Efficient silicon photovoltaics hold so much potential but scaling them up would involve outlandish costs. Researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory developed a new approach that could pare down the price. Usually solar cells are made from ultrapure single ...
Last month, President Obama said he would guarantee federal loans for two new nuclear power plants in Georgia. For nuclear energy advocates, those were welcome words. But it takes billions of dollars to get big nuke plants built. "The challenge ...
Following years of questions and debate, the Vermont Senate recently voted to block a license extension for a 38-year-old nuclear power plant in the state, essentially closing it down. Now comes the hard part. There are 104 operational nuclear power ...
I'm seeing news everywhere about Bloom Energy's announcement today of its Energy Server, a new kind of fuel cell that can generate clean energy. So I did a little poking around and here's what I found. First, just a refresher: ...
Every great once in a while, you come across something that makes you slap your head and say, "That's...just...brilliant." No, I don't mean the soccer ball pictured here. Well, actually, I DO mean the soccer ball pictured here. Although, this ...
Every great once in a while, you come across something that makes you slap your head and say, "That's...just...brilliant." No, I don't mean the soccer ball pictured here. Well, actually, I DO mean the soccer ball pictured here. Although, this ...
Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft and, more recently, a philanthropist tackling AIDS and malaria is now turning his attention to clean energy. Last Friday, he spoke at the TED Talks in Long Beach, CA and told the audience, "If ...
Using hollow cubes of a new, safer nuclear fuel known as thorium, scientists show they can soak up and remove radioactive uranium.
A technology that goes back to nearly the dawn of mankind isn't just enduring--it promises to clean up energy production and storage. Time to get reacquainted with the flywheel. Grid operators usually reserve one percent of their energy generation...just in ...
