Climate change is making hydropower less reliable
As drought settled in over the Pacific Northwest this year, some electric utility managers did something unusual: They looked to California for hydropower.
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Home-to-airport travel is low-hanging fruit for air transport industry's decarbonization roadmap
Our climate is changing, and airlines are under pressure to reduce emissions from air travel. For many of us, especially in Australia, flying is an essential form of transport, so how can we reduce its environmental impact? ...
Aug 8, 2023
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Future car travel may be cheaper, but also more expensive
Many of the cars currently speeding through the summer landscape are running on electricity. At the same time, fuel taxes are an important source of income for the government. So where will the money come from in the future ...
Aug 7, 2023
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Prepare to flick off your incandescent bulbs for good under new US rules that kicked in this week
Get ready to say goodbye to the once ubiquitous incandescent light bulb, pioneered by Thomas Edison more than a century ago. You can thank—or blame—new federal energy efficiency regulations that went into full effect ...
Aug 2, 2023
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One year old, US climate law is already turbocharging clean energy technology
On a recent day under the July sun, three men heaved solar panels onto the roof of a roomy, two-story house near the banks of the Kentucky River, a few miles upstream from the state capitol where lawmakers have promoted coal ...
Jul 23, 2023
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Business
Examining whether renewable energy microfinance can empower the vulnerable
Can renewable energy microfinance promote financial inclusion and empower the vulnerable? That is the question research in the International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development seeks to answer.
Jul 21, 2023
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Harnessing the power of water: New study shows the potential of pumped storage hydropower in Alaska
From rapidly melting glaciers to record-breaking wildfires, Alaska is feeling the impact of global warming more acutely than most of the lower 48 states.
Jul 20, 2023
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Engineering
A cool way to keep things cool: The electrocaloric effect
As necessary as cooling technologies are, we're still operating on an outdated technology that can be considered a significant contributor to global warming and greenhouse gas emissions. Currently, vapor compression cycle-based ...
Jul 19, 2023
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New study shows multiple advantages of capturing carbon where it is produced
EPFL engineers in Sion, Switzerland have demonstrated the potential for achieving net-zero and net-negative emissions in essential industrial sectors through the integration of carbon capture and mineralization directly in ...
Jul 17, 2023
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Germany's new big hope against warming—heat pumps
As Germany looks to a future without fossil fuels, a big white boxy appliance is generating a lively debate—and often a heated one—for its potential to replace emissions-heavy oil and gas boilers.
Jul 7, 2023
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