Storing Excess Electricity as Hydrogen
While energy sources such as wind and solar are great at producing emissions-free electricity, they depend on the sun and the wind, so supply doesn’t always meet the [...]
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Put clean energy at the heart of stimulus plans to counter the coronavirus crisis
by Fatih Birol (@ieabirol), executive director, International Energy Agency March 24, 2020 — Editor’s note: This piece is republished with permission from the [...]
Solar Cells to Generate Energy at Night
What if solar cells worked at night? That’s no joke, according to Jeremy Munday, professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UC Davis. In fact, a [...]
Cleantech in Silicon Valley: Not Just Renewables
One of the exciting parts of my job is mentoring young start-ups in the cleantech space, both in Silicon Valley and elsewhere. The activity has allowed me to keep my finger [...]
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 [...]
Hydrogen fuel cells vie for the future
By Amanda Nelson Editor’s Note: This article is part of a series of guest columns on innovative energy technologies and opinions. Amanda Nelson is a senior technical [...]
High Efficiency Solar Cell Lands from Space
After developing a way to produce solar cells using materials previously considered too expensive for use on Earth, scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory [...]
Enabling Geothermal Heat Transfer from Subway Tunnels
A few years ago we described a heat exchange application that uses the warm water in the Paris sewer system to heat buildings above. Now, researchers at EPFL in Switzerland [...]
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 [...]
Energy-Generating Bricks Use Thermal Differential
A recently developed thermal brick has the capability of providing affordable energy and shelter for developing countries or temporary communities. An international team of [...]
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