America's Road To Energy Independence, Part 2
Technology A four-part series on the clean technologies that will set us free
View ArticleThe Energy Fix: Wind Power Blades Get Bigger, Turbines Get Smarter
Science A look at tomorrow’s turbines In 2012, wind power added more new electricity production in the U.S. than any other single source. But even with 60 gigawatts powering 15 million homes, wind...
View ArticleThe Energy Fix: How Waste Could Power The U.S. For Decades
Science The world throws away enormous amounts of energy each day. In the U.S. alone, waste streams could account for 100,000 megawatts of untapped electrical capacity. New…
View ArticleThe Energy Fix: Reinventing The Solar Array
Science Reinventing the array could usher in a new age for solar. The solar market has been on fire. In the U.S., it's grown by 600 percent over the past five years, culminating in 3,313 installed...
View ArticleThe Energy Fix: How Geography Drives Energy Development
Science The importance of global landscapes Worldwide renewable energy production reached 66.83 quadrillion BTUs in 2010. The countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and...
View ArticleThe Energy Fix: Engineering Triumphs Over Wave And Tidal Forces
Science How water could be harnessed for roughly a third of U.S. annual electricity usage The Bottom Feeder Water is 800 times denser than air, and building a generator able to withstand the...
View ArticleAmerica's Road To Energy Independence, Part 3
Technology A four-part series on the clean technologies that will set us free
View ArticleSearching For A Material To Make Solar Pants
Science A new crowd-sourced effort found 35,000 promising molecules that could make light, flexible solar power materials. Say you wanted to make a pair of pants that are also able to act as solar...
View ArticleInside The Most Expensive Science Experiment Ever
Science Many machines over the past 60 years have been billed as the one that will make the big breakthrough in fusion science, only to stumble. This one could be different. Some people have spent...
View ArticleAmerica's Road To Energy Independence, Part 4
Science The final episode of our series on the clean technologies that will set us free
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