program will be the nation’s largest attempt to reduce methane emissions from rotting food in landfills… […]
Save The Soil To Save The Environment
Ensuring that our soil is rich and fertile is key to avoiding an ecological disaster. Sadhguru explains the importance of soil revitalization and shares five methods we can use to save the soil… […]
Climate Change has destabilized the Earth’s poles, putting the rest of the planet in peril
by Sarah Kaplan: New research shows how rising temperatures have irreversibly altered both the Arctic and Antarctic. Ripple effects will be felt around the globe… […]
This Is How Much Water It Takes To Make Your Favorite Foods
by Katherine Boehrer: Extensive drought has Californians thinking twice about running the tap while brushing their teeth or taking that 20-minute shower… […]
‘Doomsday Glacier’ Won’t Last 5 Years, Scientists Warn
by Morgan McFall: A crucial ice shelf on Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier is on track to collapse within five years, accelerating the melting of the notorious ‘doomsday glacier’… […]
AstraZeneca To power UK Sites With Biomethane In Decarbonization Drive
British-Swedish pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca is partnering with Future Biogas to power its UK sites with low-carbon energy as part of company decarbonization efforts… […]
EV Credit, Methane Fees: What $555 Billion Climate Plan Would Do
The spending bill House Democrats passed Friday and sent to the Senate calls for the largest-ever investment in fighting climate change: $555 billion on clean power, electric vehicles and resilience to global warming… […]
Earth’s Seismic Activity Was Reduced by 50% During Lockdown
By Katherine Martinko: The “anthropause” allowed scientists to collect new data on seismic activity… […]
A Good First Step For Our Infrastructure
by Matt Young: The Biden administration has led Congress to recognize and address the water infrastructure issues plaguing the country, but more must be done… […]
Geothermal Energy Is Poised For A Big Breakout
by David Roberts: “An engineering problem that, when solved, solves energy…” […]
These Maps Reveal The Profound Progress And Peril Of Modern Civilization
by Robert Muggah: Today’s mega-threats are systemic and interconnected… […]