Green Energy

Local elected officials surveyed in Pennsylvania underestimate their constituents’ support for solar and other clean energy projects, according to a paper, “Public and Local Policymaker Preferences for Large-Scale Energy Project Characteristics,” which was published August 1 in Nature Energy. In their findings, based on survey responses from 894 Pennsylvanians and 206 policymakers from township, municipality, […]

Transitioning to 100% renewable energy globally would be cheaper and simpler using firebricks, a form of thermal energy storage with roots in the Bronze Age, to produce most of the heat needed for industrial processes, according to a new Stanford study. Today’s industries require high temperatures for manufacturing, which are achieved largely by continuously burning […]

Technology with roots going back to the Bronze Age may offer a fast and inexpensive solution to help achieve the United Nations climate goal of net zero emissions by 2050, according to recent Stanford-led research in PNAS Nexus. The technology involves assembling heat-absorbing bricks in an insulated container, where they can store heat generated by solar […]

Strong offshore winds have the potential to supply coastlines with massive, consistent flows of clean electricity. One study estimates offshore wind farms could meet 11 times the projected global electricity demand in 2040. The U.S. East Coast is an ideal location to capture this power, but there’s a problem: getting electricity from ocean wind farms to the cities […]

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 […]