U.S. Offshore Wind Needs to Clear a Key Hurdle: Connecting to the Grid
A piecemeal approach risks overloading electrical systems and tangle of deep sea cables
A piecemeal approach risks overloading electrical systems and tangle of deep sea cables
The city aims to add more electric chargers and to convert its bus fleet to meet its emissions-reduction goals
Radioactive plutonium is crucial for keeping this and other power-hungry deep-space missions warm and working for years on end
Originally published in August 1908
The system works like noise-cancelling headphones but fits over an open window. Christopher Intagliata reports.
As utilities turn off power to prevent wildfires, more homeowners are looking to install battery backup systems
Originally published in May 1967
Pumped storage hydropower could store intermittent energy from wind and solar power to de-carbonize the nation’s electricity supply
The rush to complete concentrating solar power projects led to multiple reliability problems
A new report says that only six of 46 clean energy sectors are making enough progress to limit warming to under 2 degrees Celsius
The fuel is increasingly uncompetitive with cheaper natural gas and renewable energy
The switch from coal to gas has driven down CO2 emissions, but leaks negate much of those gains in the short term
A new device could open more areas to wind production by using stationary airfoils instead of twirling turbines
Diminished energy demand and the high price of coal is putting pressure on the struggling industry
Originally published in June 1954
California saw major growth; Pennsylvania and Colorado could be the next markets to take off
A U.S. agency is funding projects to help create a bioenergy industry based on macroalgae
Solar panels floating in reservoirs and other water bodies could meet substantial energy demand
Methane can be captured from human and animal waste and energy and heating
Though such turbines are more efficient, they can still encounter local opposition
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