A plan to significantly reduce carbon emissions in North Carolina is receiving widespread criticism. Environmental groups believe the state’s first Carbon Plan lacks specifics while other critics are concerned that too much reliance on renewable energy will be costly to the state. Some customers believe increasing renewables will mean a less reliable grid. The passing of […]
Solar panels are installed at the Solar Farm at the University of California, Merced, in Merced, California, on August 17, 2022. The production of electricity to power homes and businesses contributes significantly to climate change. In the United States, one-quarter of greenhouse gas emissions come from electricity generation, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Solar […]
Arline and Jeff Culp pose for a portrait at their home in Quaker Hill Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022. The couple installed solar panels about five years ago and are thinking about installing more when they noticed their usage go up after purchasing a plug-in hybrid car. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints Arline and Jeff […]
Professor Lee Jong-won’s team of the Department of Energy Science and Engineering at DGIST (President: Kuk Yang), together with Professor Moon Jang-hyeok’s team from the Chung-Ang University, announced the development of solid electrolytes with enhanced atmospheric stability on Wednesday, December 7. Lithium ion batteries are widely used as energy storage systems for […]
In the shift away from fossil fuel energy sources, there has been a great expansion of solar energy. We’ve seen solar thermal plants in the desert and farms of photovoltaic panels covering vast areas of the earth, but perhaps the greatest potential comes from putting panels on rooftops. In some parts of the world, this […]
The southern state of Victoria in Australia is making headlines as it moves from brown coal to wind and from fossil fuel gas to battery-firmed solar. As such, it is making a great effort to take the general public along for the journey along Victoria’s Roadmap, with education playing a key role in the sat […]
