Energy & Green Tech
A California company, Natel Energy, is hard at work developing a low-head, low-impact hydropower approach that addresses one of the leading concerns of new deployment—impacts to natural stream flows.
Apr 23, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
To meet its 2050 decarbonization goals, the United States will need to install up to 20 times more solar photovoltaic (PV) modules than are installed today. While any approach will require a vast scale-up of PV manufacturing ...
Oct 31, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Reducing energy demand worldwide can play a critical role in meeting international climate targets and effectively tackling climate change. Ultimately, such efforts could relieve some of the pressure on governments to decarbonize ...
Energy & Green Tech
In response to the recent freeze-inspired power outages in Texas, some politicians blamed the historic blackouts on wind turbines. The dubious, and largely dismissed, claims nevertheless spotlighted an intriguing fact: Texas, ...
Mar 18, 2021
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Software
Software designers developing IT systems for streaming, shopping and online banking could use the first formula that factors in CO2 emissions at the drawing board.
Oct 7, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
What's the cheapest, easiest way to honor the Paris Agreement of limiting the global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius? A clear and strong investment in wind and solar power. Starting now.
Dec 4, 2020
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The United States could reliably meet about 80 percent of its electricity demand with solar and wind power generation, according to scientists at the University of California, Irvine; the California Institute of Technology; ...
Feb 27, 2018
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Energy & Green Tech
About 12% of the total global energy demand comes from heating and cooling homes and businesses. A new study suggests that using underground water to maintain comfortable temperatures could reduce consumption of natural gas ...
Apr 5, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Atmospheric scientist Richard Perez has long believed that solar energy will play a critical role in helping the United States achieve its ambitious goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Aug 9, 2021
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Engineering
From streaming movies or games and sharing photos on Instagram to the growing use of "smart" devices and growth in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, the amount of data being processed is escalating. As a result, ...
Aug 18, 2021
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