Firebrick thermal energy storage could reach 170 GW in the US by 2050 ~enviro energy.renewable Article 513 words 24 votes
Global average solar Levelized Cost of Electricity stood at $0.044/kWh in 2023, says IRENA ~enviro energy.renewable Article 535 words 8 votes
Modeling shows that reconductoring can quickly beef up grids ~enviro energy Article 1198 words 5 votes
Even solar energy’s biggest fans are underestimating it ~enviro energy.renewable climate change Article 1837 words, published Sep 20 2024 16 votes
Lawsuits allege deadly 2021 Texas blackouts were an inside job, that energy companies reduced energy supply before storm ~enviro energy Article 1551 words 18 votes
The UK helped usher in the coal era — now it’s closing its last remaining plant ~enviro energy climate change Article 517 words 8 votes
Battery giant Northvolt to cut 25% of workforce in Sweden as part of a major cost-cutting drive – roughly 1,600 employees, including 1,000 positions at its factory in Skellefteå ~finance business Article 13 votes
Constellation to restart Three Mile Island unit, powering Microsoft ~enviro climate change energy Link 13 votes
CO2 turned into fuel: Japan’s scientists convert captured carbon into green fuel ~engineering Link 20 votes
Actually, we can deploy energy infrastructure very quickly ~enviro energy Article 1513 words 19 votes
Negative European energy prices hit record level – Rapid rollout of solar and wind generation has outpaced ability to store power ~enviro energy.renewable Link 31 votes
Swedish battery company Northvolt has announced it would be laying off a large part of its workforce and selling or consolidating several sites as the electric vehicle market slows down ~transport Article 525 words 11 votes
Charging lithium-ion batteries at high currents just before they leave the factory is thirty times faster and increases battery lifespans by 50%, according to study ~enviro Article 1201 words 18 votes
Solar will get too cheap to connect to the power grid ~enviro energy.renewable Article 1363 words, published Sep 2 2024 34 votes
Painting one turbine blade black has shown promise for preventing bird collisions ~enviro energy.renewable Article 730 words, published May 20 2024 18 votes
Finland's Fortum starts using US nuclear fuel in bid to reduce Russian dependence ~enviro Article 400 words 7 votes
Cache Energy’s mysterious white pellets could help kill coal and natural gas ~enviro Article 776 words, published Aug 22 2024 9 votes
New nanogenerators achieve 140-fold power density gain, could rival solar cells ~science Link 17 votes
Three Danish energy tech firms have opened the doors to the first ever green ammonia plant in the world, capable of producing 5,000 tons per year ~enviro energy.renewable Article 486 words 5 votes
AI tech giants hide dirty energy with outdated carbon accounting rules ~enviro energy Article 1632 words 12 votes
The gigantic and unregulated power plants in the cloud ~tech security.cyber Article 2240 words 12 votes
Could Britain's soaring taxes push energy companies to Norway? Taxes on oil and gas profits have risen from 40% to about 78%, prompting several to think about pulling out. ~enviro energy Article 576 words 7 votes