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Big Batteries Are Booming. So Are Fears They’ll Catch Fire
As with any development proposal, community opposition is complex and localized. Though easier to hide than wind turbines or solar…
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The Dream of Geothermal Energy Is Alive in Utah
If you haven’t already, go and read the WIRED feature article “A Vast Untapped Green Energy Source Is Hiding Beneath…
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A Vast Untapped Green Energy Source Is Hiding Beneath Your Feet
Few people on Earth have reached closer to its center than Buzz Speyrer, a drilling engineer with a long career…
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The Seabed Empire Funding Britain’s New King | WIRED
In 2019, a partnership between BP and German energy provider ENBW agreed to pay £231 million ($290 million) in annual option…
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No, Fusion Energy Won’t Be ‘Limitless’
“It’s not a question I get very often,” says Michl Binderbauer, CEO of TAE Technologies, when asked about the economics…
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The Trans-American Race to Build Chargers for Electric Trucks
More than is typical even for technology entrepreneurs, Neha Palmer is in the business of predicting the future. TeraWatt Infrastructure,…
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The Fight to Expose Corporations’ Real Impact on the Climate
For many companies, those indirect emissions dwarf all the rest. Some companies and business groups contend that it is unfair…
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Cars
Tesla Unveils Third ‘Master Plan’ Reaching for Sustainable Energy Economy
Tesla held an Investor Day event today in Austin, Texas, hosted by CEO Elon Musk. Much of the talk was…
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The Dream of Mini Nuclear Plants Hangs in the Balance
NuScale says it stands by cost estimates based on its new design, and that it has long been in touch…
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Heat Pumps Sell Like Hotcakes on America’s Oil-Rich Frontier
Juneau gets most of its electricity from lakes that offer a clean hydropower resource. This means that it is particularly ecofriendly…
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