Tag: Energy Efficiency
USA Can Recycle 90% of Wind Turbine Mass
Report suggests investing in strategies and innovations to process the remaining 10%, improving sustainability and supporting a circular economy. A new report from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) outlines recommendations that could increase the recycling and reuse of decommissioned wind energy equipment and materials to create a more circular … [continued]
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US Government Agrees To 10-Year Nuclear Power Plan
The GSA has struck a deal for ten years worth of nuclear power for federal offices in and around Washington, DC.
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China Plans 48,000 Kilometers Of High Speed Rail By 2030
China has introduced a new high speed rail train with a top speed of 450 km/h, making it the fastest train on Earth.
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Basin & Range Geography Could Be Ideal For Cutting Edge Data Centers
Recently, a colleague shared an article about the future of data centers and the electricity that powers them. With rising energy use for artificial intelligence, the supply of something as basic as electrical power can’t provide enough energy for every AI scheme in planning, leaving tech companies looking for other … [continued]
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New Coal-Killing Flow Battery Tool Now Available, For Free
The flow battery field is getting a powerful shot of adrenaline in the form of a free new modeling tool that compresses the R&D timeline.
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NIO’s New Firefly Brand Has Some Special Sauce, Could Help NIO Reach Profitability
NIO launched a new brand last week, the low-cost Firefly brand. The new compact car from Firefly will cost as little as 148,800 yuan ($20,400) at launch. It also launched its most expensive model, the ET9, which starts at 788,000 yuan ($108,000), more than 5 times more! Clearly, NIO is … [continued]
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New Flow Battery Membrane Aims To Kill Natural Gas, Not Just Coal
A flow battery membrane makeover is expected to cut costs and improve the environmental footprint, leading to widespread adoption of sustainable energy storage.
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2024 Was A Productive Year For My Decarbonization Efforts
It’s the time of year when people publish retrospectives on the year and start thinking about the year ahead. As so much of my work ends up in CleanTechnica, I thought it would be useful to provide my retrospective here. On a purely personal note, I’ve been told over and … [continued]
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Climate Tech Is Reducing Emissions And Improving Urban Landscapes And Lives
If we hope to see a climate-hardy world in the years to come, we must recast the way we design our urban environments — they must become ecologically sound and robust sustainable spaces. Possible pathways to achieve such goals are winding and tenuous, sure, and an array of novel innovations … [continued]
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Operational & Technical Solutions Can Promote Maritime Decarbonization
Once upon a time, the maritime industry thought that, in order to shrink environmental degradation, reducing air pollutants like sulfur oxides was quite satisfactory. A lot has changed with maritime decarbonization since then. Today the industry focuses on adopting comprehensive strategies for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Digital ship technologies … [continued]
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