As Aquifers Are Depleted, Areas Along The East Coast Of The US Are Sinking
Draining aquifers is causing land along the East Coast of the United States to sink, making the threat from rising sea levels more acute.
Draining aquifers is causing land along the East Coast of the United States to sink, making the threat from rising sea levels more acute.
U.S. Department of Energy and National Science Foundation Announce First Cohort in the INTERN Program to Support Growth of the Geothermal Energy Workforce
When we talk about artificial intelligence at CleanTechnica, we’re often focused on autonomous vehicles. Because Tesla has been chasing autonomy along with battery-electric vehicles, the topics seem to go hand-in-hand, with some people considering them inextricably linked. For some of us, the idea of a gas-powered self-driving car or an … [continued]
Participants Gained Blue Economy Connections and Real-World Experience in the NREL-Managed Competition
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) recently announced the release of funding to several organizations working on electric aircraft, including General Electric, as part of its Connecting Aviation By Lighter Electric Systems (CABLES) program. “Future all-electric, twin-aisle aircraft will require more than 50 MWs of power … [continued]
Researchers from Virginia Tech have published findings that show future climate change will likely make power outages more costly for European households as residents seek to avoid summer outages.
Hummingbird robots were all the rage a couple of years ago, and now it looks like the little fruit bat will get its turn in the spotlight. This week not one but two research institutions, the Virginia Institute of Technology and Brown University, have announced progress on studies of fruit … [continued]
A new “sugar battery” possessing an “unmatched” energy density has been created by a research team from Virginia Tech. The researchers think that their new battery — which, it bears repeating, runs on sugar — could potentially replace conventional forms of battery technology within only the next couple of years. … [continued]
Department of Energy has announced the 20 teams from as many universities which will compete in the Solar Decathlon to design, build and operate the most affordable and energy-efficient solar-powered home. The event will be held at the National Mall in Washington D.C. in the Fall 2011. [social_buttons] The DoE intends to … [continued]
Researchers at Virginia Tech’s Center for High-End Computing Systems have built the second version of a supercomputer called System G that runs at 22.8 TFlops. System G uses 325 Mac Pro computers that each have two four-core 2.8 GHz Intel Xeon processors and eight GB of RAM.