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United Airlines Invests in Battery Developer to Cut Ground Emissions

United Airlines Invests in Battery Developer to Cut Ground Emissions

United Airlines has invested in a company developing sodium-ion batteries, an alternative to lithium-ion and lead-acid batteries. The move supports…


Renewable Energy M&A Slows From 2021 Highs

Renewable Energy M&A Slows From 2021 Highs

After a banner year in 2021, renewable energy mergers and acquisitions appear to have slowed. Here are some of the trends leading today’s M&A…


5 Hot Sustainable-tech Trends of 2022

5 Hot Sustainable-tech Trends of 2022

As 2022 draws to a close, it’s time to look back at the year’s top sustainable technology innovations. Here are five of the top trends.


2022 Renewable Trends: Clean Energy Sectors Face Challenges

2022 Renewable Trends: Clean Energy Sectors Face Challenges

As part of our year-end coverage, here is a look back at the challenges faced by cleantech in 2022.


Wind Energy Goals Can’t Be Met Without Addressing Workforce Gap

Wind Energy Goals Can’t Be Met Without Addressing Workforce Gap

The wind industry has trouble finding qualified workers, and qualified workers can’t find employment opportunities.


AI Allows Examination of More Than 31 Million New Materials

AI Allows Examination of More Than 31 Million New Materials

A new database contains millions of never-before-existing materials that could provide breakthroughs for lithium-ion batteries.


California Power Projects Held Back by Lithium Prices

California Power Projects Held Back by Lithium Prices

The dramatic increase in lithium commodity pricing has made grid-scale battery storage more expensive.


Seaweed Could be Used for Jet Fuel, Battery Materials

Seaweed Could be Used for Jet Fuel, Battery Materials

Warming oceans are causing massive seaweed blooms to foul beaches—researchers are finding ways to turn it into aviation fuel and graphite for…


Volvo Cousin ZEEKR Partners With Waymo for Autonomous Taxis

Volvo Cousin ZEEKR Partners With Waymo for Autonomous Taxis

Chinese automaker Geely’s luxury electric vehicle brand ZEEKR will take the lead on building robotaxis that will roll out in Los Angeles,…


Using EVs as Mobile Battery Storage Could Boost Decarbonization

Using EVs as Mobile Battery Storage Could Boost Decarbonization

MIT researchers have published a paper on vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology, which allows electric vehicles to return energy to the power grid and…


Fusion Power Promises: Separating the Hype From Reality

Fusion Power Promises: Separating the Hype From Reality

If only there were a fusion reactor that not only made its own tritium fuel from lithium but also produced enough excess for a tidy profit.


Researchers Create Optical Sensor to Detect Hydrogen Leaks

Researchers Create Optical Sensor to Detect Hydrogen Leaks

Swedish and Dutch researchers recently invented an artificial intelligence-enabled optical sensor to detect hydrogen leaks. The technology can be…


Projects Aim to Maximize Organic Solar Cell Performance

Projects Aim to Maximize Organic Solar Cell Performance

New research projects shed light on a new mechanism of organic solar cells and materials for bringing out their best performance.


When Will We See Hydrogen-powered Airliners?

When Will We See Hydrogen-powered Airliners?

In the quest to achieve zero-emission aviation, scientists and airlines are discovering that flying takes a lot of energy and jet fuel is proving…


Creating Protonic Ceramic Fuel Cells With Iron-based Cathodes

Creating Protonic Ceramic Fuel Cells With Iron-based Cathodes

Researchers from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology have developed a low-cost, scalable cathode material for record-performing…


Using Mud Batteries as Low-cost Soil Moisture Sensing Solution

Using Mud Batteries as Low-cost Soil Moisture Sensing Solution

Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz have developed a first-of-a-kind mud battery technology using microbes to harvest…


Climate TRACE Technology Provides Emissions Accountability

Climate TRACE Technology Provides Emissions Accountability

A new satellite-based tool used artificial intelligence (AI) to provide greenhouse gas emission data for more than 72,000 individual locations…


EV Batteries Can Power Tools, Back Up Grid, Enable Glamping

EV Batteries Can Power Tools, Back Up Grid, Enable Glamping

Electric vehicles can provide electricity to construction sites, emergency power, make glamping easier, and even power an exclusive hotel experience.


Regenerative Power Supplies Create Lots of Energy at Electronica

Regenerative Power Supplies Create Lots of Energy at Electronica

With energy costs increasing, bi-directional power supplies are providing a cost-effective solution for testing and hardware simulation for the…


The True Cost of Global Energy

The True Cost of Global Energy

EPC’s mission is to make GaN power devices that are higher performance and lower cost compared to silicon.


tech insights Nov 23, 2022 by Alex Lidow