Wildfires in the West New Northern California Fires West Coast Records How to Help Photos Solar panels on homes in Northcote, one of Melbourne’s inner suburbs.Credit…Alana Holmberg for The New York Times […]
U.S. fuel ethanol production capacity increased by 3% in 2019
Fuel ethanol production capacity in the United States totaled 17.3 billion gallons per year (gal/y), or 1.1 million barrels per day (b/d), as of January 2020, according to the U.S. Energy Information […]
Fact-Checking President Trump’s Ethanol And Oil Production Claims
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA – SEPTEMBER 24: President Donald Trump speaks during his, ‘The Great American … [+] Comeback Rally’, at Cecil Airport on September 24, 2020 in Jacksonville, Florida. President Trump continues to […]
Even Renewables Are Bigger In Texas
Central Texas Solar Energy Farm Aerial over thousands of Solar Collectors near webberville , Texas a … [+] massive solar energy plant produces clean renewable energy for a sustainable energy future right […]
The Hydrogen Boom Is On Track To Hit $11 Trillion
It’s official: The big hydrogen techlash is now history. For decades, there was an undeniable and growing animus towards anything hydrogen by the investing universe, with the technology relegated to niche corners […]
The Methane Math for Gas Tankless Water Heaters
Once promoted as a more energy efficient option for providing hot water in homes and businesses than conventional tank-type water heaters, gas tankless water heaters may not be that much better for […]
California’s Electric Vehicle Dream Has A Major Problem
California’s Governor Gavin Newsom last week announced that the sale of new cars with internal combustion engines would be banned from 2035 in the state administration’s latest effort to reduce its carbon […]
How Tracker Technology Is Expanding the Footprint for Solar
As solar costs continue to decline, unique use cases for trackers will likely gain in popularity, according to a new Wood Mackenzie report on the tracker market. Half of the new tracker products released […]
From the Lab: The Energy Transition Needs Perovskite PV and Alternative Storage
Adam Duran is program manager at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and co-director of the Shell GameChanger Accelerator powered by NREL. *** The energy sector is making progress toward low- or zero-carbon generation. […]
Hydrogen-powered passenger plane completes maiden flight
A hydrogen fuel-cell plane that’s capable of carrying passengers completed its maiden flight this week, in another step forward for low and zero-emission flight. Source: Hydrogen-powered passenger plane completes maiden flight
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