Smart Grid
Is the smart grid nearly as smart as the hype around it says? It depends on whether you expect the technology to ax energy consumption and carbon emissions … or whether you think it’ll act more like a scalpel. The scalpel expectation appears to be more realistic, according to a
Think just because your electricity, internet connection and natural gas service are all working fine today, they’ll be working just as well tomorrow? Well, think again, because an escalating global cyberwar is putting the critical services we all depend on — electrical grids, oil and gas facilities and telecommunications networks
renewables
Putting up a small wind turbine or solar panel on your roof might not only be a way to save money on your energy bill, but a way to make money as well. At least, it will be if you live in the UK. Starting this April, the British government
peak oil
Talk about mixed messages from the bigwigs who gathered in Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum (WEF). On the one hand, they said, to avoid dangerous climate change, we have to invest billions more than we already are into clean, green energy technologies. On the other hand, they said,
electric cars
While the world’s oil companies insist they’ll dominate the energy picture for the foreseeable future, the US is placing a substantial bet elsewhere … on a coming age of advanced batteries and electric cars. Since last September, the US Department of Energy has thrown nearly $8 billion in the
Jurdy discovers a very loose thread …
nuclear fusion
It’s not the first time we’ve heard these words, but US scientists say they’ve achieved a breakthrough that brings us “one step closer” to finally achieving the ultimate of clean and endless power: nuclear fusion. That breakthrough came yesterday, when researchers at the National Ignition Facility (NIF)
global warming
Greenbang’s weekly Climate Change Index tracks research findings and events directly attributable to global warming. Our aim is to provide a numerical, week-to-week indicator of climate change developments. Items that qualify for listing in each week’s index include new climate data published in peer-reviewed academic journals and extreme
Whatever you think of climate change science, there’s no reason to oppose an assertive shift to clean and efficient energy, US President Barack Obama said in his first State of the Union address on Wednesday night. “I know there have been questions about whether we can afford such changes
clean energy
The globe needs to rev up development of 10 clean-energy technologies to avoid dangerous climate change, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF), which is holding its annual meeting this week in Davos, Switzerland. So what are these technologies, how much do they cost and where do they stand today?
renewables
Spending on clean energy and low-carbon technologies didn’t crash as much as feared as the global recession bit in 2009, but investments need to be ramped up much more if we want to prevent dangerous climate change. So says a new report released today at the World Economic Forum
So what words of wisdom do some of the top 50 books about sustainability — a list recently compiled by alumni of the University of Cambridge — have to offer on the subject of technology, and its capacity to save (or doom) us all? Consider these snippets from a small sampling: Collapse:
