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Massive Data Centers May Make Groundwater Pollution Worse
Data centers need huge quantities of water to cool their servers, but if that water contains pollutants, more pollution may result.
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Energy Storage Exists, & It’s Coming For Your Fossil Fuels
With an assist from energy storage, concentrating solar power gets a reboot for commercial and industrial applications.
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An Elegy for NREL and the Passing of America’s Renewable Compass
The erasure of the word “Renewable” from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory marks the end—or hopefully just an interruption—of a long and consequential chapter in energy history. Renaming it as the National Laboratory of the Rockies doesn’t change the buildings in Golden or the servers in ESIF or the unfinished … [continued]
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Hurricanes in 2024 Led to the Most Hours without Power in the United States in 10 Years
U.S. electricity customers experienced an average of 11 hours of electricity interruptions in 2024, or nearly twice as many as the annual average experienced in the decade before, according to our Electric Power Annual 2024 report. Major events such as Hurricanes Beryl, Helene, and Milton accounted for 80% of the hours … [continued]
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The Strange Time Compression of Sodium-Ion Battery Development
If you are not aware of Chinese battery technical leadership, it is probably time to take notice. As of 2025, CATL and BYD have over 50% of the world’s EV battery market share. From January to September, they accounted for 811.7 GWh. CATL and BYD are not the only battery … [continued]
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