Can Wind Farms Actually Weaken Hurricanes?
Now this is worth knowing about. Simulations have shown that spinning turbine blades of offshore wind farms can actually slow the wind speeds of a hurricane. Imagine all those people Continue Reading
Caterpillar makes strategic investment in Fisker, with interest in solid-state battery tech
Fisker Inc., an e-mobility and technology company developing electric vehicles and proprietary solid-state battery technologies, announced a strategic investment from Caterpillar Venture Capital Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Caterpillar Continue Reading
The Great Biofuel Swindle
Over the past decade, “biofuel” has been a major buzz word in the world of clean energy and environmental science. As the topic of advanced biofuels continued to trend over Continue Reading
Iowa lawmaker urges EPA to speed up rule expanding ethanol sales
Republican Senator Chuck Grassley said on Tuesday that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency must act quickly to allow year-round sales of higher ethanol gasoline blends if President Donald Trump aims Continue Reading
Is This The Future Of Battery Tech?
A group of scientists from Duke University has developed a new method to 3D-print lithium-ion batteries in virtually any shape. In a paper published in ACS Applied Energy Materials , Continue Reading
Solar-plus-storage likely the ‘next big thing’ in ERCOT: expert
Highlights Texas to get ‘big chunk’ of new US solar Used batteries to form ‘dirt cheap’ storage Austin, Texas — Solar energy — increasingly paired with battery storage — is Continue Reading
India Set To Miss Its 2022 Renewable Energy Targets
Although government support of renewables in India remains strong, the country faces “a myriad of challenges,” which will likely result in India falling short of its own renewable energy targets Continue Reading
Expanding ethanol sales would have limited U.S. market impact: analysts
The Trump administration’s plan to allow year-round sales of higher-grade corn ethanol would have limited impact on the depressed U.S. ethanol market, with record supplies and prices for the fuel Continue Reading
BMW Group, Northvolt and Umicore partner to develop sustainable life-cycle loop for EV batteries in Europe
The BMW Group, Northvolt and Umicore have formed a joint technology consortium in order to work closely together on the continued development of a complete and sustainable value chain for Continue Reading
Doubling down on the biofuel boondoggle
Dave Sweeney examines an ear of corn in Alden, Iowa, in 2017. The crop is used for hog feed and the production of ethanol. (Bonnie Jo Mount/Washington Post) FOR MORE Continue Reading