Engineering
Electricity is essential to just about everyone—rich and poor, old and young. Yet, when severe storms strike, socioeconomically disadvantaged communities often wait the longest to recover.
Feb 8, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
The green transition is happening too slowly. We are in a climate emergency and it is clear that we need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by transitioning to more sustainable transportation.
Aug 28, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Political and policy leaders worldwide are embarking on urgent decarbonization projects to meet their Paris Climate Accords targets. These efforts take multiple approaches, including the electrification of municipal bus fleets.
Aug 22, 2023
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Engineering
A new analysis led by a University of Wyoming researcher shows that brackish or salty groundwater has the potential to replace fresh water to cool coal- and natural gas-fired power plants and strengthen resilience in the ...
May 22, 2023
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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
To quit coal and move to renewables, we need large-scale energy storage. That's where pumped hydro comes in. Queensland's ambitious new plan involves shifting from a coal-dominated electricity grid to 80% renewables within ...
Oct 4, 2022
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Software
When Hurricane Maria, a Category 4 storm with 155-mph winds, made a direct hit on Puerto Rico in 2017, it ravaged the island's power grid and caused the longest blackout in U.S. history. Maria left many residents without ...
Aug 10, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
In its plan to retool the economy, the New Zealand government highlighted green hydrogen as a game-changing fuel. It can indeed be used to make climate-friendly fertilizers and steel or to power some modes of transport that ...
Aug 2, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Extreme heat waves and record temperatures are straining energy infrastructure nationwide, which is contributing to a global energy crisis, says Virginia Tech expert Saifur Rahman.
Jul 26, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Fostering the energy transition requires advanced and sophisticated technology. However, such interconnected solutions are exposed to a wide range of cyber-attacks. A European project aims to tackle these growing threats ...
Jul 18, 2022
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