Energy & Green Tech
If these walls could talk, they might tell you that cutting energy costs and pollution may be as easy as giving them a fresh coat of lighter, more reflective paint.
Jul 10, 2019
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Business
A new study published in the journal Cell Reports Sustainability focuses on the air quality and climate benefits of wind and solar energy.
May 31, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Carbon dioxide has emerged as a secret ingredient in the recipe for making ethanol, and that addition represents a major step forward in streamlining the biofuel production process.
Jul 21, 2016
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Energy & Green Tech
How likely would an electric vehicle battery self-combust and explode? The chances of that happening are actually pretty slim: Some analysts say that gasoline vehicles are nearly 30 times more likely to catch fire than electric ...
Nov 2, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Levels of planet-warming carbon dioxide in the air continue to rise. Cutting emissions by moving away from fossil fuels is a priority—but so is removing carbon that's already been emitted. Of the many emerging technologies ...
Apr 6, 2023
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Business
Diesel-fueled freight trucks play an outsized role in producing India's total greenhouse gas and air pollution emissions. While the country has promoted policies to transition to electric vehicles for public transportation ...
Nov 14, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Wildfires have become increasingly frequent due to climate change, with record occurrences in areas not historically prone to them. In California, wildfires and regional power shutoffs have cost billions and taken lives. ...
Jun 15, 2023
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Machine learning & AI
One of the many unanswered scientific questions about COVID-19 is whether it is seasonal like the flu—waning in warm summer months then resurging in the fall and winter. Now scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ...
May 20, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
With rising interest in backup power, solar power storage, and electric vehicles, the race is on to improve the performance of rechargeable lithium batteries. A Berkeley Lab team has developed an easy, fast, and inexpensive ...
Aug 16, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Extreme weather events—such as severe drought, storms, and heat waves—have been forecast to become more commonplace and are already starting to occur. What has been less studied is the impact on energy systems and how ...
Apr 1, 2020
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