Speeding on the innovation highway
Electric cars were – and still are – being hailed as a new dawn. Next up are driverless cars. Going towards self-charging driverless cars will not be an easy ride
The incompatibility of HELE coal technology with 2°C scenarios
In December 2015, international governments pledged in Paris to limit global average temperature rise to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels, and to pursue efforts…
Shrink the Pentagon’s massive contribution to climate change
Roads melting from a heatwave in India. Droughts. Floods in Bangladesh. Many scientists believe the dramatic increase in extreme weather is a result of global…
5 years after Fukushima: Nuclear power prospects dim
According to a report in the Financial Times, the Fukushima nuclear disaster has cost Japan $118 billion to date and Tokyo Electric Power’s shareholders have picked up only 20% of the tab. The government and consumers paid the rest.
Five Takeaways from National Renewable Energy Policy Forum 2016
“Policy still matters” was the theme of this year National Renewable Energy Policy Forum. An event, held in Washington last March, which served to remind…
5 years after Fukushima, nuclear industry alive and well
Five years after the world’s second-worst nuclear disaster in Japan, the nuclear power industry is far from dead. A 9.0-magnitude earthquake shook northeastern Japan on…
The unprecedented coral bleaching disaster at the Great Barrier Reef, explained
The scientists who study the Great Barrier Reef are shocked and horrified by what they’re seeing right now. Record hot temperatures in the Pacific Ocean…
The harsh lesson of Monte Narba
A silver mine, hibernated for decades in its splendid isolation, is now a symbol of the wealth of industrial and architectural heritage inherited from mining golden era. But Monte Narba is equally emblematic of the inability to enhance or, at least, to protect historic valuable sites.
Clean energy from human urine
It used to be good only for water closets. Not true anymore. From human urine now we can extract potable water and energy too. Energy…
Microalgae to capture CO2: a viable alternative to conventional CCS?
In April 2013 at the site of the, a green coloured house captured people’s attention. The outer layer of the house was made of algae…
Ensuring energy security in the age of renewables
The last ten years have seen a remarkable growth in the use of wind and solar power worldwide as nations have sought to make dramatic…
True lies?
The saga started last autumn. The allegations, however, of a huge corporate cover-up on the then emerging science of climate change date back around 40…
Impact of New Pipeline Infrastructure Tied to Firm Capacity Contract Debates
On May 2, 2016, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a favorable environmental assessment for the Atlantic Bridge natural gas pipeline project, proposed by…
Hyperloop One already a success
Imagine a fossil-fuel independent world where those who don’t want to give up their road autonomy drive electric cars, while those who need to get…
Time to Revalue Solar
New York Utilities and Solar Companies Jointly Revalue Grid-Exported Distributed Generation to Support Solar Growth On April 18, 2016, a coalition of New York State electric utilities…
MIT researchers convert waste gas into liquid fuel
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have discovered a form of bioconversion that could be used to convert waste gases to biodiesel for…