Perched at an elevation of more than 10,000 feet in the Colorado Rockies, where thin air and extreme conditions challenge even the most robust machinery, the Cabin Creek pumped-storage hydro facility has been quietly performing vital power grid services for nearly six decades. But as Colorado’s renewable energy revolution transformed the grid below, this high-altitude...
Traditional irrigation methods, which often rely on flooding or inefficient sprinklers, can waste enormous amounts of water. Innovative technologies are playing a critical role in conserving water and reducing costs. Smart water management systems, powered by the Internet of Things (IoT), promise to make every drop count by giving farmers real-time data on soil moisture, crop needs, and water use.
The United States faces an energy demand shock with clear national security consequences. After decades of flat demand, the rise of hyperscale artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, the electrification of heavy industry, and the reshoring of critical manufacturing are driving electricity needs upward at a pace unseen in modern history. These assets are not just economic engines; they are...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday approved most of its backlog of requests by small oil refineries for biofuel law exemptions, raising concerns among biofuels advocates over a potential hit to demand. The approvals are also a mixed blessing for the cohort of small U.S. refiners who have argued for years they are hurt...
Google recently announced its power purchase agreement with Kairos and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to help meet America’s growing demand for dependable, clean energy. Under a new power purchase agreement between Kairos and TVA, the companies will deploy an advanced nuclear reactor, Hermes 2, in Oak Ridge, TN.
A July 11 post in a Hoboken, New Jersey, parenting group on Facebook pointed to a frustrating trend: “Our utility bill is more than double what it was last month. … Anything we can do about it?” The post had several dozen replies and most of the commenters said their home utility bills had also...
The U.S. on Monday proposed adding copper and potash among others to the draft critical minerals list for 2025, for their importance to the economy and national security. The Geological Survey, a branch of the U.S. Department of the Interior, released the draft list in the Federal Register and it will be open for public...
A California-based startup, Circularity Fuels, is making headway in an area long considered economically unviable: turning agricultural waste into a reliable source for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). With more than 20,000 large-scale livestock farms in the U.S. generating nearly a trillion pounds of manure each year—and less than 6% of them capturing the resulting biogas—the untapped...
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Last month, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced a proposed rule to overturn the 2009 endangerment finding. The finding, which declared greenhouse gases a threat to public health and welfare, provided the legal backbone for the federal government to regulate carbon dioxide from cars, trucks, power plants, manufacturing facilities, and more.
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