Henry Kovacs, left, and Hayden Wilson, right, volunteers with the Footprint Project, load two Tesla Powerwall batteries to deliver to communities impacted by Hurricane Helene in Mars Hill, N.C. on…
Tag: Energy & Green Tech
Integer addition algorithm could reduce energy needs of AI by 95%
Credit: AI-generated image A team of engineers at AI inference technology company BitEnergy AI reports a method to reduce the energy needs of AI applications by 95%. The group has…
Gas isn’t a good alternative to coal. South Africa should focus on solar, wind and green hydrogen
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain South Africa is immersed in a “just energy transition” from a fossil fuel-based energy system to a cleaner, low-carbon energy system. This new system will be…
Researchers propose hydrogen storage using existing infrastructure in lakes and reservoirs
Hydrogen supply system at DLR Cologne. Credit: DLR. dlr.de/content/en/articles/news/2021/02/20210412_dlr-at-the-digital-hannover-messe-2021.html. In a new Nature Communications study, researchers propose a new method for hydrogen storage using existing pipes located at the bottom…
New methodology enables design of cloud servers for lower carbon
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Reducing carbon emissions is crucial to curbing the effects of climate change, but usually gas-powered vehicles and manufacturers are the most conspicuous culprits. However, Information and…
Morocco mobile desalination units quench remote areas’ thirst
Since 2023, Morocco has built some 44 of these desalination stations, also called “monobloc” — compact, transportable units. In the small fishing village of Beddouza in western Morocco, locals have…
Nepal dam-building spree powers electric vehicle boom
Kathmandu is ground zero of an incipient transport revolution set to see the clapped out cars that clog its traffic-snarled streets make way for emissions-free alternatives. Taxi driver Surendra Parajuli’s…
Radiant-convective heating terminal show potential for improved indoor thermal environment for intermittent heating
(a) Schematic; (b) actual terminal; (c) side view. Credit: Hongli Sun et al. A recent study published in Engineering, “Indoor Thermal Environment Improvement Based on Switchable Radiation/Convection-Combined Intermittent Heating: Comparison…
