What is a solar tower and how does it work?
A solar tower, also known as a solar power tower, is a way to concentrate solar power to make it a more powerful energy source. Solar towers are sometimes also called heliostat power plants because they use a collection of…
To Fight The Pandemic, The World Returns To Fossil Fuels
March 2020 will be the month the western world changed. As March began, there was relative normalcy except in China and isolated places in east Asia. By month’s end, much of the West – indeed, the entire world – was in quarantine….
Uncertain climate future could disrupt energy systems
(DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) An international team of scientists has published a new study proposing an optimization methodology for designing climate-resilient energy systems and to help ensure that communities will be able to meet future energy needs given weather and climate variability. Their findings were recently published in Nature Energy.
Renewable Hydrogen Sneak Attack On “Toughest Third” Of Global CO2 Emissions (#CleanTechnica Exclusive Interview)
Wind and solar power can sneak into heavy industry, chemicals, and other decarbonization-resistant sectors through the renewable hydrogen back door
On Mars or Earth, biohybrid can turn carbon dioxide into new products
Chemists have created a hybrid system of bacteria and nanowires that captures energy from sunlight and transfers it to the bacteria to turn carbon dioxide and water into organic molecules and oxygen. On Earth, such a biohybrid could remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. On Mars, it would provide colonists with raw material to manufacture organic compounds ranging from fuels to drugs. The efficiency is greater than the photosynthetic efficiency of most plants.
Gov. Cuomo To Ram Green Energy Plants Down Locals’ Throats
Gov. Andrew Cuomo deserves credit for his handling (so far) of the coronavirus pandemic. But not so for his push to eliminate residents’ ability to decide for themselves if they want industrial-scale wind and solar projects in their towns. Upstate…
GCL Plans To Invest $2.5 Billion In World’s Largest Solar Panel Factory
China’s GCL SI says it will invest $2.5 billion to build a new solar panel factory capable of producing 60 GW of panels a year — enough to meet half of global demand.
Using fiber optics to advance safe and renewable energy
(DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) Fiber optic cables, it turns out, can be incredibly useful scientific sensors. Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have studied them for use in carbon sequestration, groundwater mapping, earthquake detection, and monitoring of Arctic permafrost thaw. Now they have been awarded new grants to develop fiber optics for two novel uses: monitoring offshore wind operations and underground natural gas storage.
Tree rings could pin down Thera volcano eruption date
(University of Arizona) Research led by the University of Arizona Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research has anchored a long sequence of tree rings, providing context for the civilizations that existed throughout the Bronze and Iron Ages, including the eruption of Thera.
New Research Tackles Perovskite Solar Cell Trap State Trap — CleanTechnica Interview
Silicon still has some wiggle room, but researchers are eyeballing perovskite solar cells for a “next wave” in low cost solar power
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