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China Could Dominate Sodium Batteries, the Next Big Advance in Power - The New York Times
China is far ahead of the rest of the world in the development of batteries that use sodium, which are starting to compete with ubiquitous lithium ... (2023)
Rolls-Royce investing $110M over next decade to develop energy storage for aircraft
Rolls-Royce is entering new aviation markets to pioneer sustainable power and as part of that mission will be developing energy storage systems (ES... (2021)
Nuclear reactions are smoldering again at Chernobyl | Science
Slow rise in neutrons stirs concerns about possible “criticality” accident (2021)
Rivers could generate thousands of nuclear power plants worth of energy, thanks to a new ‘blue’ membrane
Boron nitride nanotube membrane creates power by controlling the flow of electrically charged ions in water Green energy advocates may soon be t... (2019)
How Copenhagen plans to reach carbon-neutral status in just six years
Many cities are aiming for neutrality by 2030 or 2050. The Danish capital plans to be the first carbon-neutral capital in the world and to hit the ... (2019)
Beyond the Tesla bubble: The future of electric cars is being scripted in China - QZ
If you want to understand the disruption that’s underway in cars, you need to look to China. (2019)
How West Texas Became Woodstock for Frackers – Texas Monthly
A visit to Midland’s “Woodstock for frackers” makes clear why West Texas is home to the hottest oil play in the world. (2019)
Trouble in the Congo: The Misadventures of Glencore — Business Week
What a time to own the world’s most valuable cobalt mine, and to have to fight to keep it. (2018)
This new Florida neighborhood has zero emissions, tons of smart tech, and is hurricane-proof
Using solar, batteries, and Google Home, the Hunters Point neighborhood outside of Tampa is a model for how smart buildings can lower emissions and... (2018)
Goal 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals - Time for Global Action for People and Planet (2018)
Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and others worth $170 billion are launching a clean-energy fund to fight climate change
Perhaps the richest pool of investors ever assembled has come together to save the environment. (2018)
The mysterious story of the battery startup that promised GM a 200-mile electric car — Quartz
At the end of November 2012, Atul Kapadia and Sujeet Kumar hosted the staff of their startup company for a holiday lunch of Mexican food at a Palo ... (2018)
Uber will bring you flying taxis, if you can help build a magical battery
By 2023, the world's most valued startup aims to make small aircraft rides an affordable option for daily commuters. (2018)
Why the world is so excited about electric cars, in charts
Detractors say the total number of fully electric cars sold in the world are still a small fraction of the total. But that hides some startling tre... (2018)
Pellion Technologies is selling rechargeable lithium-metal batteries
Many startups have made claims about successful lithium-metal batteries. But Pellion is the first to get one to the commercial phase. (2018)
Breakthrough Energy Ventures has made its first two investments in energy-storage startups — Quartz
Energy storage can overcome the biggest limitation of modern renewable power, providing power when the sun doesn't shine and wind doesn't blow. (2018)
Why the world needs a breakthrough in energy storage — Quartz
The idea is that, with energy storage, you could squirrel away variable solar power and wind power for use when you need it, instead of using it on... (2018)
Swiss startup Energy Vault is stacking concrete blocks to store energy — Quartz
To deal with variable solar and wind power, the startup Energy Vault is coming out of stealth mode to offer alternatives to lithium-ion batteries. (2018)
Taking Back Power: An Upstart Government Plans to Tokenize Energy - CoinDesk
“The plan is to incentivize solar power generation by circumventing rules inhibiting its adoption... trading is not with the utility company but be... (2018)
Apple Now Runs On 100% Green Energy, And Here’s How It Got There
The most important thing about the company’s big renewable push might be that it’s bringing everyone–from suppliers to local utilities–along for th... (2018)
India is now the world’s third-largest electricity producer — Quartz
India now generates around 1,160.1 billion units of electricity in financial year 2017, up 4.72% from the previous year. The country is behind only... (2018)
Why Oil-Rich Saudi Arabia Is Turning to Nuclear Power - Bloomberg
With the world’s second-biggest proven reserves of oil, Saudi Arabia seems an unlikely aspirant to the nuclear-energy club. Yet the largest oil exp... (2018)
US utilities have finally realized electric cars will save them
US utilities have finally realized electric cars will save them and asked Congress to put more EVs on the road Pity the utility company. For dec... (2018)
VW Just Gave Tesla a $25 Billion Battery Shock
Volkswagen AG secured 20 billion euros ($25 billion) in battery supplies to underpin an aggressive push into electric cars in the coming years, ram... (2018)
This Is What Happens When Bitcoin Miners Take Over Your Town - POLITICO Magazine
Eastern Washington had cheap power and tons of space. Then the suitcases of cash started arriving. “The attraction then, as now, was the Columbi... (2018)
GE Woes Deepen as SEC Investigation Throws Wrench in Turnaround | Bloomberg
"General Electric Co. is under investigation by U.S. regulators after taking a larger-than-expected charge in its finance division, dealing a new b... (2018)
Tesla's New York Gigafactory Kicks Off Solar Roof Production
Tesla Inc. has kicked off production of its long-awaited electricity-producing shingles that Elon Musk says will transform the rooftop solar indust... (2018)
Power Prices Go Negative in Germany, a Positive for Energy Users - The New York Times
Germany has spent $200 billion over the past two decades to promote cleaner sources of electricity. That enormous investment is now having an unexp... (2017)
China Unveils an Ambitious Plan to Curb Climate Change Emissions - The New York Times
“China will create a national market to clean up its power sector, putting it in a leading position on the issue as the U.S. retreats... (2017)
What Needs to Happen Before Electric Cars Take Over the World - The New York Times
Electric vehicles have only a tiny market share, but the auto industry is betting billions that they will soon be as cheap as conventional cars. (2017)
Petrobras: fuelling the future or stuck in the past? | FT Film
The oil giant is once again at the centre of government plans for economic growth and job creation. But Petrobras has a chequered past, including d... (2025)
How Chicago Solves its Overheating Problem
How Chicago Solves its Overheating Problem (2024)
China’s MASSIVE Desert Project Is About To Change The World with Solar and Wind
China’s MASSIVE Desert Project Is About To Change The World. Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code UNDECIDED at the link below and ge... (2024)
The end of globalization? How Biden's Inflation Reduction Act IRA changed the world | FT Film
The US was for decades the exemplar of free market globalisation. That changed with Donald Trump’s 'America first' agenda. President Joe Biden’s la... (2023)
Why West Virginia is so Poor
Why West Virginia is so Poor (2023)
Green Hydrogen in Namibia: This $10BN Desert Megaproject is a Game Changer
This project is worth the same as the country's entire GDP.Correction: The map at 3:41 shows the Walvis Bay. The Port of Luderitz is located furthe... (2023)
LNG, Liquid Natural Gas: Canada’s $30BN Gamble To Become An Energy Superpower
It's one of North America's biggest megaprojects, but you've probably never heard of it. Read how Bluebeam Revu helped one company in the oil and g... (2023)
Are solar panels worth it? - Shannon Odell
Explore how solar units can help you save money on energy costs, and the most common challenges of switching to solar power. -- Today in many... (2023)
To win the race to Mars, NASA is prepared to go nuclear
Tom Costello reports from the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, where NASA is developing nuclear rockets to take humans to the M... (2023)
Denmark's $34BN Energy Islands Could Solve Europe's Power Problem. Wind Energy and transmission
These artificial islands off the coast of Denmark could hold the key to the future of Europe's power grids. For more by Tomorrow’s Build subscribe ... (2023)
The $23BN Plan to Power Singapore from Solar Energy in Australia
Someone came up with the idea to build the world’s largest solar array in the Australian outback and then connect it to Singapore with a 3,750-kilo... (2023)
The Big Lie About Nuclear Waste
The Big Lie About Nuclear Waste. What if we could actually USE nuclear waste? (2023)
A Faster Way to Get to a Clean Energy Future | Ramez Naam | TED
When it comes to cost, clean energy is bound to beat out fossil fuels, says technologist Ramez Naam. But the hesitancy to build amid the prevalence... (2023)
How Solar Panels Are Changing Agriculture - Agrivoltaics Revisited
How Solar Panels Are Changing Agriculture - Agrivoltaics Revisited. Visit the SPAN website to get a quote and start the process of having SPAN in y... (2023)
Why All Eyes Are On Zimbabwe’s Lithium Industry
Zimbabwe has been mining lithium for 60 years and the government estimates that its Chinese-owned Bikita mine, which is located 300 km south of the... (2023)
Russia's Catastrophic Oil & Gas Problem
Russia's Catastrophic Oil & Gas Problem (2022)
Why this Hydrogen Breakthrough Matters
Why this Hydrogen Breakthrough Matters (2022)
Why Oil Doesn’t Corrupt Norway
Why Oil Doesn’t Corrupt Norway (2022)
Is Nuclear Power Green? - Sabine Hossenfelder
Is Nuclear Power Green? - Sabine Hossenfelder (2022)
Are Hydrogen-Powered Planes Inevitable?
Hydrogen has long been touted as the fuel of the future, but it’s never quite taken off. Meet the scientists and entrepreneurs who are making it a ... (2022)
The Economics of Nuclear Energy
The Economics of Nuclear Energy (2022)
Transmission, and the Energy Grid - Why the US isn't ready for clean energy
Making clean energy isn’t enough: We also have to move it.Subscribe and turn on notifications (🔔) so you don't miss any videos: the n... (2021)
Mars: The Insane Engineering of the Perseverance Rover
Get a year of both Nebula and Curiosity Stream for just 14.79 here: and using the code, "realengineering"Watch.. (2021)
How To Double The Life Of Your Lithium Batteries
Learn how to make your own battery with my book DIY Lithium Batteries: http://amzn.to/2jbxvzS or check out my second book - The Ultimate DIY Ebike ... (2020)
The battery that could make mass solar and wind power viable | Donald Sadoway MIT
CBC News: The National Published on Dec 12, 2018 Renewables are growing, but even if they could some day replace fossil fuels, there's a problem:... (2019)
The Tech That Could Fix One of Wind Power's Biggest Problems - Bloomberg
Bloomberg Published on Jun 22, 2016 Hello World’s Ashlee Vance paid a recent visit to Iceland’s capital city of Reykjavik to see the next part of... (2019)
TED-Ed: How does fracking work? - Mia Nacamulli
Deep underground lie stores of once-inaccessible natural gas. There’s a tech... (2019)
The Sustainable Development Goals – Action Towards 2030 | CAFOD and SDGs
CAFOD Published on Aug 16, 2016 The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by the United Nations in 2015 as part of Agenda 2030 Su... (2018)
The Sustainable Development Goals – Action Towards 2030 | CAFOD and SDGs
CAFOD Published on Aug 16, 2016 The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by the United Nations in 2015 as part of Agenda 2030 Su... (2018)
Nuclear power and America's clean energy future | On Point
President Joe Biden signed a $1 trillion infrastructure bill this week. Tucked into the plan includes the Biden administration's belief in the impo... (2021)
How Venezuela Struck It Poor – Foreign Policy (with audio track)
The seeds of the apparently sudden collapse of Venezuela’s once-proud oil industry were sown two decades ago. (2018)
Great American Outpost: Dreamers, Mavericks, and the Making of an Oil Frontier | IndieBound.org
"A surreal, lyrical work of narrative nonfiction that portrays how the largest domestic oil discovery in half a century transformed a forgotten cor... (2018)
Energy and Civilization | The MIT Press
A comprehensive account of how energy has shaped society throughout history, from pre-agricultural foraging societies through today's fossil fuel–d... (2020)