Energy & Green Tech
On the outside, wind turbines appear as sleek, minimalist structures that punctuate rolling hillsides. But inside many wind turbines, a gearbox is hard at work converting the relatively slow rotations of the turbine's blades ...
Nov 9, 2020
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A 'one-size-fits-all' approach to producing cleaner energy based on cost alone could create social inequalities, finds a new study.
Aug 12, 2020
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The United States offshore wind energy industry is growing, with planned commitments to build 26 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind projects along the East Coast from now through 2035. This is the clean power equivalent of 26 ...
Aug 5, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Carbon dioxide is essential to plant and animal life, but in excess it negatively impacts the environment by absorbing and radiating heat in the atmosphere, contributing to global warming.
Jun 15, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Not too long ago, when the idea of solar and wind energy was still hotly debated, critics used to point out the limitations of these energy sources: the sun doesn't always shine and the wind doesn't always blow. But nowadays ...
Jun 5, 2020
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Hydropower plants can support solar and wind power, rather unpredictable by nature, in a climate-friendly manner. A new study in the scientific journal Nature Sustainability has now mapped the potential for such "solar-wind-water" ...
May 28, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Much has been made of the COVID-19 lockdown cutting global carbon emissions. Energy use has fallen over recent months as the pandemic keeps millions of people confined to their homes, and businesses closed in many countries. ...
May 15, 2020
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Wind plants in the United States—especially the newest models—remain relatively efficient over time, with only a 13% drop in the plants' performance over 17 years, researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ...
May 13, 2020
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The decline in economic activity precipitated by the spread of COVID-19 and ensuing lockdown in South Africa is also affecting the country's electricity supply dynamics. The power outages that were disrupting the economy ...
Apr 20, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Sandia National Laboratories are searching for ways to maximize the advantages of large-scale rotors and their potential ...
Dec 3, 2019
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