Study Proposes Covering Highways With 52 Billion Solar Panels
What if we put solar panels over all the world’s highways? Researchers say doing so could slash carbon emissions by nearly a third.
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U.S. Department of Energy Announces Winners of 2023 Geothermal Collegiate Competition
Leer en Español The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the winners of the 2023 Geothermal Collegiate Competition, an annual challenge that offers college students experience in the renewable energy industry and the chance to win cash prizes for developing real-world geothermal solutions. Team GeoTribe from the University of Oklahoma won … [continued]
Nanofibers Pulled From Captured Carbon, With A Green Hydrogen Bonus
Captured carbon can yield carbon nanofibers and green hydrogen, too, which could be a better solution than simply pushing it underground.
Progress Reported On Proton Batteries, With Green Hydrogen Bonus
New proton batteries can power tiny blue fans today, electric vehicles tomorrow, if all goes according to plan.
Startup Cooks Up Potassium Batteries For The Electric Vehicle Of The Future, Eventually
Potassium batteries could be the next tiger in the tank for a new generation of electric vehicles, eventually.
Honda Research Institute Synthesizes Nanomaterials — A Breakthrough For Quantum Electronics?
Honda Research Institute USA (HRI-US) is doing some pretty interesting things in the field of quantum electronics. Scientists from HRI-US were able to successfully synthesize atomically thin nanoribbons. HRI noted that these are materials with atomic-scale thickness and a ribbon shape. These nanoribbons have broad implications for the future of … [continued]
Shell Could Bring EU Green Hydrogen Scheme To US Shores
Shell spices up green hydrogen race with giant new electrolyzer in the EU and new offshore wind farm for the Jersey Shore.
Bad EPA Decision On Infamous Kid-Toxic Pesticide Expected Soon
EPA has publicly promised that by the end of summer it will issue a new analysis of the risks from the widely used insecticide chlorpyrifos; we expect that reassessment will be published in the next several days.
Facing A Health Crisis, Cities Implore Courts To Limit Pollution
Local leaders weigh in on a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from weakening regulations on power plants.
Coronavirus & Flooding Set to Collide in USA — New Union of Concerned Scientists Analysis
Last month, when the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released its seasonal forecast for the spring flooding season, I was jolted into a reality that some people in the US are already experiencing: extreme weather stops for no virus. Just days after NOAA’s forecast came out, the flooding arrived: floodwaters from heavy rains in central and southern Ohio required the evacuation of dozens of people, leading one local sheriff to state, “God knows how we will figure it out with COVID-19.”
