U.S. Acts to Spur Development of High-Tech Reactors
The Energy Department will provide X-energy and Southern Company up to $40 million each for development of new nuclear power…
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France taps QinetiQ in bid to end wind radar deadlock
Aerospace and defence contractor QinetiQ has been tapped by the French government to carry out radar impact assessment work on…
Crack it! Energy from a fossil fuel without carbon dioxide
The production of energy from natural gas without generating carbon dioxide emissions could fast become a reality, thanks to a…
UAE desert sand can store solar energy up to 1000°c
Researchers have successfully demonstrated that desert sand from the UAE could be used in concentrated solar power (CSP) facilities to…
Technology makes metal wires on solar cells nearly invisible to light
Scientists have discovered how to make the electrical wiring on top of solar cells nearly invisible to incoming light. The…
Microbes map path toward renewable energy future
In the quest for renewable fuels, scientists are taking lessons from a humble bacterium that fills our oceans and covers…
Electric mobility contributes decisively to climate protection
The transportation sector has the capacity to nearly halve its carbon dioxide emissions by 2050 and, hence, to contribute far…