Energy & Green Tech
As the UN steps up calls to make the switch to renewable energy to fight the global climate emergency, Portugal is among the first European Union countries to abandon coal.
Oct 17, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Climate change risks undermining global energy security unless the use of renewables is dramatically scaled up, the UN warned Tuesday, suggesting the Ukraine conflict's ripple effects could speed up the green transition.
Oct 11, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Germany said Monday it would keep two nuclear plants on standby beyond the end of the year in a policy U-turn, as the shut-off of Russian gas supplies sends Europe scrambling for energy sources.
Sep 5, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
As the costs of importing energy soars worldwide and climate crises wreak havoc, interest in nuclear power is on the rise with nations scrambling to find alternative sources.
Aug 27, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
A nuclear reactor in southern China has been reconnected to the electricity grid more than a year after it was shut down to repair damage, its operator said.
Aug 17, 2022
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Engineering
A team of researchers at Carnegie Mellon University has found that drones carrying parcels use much less energy per parcel than diesel delivery trucks. In their paper published in the journal Patterns, the group described ...
Engineering
For the first time, Sandia National Laboratories researchers delivered electricity produced by a new power-generating system to the Sandia-Kirtland Air Force Base electrical grid.
Aug 9, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Solar energy is not subject to supply shortages, is cheap and CO2-neutral. To achieve maximum energy yield, PV power plants are usually installed facing south with an angle of inclination of 20 to 35 degrees. As a result, ...
Jul 22, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Curtailment—or, what happens when more renewable energy is available than can be delivered to customers—has gained a negative connotation in the energy community for wasting clean, free electricity.
Jul 19, 2022
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Business
The amount of electricity generated by renewable resources hit a record 28% in April, a breakthrough number that shows how important renewable energy has become in U.S. energy markets.
Jul 11, 2022
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