Energy & Green Tech
Unprecedented heat waves, storms, and wildfires are pushing electrical grids in the United States to their limits. To work towards a safe and reliable power system in the coming years, utilities will need to factor the potential ...
Aug 5, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
As extreme heatwaves ravage the United States, Europe and Africa, killing thousands, scientists warn that the worst is still to come. With countries continuing to pump greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere and the chance ...
Jul 22, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Extreme heat is testing North Carolina's power grid like never before, with triple-digit temperatures causing residents to consume record-breaking amounts of electricity this summer.
Jul 18, 2022
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Engineering
Before record rainfall in July of 2018, the Misasa Railroad Bridge spanned a small river some nine miles inland from Japan's western coast. Unprecedented flooding collapsed the bridge, an infrastructure failure that will ...
Jun 30, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
During a power outage, we might not think of using the sun as a backup generator. But solar energy is playing a key role in keeping the lights on when the power is knocked out.
Apr 4, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
With extreme weather events rising in frequency, the need for a prepared modern energy grid grows.
Mar 14, 2022
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Telecom
OroraTech, a startup formed at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), is preparing to launch a fleet of small satellites. They will use infrared cameras to detect temperature anomalies at high temporal and spatial resolutions. ...
Oct 21, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
The overwhelming majority of nuclear power stations active today entered service long before the science of climate change was well-established. Two in five nuclear plants operate on the coast and at least 100 have been built ...
Jun 28, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Rolling blackouts. Erratic prices. Limited storage for excess energy generated by renewables.
Apr 15, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
A new Harvard study shows that to achieve the biggest improvements in public health and the greatest benefits from renewable energy, wind turbines should be installed in the Upper Midwest and solar power should be installed ...
Oct 29, 2019
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