The electrification of freight trucking in the United States has quietly become a central strategic challenge for decarbonization efforts. Transportation is now the leading source of greenhouse gas emissions in the US, surpassing even electricity generation, and heavy-duty trucking alone contributes disproportionately to this problem. While US rail refuses to … [continued]
A study by researchers at MIT finds that distributed energy systems can stabilize the grid and pay homeowners to participate.
The explosion in the number of data centers is ramping up demand for electricity. What is the best way to meet that demand?
A modestly-sized green hydrogen fuel cell microgrid project aims at drawing a blueprint for decarbonizing US military facilities around the world.
The city of Ann Arbor, Michigan is about to experiment with a city owned sustainable energy unit in parallel with the local utility company.
Researchers are designing electric grid infrastructure that fails in a controlled way so it can be repaired more quickly.
Having followed the development in Zambia since I attended elementary school in the country from 1981 to 1982, there is finally some good news that resonates with me in the context of the global EV revolution and the world’s transition to sustainable energy generation and consumption. Zambia’s new President-elect, 59-year-old … [continued]
A microgrid designed and built by BoxPower is serving PG&E customers in a remote area near Yosemite National Park.
Providing electrical power when and where it is needed will be a challenge as the Earth’s climate changes. Are humans up to the task?
Texas is freezing. That’s a problem for ERCOT, the organization that manages the utility grid in much of the Lone Star state. The record low temperatures led many Texans to plug in their portable electric heaters to stay warm. That, in turn, made the demand for electricity higher than expected. … [continued]
