Natural Disasters
How to Protect Puerto Rico’s Power Grid from Hurricanes
Energy experts say localized solar plants could strengthen Puerto Rico’s dangerously fragile grid
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Renewable Energy
Build a Better Floating Wind Turbine and Win $7 Million from the Department of Energy
A new contest aims to jump-start U.S. production of floating wind turbines to place in ocean waters too deep for standard designs
Renewable Energy
Why Electric Vehicles Won’t Break the Grid
Though conservatives have attacked California officials for asking electric vehicle owners to unplug during a heat wave, experts say more electric cars won’t topple the power grid
Materials Science
Recycled Wind Turbines Could Be Made into Plexiglass, Diapers or Gummy Bears
A new resin can hold fiberglass wind turbines together for years and then be recycled into valuable products, making green energy even greener
Renewable Energy
How Much Will the Climate Bill Reduce Emissions? It Depends
Emissions models can understate the difficulty of rapidly reducing carbon dioxide this decade
Climate Change
How the Senate Climate Bill Will Boost Clean Energy
The surprise climate bill’s electricity provisions would help the U.S. surge toward its emissions reduction goals
Renewable Energy
Renewable Energy Is Surging, but Trouble Looms
The International Energy Agency projects that spending on renewables in 2022 will exceed the record $440 billion invested last year
Renewable Energy
We Need to Make ‘Electrifying Everything’ Easier
Incentives and remodeling need to be more straightforward and equitable if we expect people to convert their homes away from fossil fuels
Renewable Energy
Engineers Look to River and Ocean Currents for Clean Energy
The Department of Energy is helping to fund 11 projects that are designed to harness the power of moving water
Renewable Energy
Renewable Energy Credits Allow Companies to Overstate Emissions Reductions
The findings of a new study call into question whether businesses are truly meeting climate goals
Climate Change
Climate-Fueled Heat Waves Will Hamper Western Hydropower
Earlier snowmelt can leave less water available to generate power during the height of summer
Renewable Energy
Europe’s Historic Clean Energy Plan Faces a Mining Problem
Securing the needed minerals and metals could be a stumbling block to reaching its ambitious goals
Climate Change
Air-Conditioning Should Be a Human Right in the Climate Crisis
We need to protect vulnerable people from killer heat without destroying the environment
Renewable Energy
Mining for Clean Energy Could Undermine Biden’s Environmental Justice Goals
Many proposed mines for minerals used in electric vehicles and clean tech will be located next to the lands of Indigenous people
Renewable Energy
In a First, Wind Generation Tops Coal and Nuclear Power for a Day
The milestone showed both how far renewable energy has come and the lengths the country must go to reach President Joe Biden’s climate goals
Climate Change
Climate Report Offers Some Hope, but the Need for Action Is Urgent
Sustained emissions reductions and the rapidly dropping costs of renewables were some positive notes in the latest IPCC installment
Fossil Fuels
The U.S. and Europe Are Looking for a Path to Cut Russian Fuel
“Our climate goals may well be another victim of Russia’s aggression,” says Fatih Birol, head of the International Energy Agency
Fossil Fuels
Europe Races to Break Energy Ties with Russia
A European Union proposal aims to end Russian gas and oil imports by 2030 by ramping up renewables and increasing energy efficiency
Fossil Fuels
Amid War, Biden Reluctant to Unleash Clean Energy Rhetoric
The U.S. president has not followed Europe’s calls to produce more renewable energy to weaken Russia’s global influence
Climate Change
New Nuclear Power Plants Are Unlikely to Stop the Climate Crisis
These plants take too long to build and bring online, and we don’t have that much time
