Electric Utilities Plan DC Fast-Chargers Up And Down Eastern US Highways
by Jennifer Runyon: Now 14 utilities representing 29 states plus DC and serving more than 60M customers have joined a coalition to speed EV adoption… […]
Elon Musk Explains Why Tesla Solar Power Is So Cheap
by Zachary Shahan: After discovering just how much cheaper Tesla solar power was compared to the US average and state averages, I was curious to learn more. So I asked Tesla CEO Elon Musk about [...]
Tesla Semi Electric Truck Is Finally About To Go Into Production
by Fred Lambert: After years of delays, Tesla is finally about to start production of Tesla Semi, its all-electric semi-truck… […]
Dr. Bruce Lipton – How Technology Has Dishonoured Science
by Dr. Bruce Lipton: Was there a time in your life when a single experience or event shaped the character of the rest of your life? […]
Michelin’s Inflatable Sails Hybridize Freight Ships To Cut Emissions
by C.C. Weiss: Beyond putting rubber on the world’s least-efficient hypercars, the Michelin Group also has its hand in more sustainable inflatable endeavors… […]
Sweeping “Green Deal” Promises To Revamp EU Economy, Slash Carbon Pollution
by Tim De Chant: Slew of proposals still leaves the hardest cuts for future generations… […]
DOE Announces Goal to Cut Costs of Long-Duration Energy Storage by 90%
U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm today announced the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) goal […]
EVs Will Gain Market Share Much Quicker than Previously Thought
Electric vehicle (EV) sales in the US, China and Europe will outstrip all other engines five years sooner than previously expected, according to new EY research and analysis. […]
Here’s Why Richard Branson’s Flight Matters—And, Yes, It Really Matters
by Eric Berger: “I absolutely believe this is that moment…” […]
Report: New Solar Is Cheaper To Build Than To Run Existing Coal Plants
by Jennifer Runyon: This week, BloombergNEF’s released estimates for its global benchmark that tracks the levelized cost of electricity, or LCOE, for utility-scale PV and onshore wind… […]
Lessons From Inside the Heat Dome About the Future of the Electric Grid
by Sarah Golden: The impacts of climate change feel abstract until they’re not… […]
Video Games Have Turned My Kids Into Wage Slaves – But Without The Wages
by Zoe Williams: Gaming is task-driven, repetitive and often frustrating – just like having a job. Childhood isn’t supposed to be so serious… […]
How Astronauts Deal With The Boring Parts Of Being In Space
by Neel V. Patelarchive: Former NASA astronaut Leland Melvin airs some dirty laundry about, well, dirty laundry… […]
Charging Forward With The EV Revolution In The US
by Robert MacDonald: As individual states across the U.S. work towards increasingly ambitious net zero emissions targets, the logistics of how these targets can be achieved and where investment should be made is at the [...]
Why Electric Cars Will Take Over Soon Than You Think
by Justin Rowlatt: I know, you probably haven’t even driven one yet, let alone seriously contemplated buying one, so the prediction may sound a bit bold, but bear with me… […]
Waymo Self-Driving Trucks Will Soon Start Moving Freight Across Texas
by Vanessa Bates Ramirez: Last month, self-driving technology company TuSimple shipped a truckload of watermelons across the state of Texas ten hours faster than normal… […]
This Drone Bus Will Carry 40 Passengers Between Cities For The Price Of A Train Ticket
by Vanessa Bates Ramirez: Multiple companies are working on new aerial modes of transportation, be they taxis that fly, drones that drive, or cars that drive and fly… […]
Can a $110 Million Helmet Unlock the Secrets of the Mind?
by John: In the next few weeks, a company called Kernel will start sending a helmet worth about $ 50,000 that can read the minds of dozens of customers in the United States. […]
This Nuclear-Powered Superyacht Is Longer Than the Titanic and Costs $700 Million
by Dan Avery: Designed to attract the best and brightest minds in exploring and combating climate change, the vessel plans to be a “science city” on the water. […]
An Australian Inventor Wants To Stop Global Warming By Electrifying Everything
by Rachel Pannett: During a TED talk, Australian inventor Saul Griffith wanted to show his audience how much a person’s individual choices can affect the planet… […]
Vertical Aerospace VA-X4
by (Evtol): In 2016, Vertical Aerospace Ltd. was founded by Stephen Fitzpatrick, CEO of OVO Energy, with the vision of decarbonizing air travel using the best technology from the aviation, energy and automotive industries… [...]
Residential Solar Prices Hit Record Low In 2020, Says EnergySage
by Jennifer Runyon; This week online solar shopping comparison company EnergySage released its twelfth semiannual Solar Marketplace Intel Report… […]
‘This Car Crushes’ Musk Says, As Tesla launches Faster Model S ‘Plaid’
by Hyunjoo Jin: Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) delivered a high-performance version of its Model S on Thursday… […]
Residential Solar Prices Hit Record Low In 2020, Says EnergySage
by Jennifer Runyon: This week online solar shopping comparison company EnergySage released its twelfth semiannual Solar Marketplace Intel Report… […]
NASA Technologies Spin Off To Fight Climate Change
by Mike DiCicco: NASA’s work has generated countless spinoffs that are now on the front lines of the fight against climate change… […]
“Watershed Moment”: Ford Betting Big On Electric F-150
by (CBS News): On the outside, the electric version of Ford’s F-150 pickup looks much like its wildly popular gas-powered version. Yet the resemblance is deceiving… […]
Ultra-Fast Air And Space Travel Just Got Closer With A Hypersonic Detonation Test
by Edd Gent: A never-ending detonation could be the key to hypersonic flight and space planes that can seamlessly fly from Earth into orbit… […]
This Powerful Tidal Turbine Will Power 2,000 Homes In The UK
by Vanessa Bates Ramirez: Renewable energy is having its moment in the sun. And in the wind. And, lesser known but equally relevant, in the water… […]
New Result From Large Hadron Collider Challenges Leading Theory in Physics
by Imperial College London: Imperial physicists are part of a team that has announced ‘intriguing’ results that potentially cannot be explained by our current laws of nature. […]
The US Electric Power Sector Is Halfway To Zero Carbon Emissions
By Bentham Paulos, Dev Millstein, Joseph Rand, and Ryan Wiser, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory […]
How Free Trials Trick You Into Thinking You’ll Get Something For Nothing
by Emily Stewart: I have become embarrassingly susceptible to Instagram ads, and the other day, I got sucked into yet another one, this time for makeup… […]
NASA’s Mars Helicopter Survives First Cold Martian Night on Its Own
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has emerged from its first night on the surface of Mars. […]
How NASA’s Mars Helicopter Reached the Red Planet’s Surface
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter traveled with the Perseverance rover through 314 million miles (505 million kilometers) of interplanetary space to get to Mars. […]
10 Breakthrough Technologies 2021
by (Technology Review): This list marks 20 years since we began compiling an annual selection of the year’s most important technologies… […]
New ‘Decade That Matters’ Report Shows Shifting Attitudes About Renewables And Climate Change
by (Renewable Energy World): Over the past ten years, vocabulary moved from ‘global warming’ to ‘climate change’ to ‘climate crisis… […]
3 Cost-Effective Steps President Biden Can Take To Accelerate A Clean Energy Revolution
by Whit Fulton: With the new administration inaugurated in January, and with Secretary Jennifer Granholm confirmed last week… […]
Wind-Powered Hydrogen Production Plant Commissioned In Germany
by (Renewable Energy World): Salzgitter AG, subsidiary Avacon and Linde have announced commissioning of the “Wind Hydrogen Salzgitter – WindH2” project, which will use wind energy to produce hydrogen… […]
FABULOS – Bringing The Robot Buses To The Streets Of Helsinki
During the field testing phase of the FABULOS project, fleets of automated buses are tested in five of the partnering countries… […]
AI System Can Sniff Out Disease As Well As Dogs Do
by Prachi Patel: Researchers are training algorithms to emulate trained dogs’ ability to detect cancer and other diseases, perhaps including COVID-19… […]
Perseverance Mars Rover Sailing Through Initial Check Out And Test Drives
by William Harwood: The Perseverance Mars rover is sailing through its initial checkout and activation, beaming back some 7,000 photos to date… […]
Top 6 Of The Largest 3D Printed Objects!
by Kat Plewa: From 3D printed hearts to car restorations, Additive Manufacturing has numerous applications in many industries, but did you know that it is also possible to 3D print on a large scale? [...]
A 3D Printed Apartment Building Is Going Up In Germany
by Vanessa Bates Ramirez: 3D printing is making strides in the construction industry… […]
This Hive-Like House Is 3D Printed, Carbon-Neutral, And Made Of Clay
by Vanessa Bates Ramirez: 3D printing homes was a really big deal a few years ago; the idea was novel, unprecedented, and crushed records for the cost and time it took to build a livable house… [...]
The World’s First 3D Printed School Will Be Built In Madagascar
by Vanessa Bates Ramirez: 3D printed houses have been popping up all over the map. Some are hive-shaped, some can float, some are up for sale… […]
This Printer May Not Exist: From Believing To Knowing
by Kevin Anderson: Does God exist? There are other questions that are even more important, such as “How can I live as a light in a world struggling with darkness?” […]