South Africa’s Koeberg nuclear power station in Melkbosstrand, near Cape Town, uses sea water, unavailable inland, as a coolant. South African nuclear scientists want to build a new generation of…
Tag: Energy & Green Tech
As the world heats up, solar panels will degrade faster—especially in hot, humid areas: What can we do?
Credit: Erik Karits from Pexels To reach the goal of 82% renewable energy in Australia’s grid by 2030, we’ll need to build a lot more solar. But even as we…
Four ways AI could help to respond to climate change—despite how much energy it uses
Credit: AI-generated image Advanced AI systems are coming under increasing criticism for how much energy they use. But it’s important to remember that AI could also contribute in various ways…
EU industries seek to profit from materials in wastewater
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain For decades, most of the wastewater from the Mahou San Miguel brewery in the northeastern Spanish city of Lleida was flushed down the drain. Now the…
US ‘pause’ on future liquefied gas exports throws doubt on fossil fuel’s place in energy transition
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Since the first cargo of American liquefied natural gas (LNG) left a terminal on the Gulf of Mexico bound for Brazil in February 2016, US exports…
How exactly does natural gas fit with US climate goals?
Credit: The Conversation The Biden administration has frozen pending decisions on permit applications to export liquefied natural gas, or LNG, to countries other than U.S. free trade partners. During this…
Can solar geoengineering save the world?
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The concept of solar geoengineering—blocking the sun’s radiation to slow Earth’s warming—is no longer just the realm of science fiction. In 2023, the U.S. government and…
New gel may make it possible
Credit: POSTECH Futuristic advancements in AI and health care stole the limelight at the tech extravaganza Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2024. However, battery technology is the game-changer at the heart…
