Green Energy

An analysis published today in the journal Science found that, contrary to a widely held assumption, the high assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) now being produced with federal subsidies to fuel the next generation of small nuclear power reactors can be used directly to make nuclear weapons, and thus presents greater terrorism and nuclear proliferation threats than publicly acknowledged by the federal government and industry.

"Norway is the world leader when it comes to the take up of electric cars, which last year accounted for nine out of 10 new vehicles sold in the country."

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Community solar is gaining momentum nationwide, but uptake is low among those who could benefit most. This grassroots NYC project aims to change that.

Workers are pushing for improved training and safety standards to help avoid falls, electrocution and equipment failure.

To achieve its climate goals, the city helped finance the largest solar farm east of the Mississippi River.

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Experts from a “nudge unit” have been hired to help ministers fight misinformation about heat pumps to try to encourage take-up of the devices.

Designing for this is going to be absolutely key. It means some mix of clean non-emitting generation, such as geothermal or nuclear, and long-duration storage, such as flow batteries or hydrogen.

Parts of Sweden use District Heating (heat for everyone comes from the same source), and one location is filling caves with hot water to create a giant network of thermal batteries.

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The global green hydrogen industry has been wading through a series of setbacks in recent months. Nevertheless, deals continue to be made and R&D continues apace, with the aim of knocking natural gas off the hydrogen supply chain. In the latest news on the research end, the US startup SunHydrogen has just reached another milestone for its nanoparticle-enabled solar modules, which can produce green hydrogen in one step without the need for expensive electrolysis systems.

The controversial machine sending CO2 to the ocean and making hydrogen - BBC

Record wind-generated electricity across Northern Ireland and Scotland pushed Britain’s power prices below zero.

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New IEA report finds that strong deployment of renewables is set to curb growth in coal use even as electricity demand surges, with China – the world’s biggest coal consumer – remaining pivotal

The very long timetable on this basically tells us that most of the work needed to decarbonize electric generation will be in the form of wind and solar, rather than something exotic like this.

On Friday, the Coalition finally released the long-awaited details of the nuclear plan it will take to the election and, once again, asks us not to be afraid – of the price tag, the higher climate pollution and a range of other variables.

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A new report reveals the violent cost of the green transition.

The Chinese manufacturers have decided to impose production quotas to force prices up.

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Reaching the geothermal energy far beneath our feet will require digging further into the Earth's crust than ever before.

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Policymakers and industry say the Midwest Hydrogen Hub will create green jobs and slash emissions, but environmentalists see a ploy to keep fossil fuels in use.

I'm very interested to see how countries like Pakistan can lead the way in the clean energy revolution out of a necessity for cheap electricity rather than a desire for clean power.

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A year ago, I highlighted 24/7 carbon-free energy (CFE) hourly matching as the future of corporate energy procurement. Today it is steadily emerging in Europe with new buyers joining in beyond the traditional Big Tech trailblazers, Google and Microsoft. Now it’s time to take it mainstream.

Vanadium flow batteries aren't the only option; there are a number of them going up based on other chemistries which don't have the materials-scarcity problem.

As per the title, I'm curious of your thoughts on this concept. Methane from landfills are already used as a source of energy in many cases, but according to the EPA, a tremendous amount are not, and contribute 14% to the US's methane gas emissions.

Arevon Energy has kicked off operations at Vikings Solar-plus-Storage – one of the US’s first utility-scale solar peaker plants.

Sherco Solar, which recently began generating power, will eventually have a massive capacity of 710 megawatts (MW). The first part of the project is already pumping 220 MW of affordable solar electricity into the grid, with the next two phases expected to go online in 2025 and 2026.