Energy & Green Tech
Past research suggests that climate change and energy systems have a bidirectional relationship. In other words, just like emissions from energy systems can fuel climate change, climate change could also expose the vulnerabilities ...
Business
Fusion energy is often hailed as a limitless source of clean energy, but new research from Princeton University suggests that may only be true if the price is right.
Mar 16, 2023
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Engineering
A new method could greatly reduce the time and expense needed for certain important safety checks in nuclear power reactors. The approach could save money and increase total power output in the short run, and it might increase ...
Jan 10, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Rolls-Royce plans on building mini nuclear reactors, which could be in operation by 2029. They are less the size of traditional nuclear reactors and they do not take as many years to build.
Computer Sciences
Artificial intelligence is now so smart that silicon brains frequently outthink humans.
Jul 19, 2018
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Engineering
A system under development at Purdue University uses artificial intelligence to detect cracks captured in videos of nuclear reactors and represents a future inspection technology to help reduce accidents and maintenance costs.
Nov 7, 2017
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Energy & Green Tech
The east Africa region has the fastest growing population in Africa. Between 2013 and 2017, its growth rate was twice the African average. The region is also experiencing strong economic growth. It's sub-Saharan share of ...
Dec 9, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
In an impressive combination of nuclear technology and machine learning (ML), a team of scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory has unveiled a significant finding in maintaining safety ...
Nov 2, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
A new U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) report finds promise in pairing nuclear reactors with carbon dioxide removal technologies, including direct air capture.
Sep 13, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
The German government announced draft plans Thursday to boost domestic research into development of nuclear fusion, a technology some hope will provide abundant clean energy in the future, but left open how those efforts ...
Jun 22, 2023
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