The Next Stage Of The Solar Boom Is Already Underway
“Every five days, the sun provides the Earth with as much energy as all proven supplies of oil, coal, and natural gas,” reports Singularity Hub in a powerful summation of Continue Reading
Scientific Breakthrough: MIT Solves Two Huge Energy Problems
While methane has recently started to grab some attention for its contribution to climate change, carbon dioxide remains the main culprit that scientists point their finger at. Because of its Continue Reading
Heliogen launches, achieves > 1,000 ˚C from concentrated sunlight for industrial processes
Heliogen, a company that is transforming sunlight to create and replace fuels, recently announced its launch and also said that it has—for the first time commercially—concentrated solar energy to exceed Continue Reading
Bill Gates-backed Heliogen’s solar ‘breakthrough’ could replace fossil fuels in steel and other big-polluting industries
Heliogen Heliogen believes it has the zero-carbon solar solution for the largest emitters. Heliogen, a clean energy company supported by Bill Gates and Patrick Soon-Shiong, this week claimed it has Continue Reading
Could Bill Gates’ Secret Startup Kill Fossil Fuels?
A clean energy startup, backed by Bill Gates , says it has achieved for the first time commercially very high temperatures from solar energy that could replace the need for Continue Reading
BMW orders more than 10 billion euros’ worth of battery cells
German carmaker BMW on Thursday said it had ordered more than 10 billion euros’ ($11.07 billion) worth of battery cells from Chinese battery cell maker Contemporary Amperex Technology Co (CATL) Continue Reading
Tesla set to make world’s biggest battery even bigger
The world’s biggest lithium-ion battery is about to get even bigger after its Australian operators decided to expand in a bid to stabilise the nation’s fragile electricity grid. French renewables company Continue Reading
Tech Breakthrough Could Spark A Geothermal Energy Boom
Geothermal energy is often billed as one of “the cleanest energy sources” –and with good reason. It’s carbon-free, renewable, and efficient. Even those stoic anti-hyperbolists over at the United States Continue Reading
Germans fall out of love with wind power
From the glass-fronted living room of his house in Ober-Ramstadt, Gunther Schulz points towards the wooded hills that rise on the other side of the valley. It is a fine Continue Reading
Another Energy Tech Breakthrough Involving Jellyfish
Jellyfish aren’t just a menace—they may very well have the power to save the planet. The marine creatures have long been studied for their potential to help combat major diseases Continue Reading