Electricity from farm waste: How biogas could help Malawians with no power
In sub-Saharan Africa, over 600 million people (more than 50% of the population) are without access to electricity. Malawi has one of the world's lowest electricity access rates—just 14.1% of the total population have access ...
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States rethink data centers as 'electricity hogs' strain the grid
State Sen. Norm Needleman championed the 2021 legislation designed to lure major data centers to Connecticut.
May 2, 2024
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Microsoft makes renewable energy deal with Canada's Brookfield
Microsoft and Canada's Brookfield Asset Management have struck an agreement for the development of renewable energy that could make one of the biggest corporate purchases of green energy to date, the companies said on Tuesday.
May 2, 2024
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A new roadmap to close the carbon cycle
A major approach to achieving net-zero carbon emissions relies on converting various parts of the economy, such as personal vehicles and heating, to run via electricity generated from renewable sources. But carbon cannot ...
May 1, 2024
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Is bioenergy ever truly green? It depends on five key questions
Plans to revive an old coal-fired power station using bioenergy are being considered in the Hunter region of New South Wales. Similar plans for the station have previously not gone ahead. As we grapple with decarbonization, ...
May 1, 2024
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Methane emissions from landfill could be turned into sustainable jet fuel with plasma-driven process
In a world first, University of Sydney researchers have developed a chemical process using plasma that could create sustainable jet fuel from methane gas emitted from landfills, potentially creating a low-carbon aviation ...
Apr 30, 2024
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Research team improves voltage of aqueous rechargeable batteries in the quest for safer, cheaper options
A QUT-led team of international researchers has made a breakthrough in the development of a type of battery that is much safer and cheaper than the batteries currently charging our smart devices.
Apr 30, 2024
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New model estimates cultivable space at photovoltaic plants for combining agricultural and photovoltaic production
A team at the University of Cordoba has developed a methodology that defines the cultivable space between two-axis photovoltaic modules, with the aim of promoting the conversion of existing plants over to agrivoltaic production.
Apr 30, 2024
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New sodium-ion battery tech boosts green energy storage affordability
In an advance for energy-storage technologies, researchers have developed high ionic-conductivity solid-state electrolytes for sodium-ion batteries that dramatically enhance performance at room temperature. This development ...
Apr 30, 2024
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Analysis of future EV load using real-world data shows major upgrade needed for California in the coming decades
A pair of environmental engineers at the University of California, Davis, has found that in order to meet the needs of the growing number of electric vehicles (EV) in that state in the coming decades, California power producers ...