Energy & Green Tech
In order for new nuclear power plants to be competitive in the future, the government would have to support nuclear energy—alongside renewables—and bear a portion of the financial risks. In return, new nuclear power plants ...
Jun 29, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Splitting hydrogen from water molecules via electrolysis requires energy, which ideally comes from renewable energy sources. Scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE have developed a combined photovoltaic/electrolysis ...
Jun 29, 2026
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Engineering
Wave energy has long been seen as a promising source of clean electricity. The ocean is always moving, and that motion carries a huge amount of energy. But many wave energy devices have one important limitation: They do not ...
Jun 29, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
The reactors at Europe's oldest nuclear plant were shut down Friday, its Swiss operator said, after the heat wave roasting Europe sent temperatures soaring in the river used for cooling.
Jun 27, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
The number of U.S. data centers is growing, largely to power artificial intelligence programs. That has led to concern about the environmental consequences of data centers—and their impact on the energy grid itself. What ...
Jun 26, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Researchers at the Institute of Advanced Materials (INAM) and the Department of Physical Chemistry at the Universitat Jaume I of Castelló, led by researcher Marcileia Zanatta, have developed a new class of absorbents for ...
Jun 26, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Hydrogen can become a clever way to store renewable energy and power fuel cells—but this introduces the problem of what can store this hydrogen, in turn. Metal hydrides—solids that absorb hydrogen into their crystal structures—are ...
Jun 25, 2026
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Engineering
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) could conquer the mass market within a few years, perhaps even being produced in Europe. Their large-scale production is highly cost-effective, and unlike silicon solar cells, their production ...
Jun 25, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Although electrified versions of vans, buses and semis cost more upfront on average than their diesel-powered counterparts, the overall calculus behind adopting greener vehicles is currently in flux.
Jun 25, 2026
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Engineering
An international research has developed a membrane technology that could significantly reduce the energy required for crude oil refining by replacing part of the century-old distillation process.
Jun 25, 2026
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