Here’s why AI is so power-hungry
By Kate Saenko, Boston University This month, Google forced out a prominent AI ethics researcher after she voiced frustration with the company for making her withdraw a [...]
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NREL Demos Grid-Scale Blockchain
In 2018 we documented the Brooklyn Microgrid and Silicon Valley Power pilots that use blockchain in multiple capacities including energy purchase and EV charging. Now, Wayne [...]
Power Grid Electricity Loss – Globally, It’s a Lot
Sarah Marie Jordaan, Johns Hopkins University and Kavita Surana, University of Maryland When it comes to strategies for slowing the effects of climate change, the idea of [...]
Better Batteries: The Right Chemistry for the Right Use
By Bianca Nogrady, freelance science journalist September 27, 2019 — For all their many virtues, wind and solar power have one major flaw: at some point, even in the [...]
How to have an all-renewable electric grid
by David Timmons, University of Massachusetts Boston The main solution to climate change is well known – stop burning fossil fuels. How to do this is more complicated, but [...]
Natron’s Prussian Blue Batteries: Unlimited Lifetime for Charging Systems
The huge growth of the EV market has spurred significant development of the EV charging industry and a host of fast-charging station competitors. However, public EV charging [...]
Switching to electric vehicles could save the US billions, but timing is everything
Editor’s Note: This article is part of a series of guest columns on innovative energy technologies and opinions. F. Todd Davidson, University of Texas at Austin; Dave [...]
Dance Power: Harvesting Movement Energy
If you’re seeking to engage the general population in thinking about renewable energy, you may have an uphill battle. However, one company has figured out a way not only to [...]
Nano-Coated Solar Collectors Revolutionize Heating & Cooling
The Concept: a Finnish company uses an innovative combination of nano-coatings, improved mechanical design, and larger panels to provide unprecedented solar thermal [...]
Gaming the Way to Energy Behavior Change
What would it take for you to consistently change your home energy behavior? Saving money has not proven to be an effective motivation, higher prices have not been welcome [...]
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