Radiative cooling and solar heating from one system, no electricity needed
Passive cooling, like the shade a tree provides, has been around forever.
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Does 'Goal 7, Energy for All' need a rethink?
Goal 7 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aims to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030. Yet according to new research by Copenhagen Business School the poor planning ...
Feb 8, 2021
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New global 'wind atlas' propels sustainable energy
Wind energy scientists at Cornell University have released a new global wind atlas—a digital compendium filled with documented extreme wind speeds for all parts of the world—to help engineers select the turbines in any ...
Feb 3, 2021
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Reliability analysis of the U.S. West reviews barriers to a renewable future
The Western Interconnection is an electric grid that connects power from Canada down to Baja California, and from the Great Plains to the Pacific. It also represents an electric system in transition: a steady increase in ...
Feb 1, 2021
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How the U.S. power system could evolve with widespread electrification
The fifth report in NREL's Electrification Futures Study (EFS) series is now available, presenting analysis on the potential impacts of widespread electrification on the U.S. electricity system—specifically generation and ...
Jan 13, 2021
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Technical roadmap guides research direction for grid-forming inverters
Power electronics—including the inverters that interface solar, wind, battery energy storage, and electric vehicles—are on track to gradually, or even entirely, displace traditional generation. In doing so, inverters ...
Dec 24, 2020
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New York State can achieve 2050 carbon goals: Here's how
By delving into scientific, technological, environmental and economic data, Cornell University engineering researchers examined whether New York could achieve a statewide carbon-free economy by 2050. Their finding: Yes, New ...
Dec 18, 2020
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Up to 90% of electricity from solar and wind the cheapest option by 2030
With the cost of energy generated from wind and solar now less than coal, the share of Australia's electricity coming from renewables has reached 23%. The federal government projects the share will reach 50% by 2030.
Dec 11, 2020
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Tri-lab initiative leads innovation in novel hybrid energy systems
Future novel hybrid energy systems could lead to paradigm shifts in clean energy production, according to a paper published last week in Joule.
Dec 9, 2020
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Green energy transition: Early and steady wins the race
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.
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