PNNL helps communities transition to clean energy and boost their energy resilience Heating and cooling a home. Lighting for reading or studying. Cooking and storing food. Refrigerating medications. Traveling to a job or school. Energy unlocks access to nearly everything, so communities without reliable energy can experience not only daily … [continued]
The past year saw amazing developments in climate, energy, and more that will make a difference for years to come. The past year might unfortunately be remembered as the year that Russia invaded Ukraine — or for some even stranger events such as the Oscar slap, Musk’s Twitter chaos, or … [continued]
For over a century, growing presence of coal smokestacks worldwide signified economic development and progress. Coal supplied our homes with electricity and our factories with power. At the same time, this workhorse of the industrial era caused serious harm …
Originally published on RenewEconomy. By Giles Parkinson. King Coal rules no more in the biggest electricity market in the world. The combined impact of new technology and regulation means that there will be no new coal plants in the US, and even those already built are under a growing threat. … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. By Bob Burton. When the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Saturday (Australian time) that any new coal-fired power station must be fitted with Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology, you would have thought the coal industry would have been ecstatic. After all, for years the … [continued]
