Wind & Solar Researcher: “We Are Actually Trying to Use the Natural Variability Itself to Address the Variability.”

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 03:52:43 +0000

Deciding where to build a solar or wind farm? MIT engineers show how detailed mapping of weather conditions and energy demand can guide optimization for siting renewable energy installations. Prior to now, there were few integrated sources for combining data from individual developers or utilities, which made it more guesswork … [continued]

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Inside The Heart Of The Magnetocaloric Heat Pump Of The Future

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2024 20:38:03 +0000

Researchers at Ames National Laboratory are have reportedly cracked the code for the energy efficient, refrigerant-free magnetocaloric heat pump of the future.

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A Boston-Area Family Shifts Their 18th Century Home Off Fossil Fuels

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2024 03:32:52 +0000

Is it really possible for homeowners to recreate a traditional Colonial New England home so that it uses renewable energy sources? A residential couple who live outside Boston wondered the same thing. How could they get off fossil fuels and do so in a way that made sense for their … [continued]

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Next-Gen Batteries, US Government Efficiency Improvement, Marine & Offshore Wind Research — US DOE News

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2024 08:37:08 +0000

The US Department of Energy continues to roll out great cleantech news as we approach the end of the year and the end of an epic presidential term for clean energy, energy efficiency, and electric vehicles. I’m going to roll through four stories from the past two days to catch … [continued]

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An Environmental & Budgetary Defense Of The F-35

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2024 04:59:55 +0000

In recent posts to his social media site, Elon Musk took aim at a tough target: the Lockheed-Martin F-35 Lightning II. Not only is it stealthy (something Musk claims to have a workaround for), but he also thinks it’s a monetary boondoggle that his unofficial “government agency” should try to get … [continued]

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AI and Energy: A New Horizon for Powering Our Future

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2024 10:57:29 +0000

The energy industry finds itself in the midst of a transformative era. In 2023 alone, a record 31 GW of solar energy capacity were installed—a 55% increase from 2022—while battery energy storage systems

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For Mercedes-Benz, Sustainability Means Brainy Micro-Converters, Solar Paint, & Synthetic Spider Silk

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2024 16:30:19 +0000

Mercedes-Benz has some new sustainability tricks up its sleeve, including bio-based materials and body paint made with solar cells.

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Undersea Pods Deployed For Energy Efficient Desalination

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2024 03:49:59 +0000

The US startup OceanWell is developing undersea “water farms” that leverage water pressure to operate an energy efficient desalination system.

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Green Skills: LinkedIn Publishes Its Annual Green Skills Report — It’s Not Good

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2024 17:13:59 +0000

The green skills that immediately counteract the consequences of global warming are in increasing demand. They need to be in the spotlight, and LinkedIn is putting them there. Jobs that prioritize sustainability are known as “green jobs,” and are not able to function without a comprehensive understanding of green skills. … [continued]

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