Green Energy

A new report by NPL outlines the crucial needs and challenges that need addressing to boost the hydrogen economy and support the UK in reaching its net zero goals. The NPL report, “Measurement challenges in the hydrogen sector,” report identifies measurement challenges in four areas of the hydrogen economy: production, storage, distribution and end-use. Solving these challenges is integral […]

The grid needs to change. To electrify everything from vehicles to heating systems to stovetops, the U.S. grid must expand by about 57% and get more flexible, too. Solar and wind energy are the renewables most likely to dominate a future clean energy grid. But they are found primarily in remote areas, far from the […]

Solar energy is one of humanity’s best bets against the ongoing energy crises and climate change. With solar panels becoming an attractive energy solution, both in open fields and on rooftops in urban areas, scientists are diligently working to advance existing photovoltaic technologies and achieve new heights in sustainability. While many types of photovoltaic materials […]

Halide perovskites aren’t exactly a household name, but they could completely transform renewable energy production around the world. This family of materials, named for the 19th century Russian mineralogist Lev Perovski, promises big gains over the typical silicon solar cells currently used across the industry, whether in a terrestrial power-generating capacity or by powering spacecraft […]

To transition away from fossil fuels and towards renewables—which are intermittent by nature—we’ll need to rework our entire system of power storage, transmission and distribution. Yet experts haven’t yet found the right energy mix or power storage system, or how to balance supply and demand effectively. Decarbonizing our society will mean replacing much of the […]

Tesla Provides Intersect Power With 15,3 GWh of Megapacks for Solar + Battery Storage Projects. Tesla and Intersect Power today announced a contract for 15.3 GWh of Megapacks, Tesla’s battery energy storage system, for Intersect Power’s solar + storage project portfolio through 2030. This agreement, when combined with previous commitments, make Intersect Power one of […]

Local decentralized energy systems, known as microgrids, can make urban infrastructures more resilient and reduce risks for the population, for example, in large-scale power outages due to natural hazards or cyberattacks. In Nature Sustainability researchers from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) present design criteria for microgrids that allow for fair treatment of different social groups […]

Air Liquide has announced it will design, build and deliver its first unit in Brazil for the purification of biomethane produced from solid waste, in the landfill of Cariacica (ES). The site, owned and operated by the Environmental Mark, receives half of all waste produced in Espírito Santo, Brazil. The new facility will be able […]

Renewable energy demand will triple over the next seven years as data center growth accelerates to facilitate the proliferation of artificial intelligence, NextEra Energy CEO John Ketchum said Wednesday. NextEra added 3,000 megawatts of renewable and storage projects to its order backlog in the second quarter. Of those, 860 megawatts — or 28% — come from agreements […]

Shell Plc plans to sell leases it won to develop floating wind farms off the coast of Scotland, as the oil major continues to roll back a once-ambitious expansion into renewable power. The company wants to sell its share of projects in a joint venture with Iberdrola SA’s Scottish Power to develop as much as […]