Scientists repeat nuclear fusion net gain in significant step toward clean energy
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers achieve greater yield than the December experiment
Clean energy articles
Sugar-fueled flow battery could transform renewable energy storage
"We cannot always dig the Earth for new materials"
Silicon-perovskite solar cells are on the verge of revolutionizing power generation efficiency
Forward-looking: Traditional solar power cells are based on a silicon semiconductor compound, which is known to have a theoretical maximum efficiency of 29 percent in converting sunlight into electric energy. However, by incorporating a second perovskite layer onto the base silicon layer, solar cells have the potential to surpass this efficiency threshold in the near future.
Switzerland is installing solar panels in train tracks
A small step toward a cleaner, greener future
Researchers discover how to harvest electricity from humid air using nearly any material
Think of it as a man-made mini cloud
Japan is on a mission to beam solar power from space by 2025
A decades-long quest could be close to completion
Global funding for solar power will outpace oil production in 2023
Clean energy investment is moving fast, and solar power is at the center of it
Wind and solar power generation hit record highs last year, providing 12% of global electricity
"A turning point in the world's transition to clean power"
Proposed geothermal energy solution could turn aquifers into huge batteries
Buildings could be heated or cooled by exchanging heat in and out of aquifers
Europe to cut greenhouse gasses by banning sales of CO2-emitting cars from 2035
Germany won a last-minute exemption for e-fuels, though
A natural enzyme can produce clean energy from thin air
Mycobacterium smegmatis can literally turn hydrogen into electricity
Wind and solar power are on the rise in Europe
Energy transition from fossil fuel and gas is accelerating
Gravity batteries in abandoned mines could power the whole planet, scientists say
A method to store excess renewable energy, reuse decommissioned mines, and provide jobs
Xbox update will switch Series S and X consoles to power saver mode when they shut down
New setting won't affect performance but will disable remote wake
Small nuclear reactors could solve data centers' sustainable power problem
Less refuelling but more waste than standard reactors
Forward-looking: Data centers have become a massive industry, but many of them aren't very environmentally friendly due to their huge power demands, which are often met through the burning of fossil fuels. One proposed answer to this problem is for the facilities to use their own sustainable power sources in the form of miniature nuclear reactors.
Researchers claim they produced a nuclear fusion reaction with a 50-percent net energy gain
A small but promising early step for renewable energy
Google and Microsoft buy more energy to make their data centers greener
The big picture: Google and Microsoft are two of the largest cloud-focused companies in the world, always competing to win more customers in the enterprise space. There's one thing, however, the two corporations agree on: the need to radically change the environmental impact their always-growing data centers are having on the world.
Europe's biggest battery storage system goes online four months early
The Tesla-powered energy storage system could help the UK get through a tough winter
What is Sustainable Computing? A shift in how we develop the hardware of the future
Building sustainable computing systems is not only the conscientious thing to do, but curbing carbon emissions may result in a seismic shift in how we develop the hardware of the future.
SSDs might cause double the CO2 emissions of HDDs
Most emissions come from initial manufacture
Swiss "water battery" with 20 million kWh of capacity is finally functional
The project took 14 years to complete
Elevators in skyscrapers could be used to generate electricity
Would the benefits outweigh the tradeoffs?
US greenhouse gas emissions increased by six percent in 2021
Transportation demand is increasing again
California bill may restrict the sale of gas-guzzling lawnmowers and generators in 2024
Governor Newsom already signed the bill