Wildfires are an increasingly common feature of life in American West, and researchers are working overtime to understand how the resulting smoke affects air quality, human health and climate change. “Wildfires do not emit ozone directly,” Jan Mandel, a professor emeritus of mathematics at University of Colorado Denver, said in a news release. “Wildfire smoke...
Five years later, NextEra is working to bring the nuclear reactor back online. Now, the federal government has given them the green light to start moving the plant out of retirement.
In recent years, conservatives have proudly championed “all of the above” energy as the most practical path for meeting energy demand, strengthening reliability, and lowering emissions. Yet, during a House hearing regarding recent actions by the Department of Energy, “all of the above” seemed to morph into “best of the above.” Of course, we shouldn’t support every...
US company Oklo and Sweden’s Blykalla have announced a strategic transatlantic partnership to enhance advanced nuclear technology and its commercialisation. The collaboration focuses on tech sharing, supply chain coordination and regulatory knowledge exchange. The partnership aims to accelerate the commercialisation of advanced nuclear reactors, a key component in the clean energy transition. Read more in...
Uniper, Germany’s largest operator of gas storage facilities and hydropower plants, has signed an agreement to sell the Datteln 4 coal-fired power plant in North Rhine-Westphalia to ResInvest Group. In addition to the coal handling infrastructure, the transaction also includes the associated heat generation facilities. Datteln 4 is a modern hard coal-fired power station with...
Energy groups are touting President Trump’s moves to embrace nuclear energy, pointing to New York as a prime example, as an annual Climate Week kicks off in New York City. Trump campaigned on a pledge to unleash American energy, and he has already signed multiple executive actions aimed at bolstering the nation’s nuclear power in...
Artificial intelligence is booming — and America’s power grid is struggling to keep up. At the World Economic Forum, President Trump recently warned that “We need double the energy we currently have in the United States for AI to be as big as we want to have it.” Elon Musk has echoed similar concerns, predicting...
New research from Georgia Tech has found that large-scale forest expansion can drive agricultural productivity—instead of reducing it. The study, published in Land Economics, analyzed one of India’s largest reforestation efforts in Rajasthan and found that crop yields rose by 24% over a 7 to 14-year period following tree planting. The key mechanisms? Increased activity from natural pollinators and...
Now, Amazon is backing an effort to examine how commercial offshore kelp farms can boost algae-based carbon capture. Even better, the Amazon-backed farm is co-locating kelp cultivation within the same space as offshore wind turbines.
Quaise Energy is reviving this powerful energy source, and is one of several companies that are putting “deep geothermal” on the map.
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