Dirty liberal pipe-dream: 3 myths about electric cars
Sceptics say that far from helping save the planet, electric cars are a liberal pipe-dream whose environmental benefits are exaggerated.
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Energy & Green Tech
How electric vehicles could fix the grid
Transportation is the single biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, accounting for about a third of all emissions. We could quickly lower those emissions by electrifying vehicles, but there's just ...
May 12, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Microgrid demo to lend a helping hand in India's green energy transition
A group of energy specialists supported by the EU-funded IELECTRIX project has built a smart grid demonstrator in a district in New Delhi, India. The demonstration will show how innovative solutions involving local photovoltaic ...
May 09, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Building a better, cheaper battery for power grids
Batteries do the heavy lifting to store excess solar energy on power grids for use after sundown, but to operate, they also rely on pricey elements like platinum.
May 05, 2022
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Sudan's electric rickshaws cut costs, help environment
Sudanese entrepreneur Mohamed Samir watches proudly as workers assemble garishly coloured rickshaws, unique in the North African nation because they run on electricity in a bid to tackle soaring costs.
May 04, 2022
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Vertical thinking broke the bottleneck in powering high-performance computers
Working with Intel, Google, and colleagues at Dartmouth College, Princeton researchers have completely redesigned the technology for powering high-performance computers, resulting in systems that increase power delivery 10 ...
May 02, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
A new approach to improve the power control of wind farms
To slow down climate change and prevent its adverse consequences, humans will need to transition to more sustainable energy sources. Engineers worldwide have thus been working on a wide range of technologies that can convert ...
May 02, 2022 feature
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Energy & Green Tech
Crypto miners' electricity use in Texas would equal another Houston
The Texas grid operator expects crypto miners to increase electricity demand by up to 6 gigawatts by mid-2023, more than enough to power every home in Houston.
Apr 28, 2022
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Business
Electric vehicle supply chains owned mostly by China jeopardize US energy transition, says report
The global push to convert the world to electric vehicles will cause supply chain complexities that could undermine the alternative energy transition in the United States, according to a new report from Rice University's ...
Apr 20, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Energy shift creates opening for 'world's largest batteries'
Sprawled like a gigantic swimming pool atop a bluff overlooking Lake Michigan is an asphalt-and-clay pond holding enough water to produce electricity for 1.6 million households.
Apr 19, 2022
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