Wind turbines off coast of Scotland make waves in renewable energy
What about raising the bar on the potential of offshore wind power?
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Energy & Green Tech
Offshore wind farm: First of 11 turbines goes up in Scotland initiative
Scotland is making wind energy news with an offshore wind project carrying high ambitions. The spotlight is on the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC), an offshore wind test and demo facility. It is Scotland's ...
Energy & Green Tech
The untapped power of ocean winds—why New Zealand is looking offshore for future renewable energy
The latest synthesis report released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) makes it clear we need to prepare for intensifying impacts, while also cutting emissions dramatically.
Apr 6, 2023
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Computer Sciences
Combining AI and computational science for better, faster, energy efficient predictions
Predicting how climate and the environment will change over time or how air flows over an aircraft are problems too complex even for the most powerful supercomputers to solve. Scientists rely on models to fill in the gap ...
Apr 8, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Solar power expected to dominate electricity generation by 2050—even without more ambitious climate policies
In pursuit of the ambitious goal of reaching net-zero emissions, nations worldwide must expand their use of clean energy sources. In the case of solar energy, this change may already be upon us.
Oct 27, 2023
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Engineering
Batteries of gravity and water: We found 1,500 new pumped hydro sites next to existing reservoirs
In eight years, Australia wants to be four-fifths powered by renewables. Solar and wind investment is pouring in. But to firm the renewables and overcome the intermittency, we need overnight energy storage. That's why there's ...
Nov 11, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Researchers point the way to avoiding blackouts with clean, renewable energy
For some, visions of a future powered by clean, renewable energy are clouded by fears of blackouts driven by intermittent electricity supplies. Those fears are misplaced, according to a new Stanford University study that ...
Dec 7, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
North Sea rocks could act as large-scale renewable energy stores
Rocks in the seabed off the UK coast could provide long-term storage locations for renewable energy production, new research suggests.
Jan 21, 2019
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UK reaches jolly good milestone in days without coal
The UK has gone more than five days without burning coal, the longest streak without burning the fuel since the Industrial Revolution, said Bloomberg. It breaks the previous record from earlier this year, a total of 90 hours.
Energy & Green Tech
On offshore wind farms, seafood production may be a breeze
Off the coasts of Belgium, Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands dozens of wind farms whir away, helping Europe switch to renewable energy from fossil fuels.
Jan 3, 2024
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