Energy

Can gravity batteries solve our energy storage problems?

wind blows, the sun shines, and the waves roll, there is abundant green power to be generated. But when skies darken and condition...

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The air conditioning paradox

The world is now 1.1 degrees Celsius — 2 degrees Fahrenheit — warmer on average than it was at the dawn of the Industrial Re...

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Giving old dams new life could spark an energy boom

The nation’s iconic dams — Hoover Dam or Lake Powell’s Glen Canyon Dam — were built during the heyday of American dam ...

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Clean energy is buried at the bottom of abandoned oil wells

The US is spending millions to explore a surprising source of untapped power. In case you missed it, our planet is in trouble. The...

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Climate change: Wind and solar reach milestone as demand surges

Fifty countries get more than a tenth of their power from wind and solar sources, according to research from Ember, a climate and...

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‘Who’s talking climate change now?’ energy producers say

Proponents of fossil fuel production hit back against efforts to tackle the climate crisis by urgently phasing out the burning of ...

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A ‘big moment’ in nuclear fusion research is a step towards ‘safe and sustainable low-carbon energy’

It was an experiment that generated enough energy to power 60 kettles. But scientists have hailed it as a “big moment” in the ...

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‘Net zero’ plans by some of world’s biggest companies accused of falling short

Twenty-five of the world’s biggest companies with “net zero” targets plan to cut absolute emissions by only 40 per cent on a...

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The US city that has raised $100m to climate-proof its buildings

When Fred Schoeps bought a 150-year-old building in downtown Ithaca, New York, a decade ago, he was one of only a handful of build...

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