Brooklyn SolarWorks has been creating energy-generating rooftop arrays that also provide welcome shade.
Solar aesthetics haven’t evolved as fast as …
Why Amazon committed $2 billion to fund clean energy technology
Matt Peterson, a senior Amazon exec, joined the “Axios Re:Cap” podcast to explain the thinking behind the tech and commerce giant’s climate venture …
4 Myths From Electric Vehicle Haters – And Why They’re Wrong
Battery electric vehicles have been the ray of hope for automotive sales during the pandemic, rising to 4.7% of the market in the UK. In Europe, JATO figures put the percentage of BEVs, Hybrid EVs and Plug-in Hybrid EVs at 18% of total registrations in July. But despite the burgeoning sales, as I …
Why Isn’t Everyone Buying EVs Yet? It’s Not Just The Price
If you engage in a lot of conversations about electric vehicles on social media, you start to see common themes emerging. The national grid can’t cope; they catch fire spontaneously; they can only drive 50 miles, particularly in winter; they’re built using rare minerals mined by children in the …
EGEB: Wind and solar now generate 10% of global power – Electrek
• Wind and solar were the only power sources to show growth year on year, despite a 3% drop in demand.
• Six former US EPA administrators are calling for a “reset” at the agency.
• Siemens to test measuring EV charging consumption in New York with a Meter Integrated Charger.•
Arcadia Power is committed to …
Scientists Turn Normal Red Bricks into Electricity-Storing Supercapacitors
“We have created a new brick that can be incorporated into your house that has the functionality of storing electrical energy.”
Bricks are about as basic as architectural materials can get, yet these simple building blocks have hidden powers that can be leveraged to provide electricity, according to …
Highly efficient process makes seawater drinkable in 30 minutes
Access to clean, safe drinking water is a necessity that’s worryingly not being met in many parts of the world. A new study has used a material …
Beaming solar power from space to Earth is becoming practical
AFRL’s Space Solar Power Incremental and Demonstrations Research Project consists of several small-scale flight experiments that will mature …
Remote working and online shopping could drive 14 million cars off US roads – permanently
• In 2019, US motorists drove equivalent of 337 round trips from Earth to Pluto.
• Lockdown meant a 64% drop in car usage, according to a KPMG report.
• 14 …
New catalyst rearranges carbon dioxide and water into ethanol fuel
Researchers at the US Dept of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory, working with Northern Illinois University, have discovered a new catalyst that …