In greening air travel, small parts can make a big difference
Each time a plane takes off or lands, flaps on the wings extend or retract to maintain stability and serve as a visual reminder that…
Renewables
The Department of Energy wants to help 5 million homes connect to community solar by 2025
Community solar programs can help people access clean energy even when their own roofs aren’t suitable for solar panels. Going solar can reduce people’s energy…
Thinking about a heat pump? Here are a few things to consider
One consumer’s quest for a climate-friendly heating system yields useful information for those poised to take advantage of Inflation Reduction Act credits. When a powerful…
Swiss project places solar panels along railroad tracks
In Switzerland, the Sun-Ways startup has started to lay down solar panels placed between the rails of train tracks as part of a plan to…
Perovskite: new type of solar technology paves the way for abundant, cheap and printable cells
Silicon solar cells are an established technology for the generation of electricity from the sun. But they take a lot of energy to produce, are…
Clean energy technology can reduce energy costs for low-income people
In a pilot project, nonprofit Couleecap installed solar panels and heat pumps at an apartment building in Wisconsin. Low-income people often spend a large portion…
A Solar solution to the West’s changing climate?
The summer of 2022 was tough for farmers in the American West: Hot, dry conditions led snow to melt early, reservoirs to run low and…
Energy communities bring renewable power to the people
Squeezed between the war in Ukraine, the pandemic and climate change, the European energy system is experiencing an unprecedented crisis. Bill payers are coping with…
Consumers shouldn’t have to pick up the bill for expensive hydrogen experiments
Opening the door to hybrid heat pumps and hydrogen boilers will impact consumers, and make it more difficult for them to transition to clean heating…
Salt and a battery – smashing the limits of power storage
We have all been there. The rectangular icon in the top right-hand corner of the screen turns red and flashes to indicate you’re almost out…
Hydrogen heads home to challenge oil and gas as local energy supply
The Northern Netherlands region used to be prime gas country. One of the largest gas fields in the world was found underfoot in Groningen province….
Keen to retrofit your home to lower its carbon footprint and save energy? Consider these 3 things
If you’re anything like me, you’re increasingly working from home, one that was built before energy efficiency measures were introduced in Australia. With temperatures along…
Five steps to get industries on track for net zero
An industrial-scale problem… Today, industrial sectors account for nearly 40% of global energy consumption and more than 30% of global greenhouse gas emissions. The five…