More of us should share smaller cars with small battery packs, according to NTNU scientists. Credit: Nancy Bazilchuk, NTNU Most global scenarios and governmental targets for decarbonizing the transport sector…
Tag: Energy & Green Tech
New study examines US markets for microreactors
Microreactors can be easily transported using a tractor trailer. Credit: Department of Energy Microreactor Program Developers seeking to deploy advanced nuclear reactors can find high market potential in states with…
Largest US public utility switching from coal to gas, despite proposed EPA carbon pollution limits
The nation’s largest public utility released plans Friday to build a new natural gas plant in Tennessee, largely dismissing renewable energy alternatives one day after the Biden administration proposed strict…
The struggle to design green buildings amid shifting legal, tech landscape
Holly Samuelson, an associate professor of architecture at the GSD, looks at climate change’s impact on new city and state regulations as architects, designers, and developers try to stay current.…
Extending the life of a lithium metal anode using a protective layer made of an extremely tough gel electrolyte
(a) Stress-strain curves of the hydrogen-bonded gel electrolyte developed in this research and a conventional chemically crosslinked gel electrolyte. (b) Comparison of cycling behavior between model cells with (red) and…
Germany to ease solar rules as new installations surge
Robert Habeck, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection, speaks at the conference of the Green parliamentary group “Green Warmth for All” – Climate-Fair, Social, Environmentally Compatible, at the…
Researchers evaluate energy conservation and carbon reduction potential for biomass energy conversion
Fig. 1. Schematic diagram of biomass energy conservation and carbon reduction with multiple-sources and multiple-approach biomass use. Credit: Xi Fengming Biomass energy is a form of solar energy stored in…
How solid air can spur sustainable development
Credit: International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis The green hydrogen economy is a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels. However, one of the challenges of constructing a global hydrogen economy is…
