The most important news on the environment, climate and energy of 2020
It's been quite the year.
Tag: energy
Mistaken beliefs are altering India’s transition to clean cooking fuels
People's beliefs have to be addressed as part of any (successful) energy transition.
Giving up the Ghost: Science Takes on the Supernatural
This Halloween, you are invited to spend the evening in a haunted house with a difference. At ZME Manor the ...
Stronger, longer-lasting perovskite solar panels could be on the way
This could mean less pollution and cheaper energy for us all
Japan, the sixth-largest emitter, pledges to become carbon neutral by 2050
Question still remain on how this target will be met.
Solar is set to become “the king” of electricity markets, says the International Energy Agency
The report forecasts a fast expansion of clean energy sources.
Wind and solar energy doubled their share since the Paris Agreement
It's time to accelerate the energy transition
Painting wind turbines black can help birds not fly into them
Both birds and the Rolling Stones want you to paint it black.
What is entropy, and why is it always increasing?
Room's a mess again? It's physics's fault.
Coronavirus crisis hits clean energy jobs across the US
Half a million jobs in this sector have been lost in March and April.
New, ultrathin solar cell doubles the current efficiency record by reaching almost 50%
It's a huge step up, but currently quite expensive to produce.
Bumblebees carry heavy loads in ‘economy’ flight mode
The heavier the load, the higher their energy efficiency.
Research team develops solar panels that don’t need sun
New research is allowing solar cells to work at night. A conventional solar cell (left) absorbs photons and generates an ...
Scotland to reach this year 100% renewable energy goal
The country would leave behind fossil fuels with a clean energy matrix
Despite Trump’s promises, coal power is fading away in the US
This month alone, two of the US largest coal plants shut down.
Wind power has the potential to supply the world’s electricity needs 18 times over
Behind the growth of wind energy there’s the growing awareness of the climate crisis and political responses to environmental concerns, ...
The UK may soon get its first cryogenic energy battery
Energy storage company Highview Power has announced its intention to build a cryogenic energy storage facility in the north of ...
Dumping coal-fired in favor of gas-fired plants would save the U.S. a lot of water — switching to renewables, a whole lot more
Burning things takes a lot of water.
Mashed potatoes are an ideal fuel for exercising, new study reports
Silly me, I thought they were the ideal fuel period.
Mitochondria and Tesla battery packs work pretty much the same way, study reports
But will they claim copyright?