Energy & Green Tech
Geothermal energy as a sustainable energy source can make its own significant contribution to reducing CO2 emissions in Germany. This is shown by a case study of the Kirchstockach power plant published by scientists at the ...
May 19, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Australian photovoltaics researchers have made a 'cool' discovery: Singlet fission and tandem solar cells—two innovative ways to generate solar power more efficiently—also help to lower operating temperatures and keep ...
May 10, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Concerns about climate change are driving a growing number of states, utilities, and corporations to set the goal of zeroing out power-sector carbon emissions. To date 17 states plus Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico have ...
Apr 13, 2021
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Automotive
Replacing cars that run on fossil fuels with electric cars will be important in meeting climate goals—road transport produces more than 20% of global greenhouse gas emissions. But there are obstacles to wider uptake, particularly ...
Feb 8, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
As decisions about nuclear power installations, wind farms, solar plants, and other energy sources are being discussed, new research published in the International Journal of Business Continuity and Risk Management, reviews ...
Dec 17, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
A new study from North Carolina State University finds that the environmental benefits of renewable power generation vary significantly, depending on the nature of the conventional power generation that the renewable energy ...
Dec 14, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Several Australian states are going it alone on the the energy transition. The policies adopted by New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and others represent major departures from the existing national approach, and run counter ...
Dec 1, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Gasoline-powered vehicles would become a thing of the past, and nine out of every 10 buildings in New Jersey would be heated and cooled by electricity instead of natural gas or oil, under an ambitious plan laid out Thursday ...
Oct 16, 2020
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Scientists at the University of Leeds have pledged to develop a new generation of ultra-efficient electronics to help the UK achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Oct 2, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
As the climate of the planet is changing, as evidenced by record-setting hot summers and extreme weather events, many researchers are looking to more renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind farms.
Aug 18, 2020
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