A Sustainable Alternative to Air Conditioning
Researchers set out to achieve passive cooling inside naturally conditioned buildings in hot, arid climates
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UCLA Says We Can Hack The Ocean To Store Carbon Dioxide
Researchers at UCLA have devised a novel way of removing carbon dioxide from the world’s oceans simply and affordably.
A 4 V-Class Metal-Free Organic Lithium-ion Battery Gets Closer to Reality
A joint research team from Tohoku University and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has made a significant advancement towards high-voltage metal-free lithium-ion batteries that use a small organic molecule, croconic acid. The breakthrough moves us closer to realizing metal-free, high-energy, and inexpensive lithium-ion batteries. Unlike conventional lithium-ion batteries, … [continued]
NREL Follows Up Groundbreaking LA100 Study With New Equity Strategies Initiative
Following the release of the groundbreaking Los Angeles 100% Renewable Energy Study (LA100), the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will again team up with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) on a comprehensive, community-driven effort to achieve a just and equitable 100% carbon-free … [continued]
Heat Stifles & Strains Grids In US West
Mutually worsening heat and drought, both fueled by climate change, are stifling the American West, stoking wildfire fears and straining electrical grids — and the worst is far from over. “We could have two, three, four, five of these heat waves before the end of the summer,” Park Williams, a … [continued]
Super White Paint Helps Keep Buildings Cool
Researchers at UCLA have created a super white paint that can reflect up to 98% of incoming heat from the sun.
3.3 Million Lives Taken By Horrific Polluted Air… Every Year
Originally published on EV Obsession. You know that smog that you hate breathing when you’re stuck in traffic? Yeah, it’s killing you. I suppose that’s something that most of us know in the back of our heads, but it probably doesn’t come to the forefront all that often. New research … [continued]
LA’s Solar Energy Initiative Delays Are Unnecessary, Threaten Long-Term Growth
The growth of the Los Angeles solar energy sector is being hampered by unnecessary delays in the application and installation stages, potentially interfering with the achievement of its goal to be coal-free by 2025, according to new research commissioned by the Los Angeles Business Council Institute. These delays and roadblocks … [continued]
Stella Makes Her US Debut
You may remember a lovely “family-sized” solar-powered electric car named Stella. She raced in last year’s World Solar Challenge and won in the Michelin Cruiser Class. Reportedly, the Eindhoven crew behind the solar-powered car is looking to commercialize it within 5–10 years. Perhaps the US trip is aimed at connecting with potential … [continued]
Perovskite Solar Cells Beat New Records (In The Lab)
By James Wimberley News from the frontier of perovskite solar cell research: A team at China’s Huazhong University in Wuhan, working with pioneer Michael Grätzel at Lausanne, have fabricated cells without a hole transport layer, and done it by dripping a solution of the ingredients on to a carbon mesh. The cells … [continued]
