Tag: Energy & Green Tech
Hope or hype? NZ needs to be realistic about the clean energy potential of green hydrogen
Credit: The Conversation The recent failure of a deal to deliver hydrogen-powered trucks to New Zealand, and the removal of a NZ$100 million government rebate scheme for green hydrogen users…
Scientists design a framework to optimize nuclear material coatings discoveries
A better framework to optimize discovery of materials suitable for use in nuclear reactors could help the U.S. meet its clean energy goals. Credit: Argonne National Laboratory Nickel-based alloys, critical…
How summer’s extremes disrupt the power grid
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Every second of every day, utilities monitor the flow of power through the nation’s electric grid, monitoring whether power generated matches power demanded by homes, businesses,…
How old, inefficient housing and time-of-use electricity rates are leaving some households worse off
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Australia was slow to introduce minimum building standards for energy efficiency. The Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme (NatHERS) only came into force in 2003. Older homes…
Company says manufacturing problem was behind wind turbine blade breaking off Nantucket Island
Giant wind turbine blades for the Vineyard Winds project are stacked on racks in the harbor, July 11, 2023, in New Bedford, Mass. The maker of a massive wind turbine…
Scientists use machine learning to explore effects of cushion gases on underground hydrogen storage
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists are developing powerful machine learning models—an application of artificial intelligence—to simulate underground hydrogen storage operations under various cushion gas scenarios. This…
Creating loops of liquid lithium for fusion temperature control
This screenshot from a computer simulation of the divertorlets system shows the liquid metal as it travels around the slats in the device, shown here as white rectangles. Credit: Francisco…
