As the world heats up, solar panels will degrade faster—especially in hot, humid areas: What can we do?
To reach the goal of 82% renewable energy in Australia's grid by 2030, we'll need to build a lot more solar.
Feb 16, 2024
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To reach the goal of 82% renewable energy in Australia's grid by 2030, we'll need to build a lot more solar.
Feb 16, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
A nuclear power plant in Georgia has begun splitting atoms in the second of its two new reactors, Georgia Power said Wednesday, a key step toward providing carbon-free electricity.
Feb 14, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Advanced AI systems are coming under increasing criticism for how much energy they use. But it's important to remember that AI could also contribute in various ways to our response to climate change.
Feb 14, 2024
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Chile is embarking on a European hunt for investors in solar, wind and green hydrogen technologies as it looks to decarbonize copper mines and other industries reliant on fossil fuels.
Feb 12, 2024
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The concept of solar geoengineering—blocking the sun's radiation to slow Earth's warming—is no longer just the realm of science fiction. In 2023, the U.S. government and the UN released reports on the topic. Whether or ...
Feb 7, 2024
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Researchers at McGill University have come up with an innovative approach to improve the energy efficiency of carbon conversion, using waste material from pulp and paper production. The technique they've pioneered using the ...
Feb 1, 2024
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Machine learning & AI
Land use/land cover (LULC) is a major shaper of the ecological environment. Using remote sensing technology to dynamically monitor LULC and quantitatively extract LULC change information is an important study for coping with ...
Feb 1, 2024
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Our energy systems are characterized by two important injustices. First of all, not all people have the same degree of access to these systems (and their advantages). Secondly, the negative consequences of the systems—particularly ...
Jan 31, 2024
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Enhanced geothermal systems (EGSs) are human-made or enriched reservoirs within the Earth's subsurface, from which heat can be extracted to produce geothermal energy. The energy produced by these reservoirs could serve as ...
Computer Sciences
American nuclear power plants generate more than 20% of the electricity, and half of the carbon-free electricity, in the United States. The nation's pressing demand for even more electricity—specifically carbon-free electricity ...
Jan 26, 2024
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