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This swimming pool in the UK is heated by a data center

Data centers account for 1% to 2% of global energy use.

Russia could cut all Europe’s gas supplies this winter

It's time for a plan B for Europe's energy sector

Belgium postpones plans to phase out nuclear power by 10 years on account of high energy uncertainty

The war in Ukraine is keeping nuclear power running in Belgium.

The powerhouse of the cell is also a powerhouse in vision

Structures providing energy to cells have a crucial role in vision.

Is information the fifth state of matter? Physicist says there's one way to find out

If true, this could have major implications for physics.

Can the Ukraine war finally convince Europe to fully embrace renewables?

The war has disrupted the bloc's reliance on Russian natural gas and countries are looking for alternatives.

Wide-scale use of solar technology in cities would almost cover their full energy needs

Most of the technologies needed are already available, and the ones still in development would only bring about small improvements.

Purple bacteria turn sewage into hydrogen fuel

Purple is the new black.

What is Mass-Energy Equivalence (E=mc^2): the most famous formula in science

The mass-energy equivalence is the crown jewel of special relativity, explaining the phenomena that power the stars, our homes, and humanity's most destructive acts.

Can we get wind power without the blades or the actual wind? These startups believe so

New tech developments are happening in the wind power sector

This Spanish city is using discarded oranges to obtain electricity

Seville didn't know what to do with all its oranges but it came up with a solution

The most important news on the environment, climate and energy of 2020

It's been quite the year.

Mistaken beliefs are altering India’s transition to clean cooking fuels

People's beliefs have to be addressed as part of any (successful) energy transition.

Giving up the Ghost: Science Takes on the Supernatural

This Halloween, you are invited to spend the evening in a haunted house with a difference. At ZME Manor the supernatural meets the scientific. Which will survive? And what will be left of it?

Stronger, longer-lasting perovskite solar panels could be on the way

This could mean less pollution and cheaper energy for us all

Japan, the sixth-largest emitter, pledges to become carbon neutral by 2050

Question still remain on how this target will be met.

Solar is set to become "the king" of electricity markets, says the International Energy Agency

The report forecasts a fast expansion of clean energy sources.

Wind and solar energy doubled their share since the Paris Agreement

It's time to accelerate the energy transition

Painting wind turbines black can help birds not fly into them

Both birds and the Rolling Stones want you to paint it black.

What is entropy, and why is it always increasing?

Room's a mess again? It's physics's fault.

Coronavirus crisis hits clean energy jobs across the US

Half a million jobs in this sector have been lost in March and April.

New, ultrathin solar cell doubles the current efficiency record by reaching almost 50%

It's a huge step up, but currently quite expensive to produce.

Bumblebees carry heavy loads in 'economy' flight mode

The heavier the load, the higher their energy efficiency.

Research team develops solar panels that don't need sun

New research is allowing solar cells to work at night. Although it sounds like fantasy, Jeremy Munday, a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of California (UC) Davis says it’s completely possible. In fact, a new study by Munday and graduate student Tristan Deppe describes a specially-designed photovoltaic cell […]

Scotland to reach this year 100% renewable energy goal

The country would leave behind fossil fuels with a clean energy matrix

Despite Trump's promises, coal power is fading away in the US

This month alone, two of the US largest coal plants shut down.

Wind power has the potential to supply the world's electricity needs 18 times over

Behind the growth of wind energy there’s the growing awareness of the climate crisis and political responses to environmental concerns, the report said.

The UK may soon get its first cryogenic energy battery

Energy storage company Highview Power has announced its intention to build a cryogenic energy storage facility in the north of England, a first for the U.K. A decommissioned power plant will be converted to house the cryobattery, according to Highview Power. After completion, the installation will have a 50 MW/250 MWh capacity (roughly as much […]

Dumping coal-fired in favor of gas-fired plants would save the U.S. a lot of water -- switching to renewables, a whole lot more

Burning things takes a lot of water.

Mashed potatoes are an ideal fuel for exercising, new study reports

Silly me, I thought they were the ideal fuel period.

Mitochondria and Tesla battery packs work pretty much the same way, study reports

But will they claim copyright?

The million-mile battery promised by Tesla is here

Elon Musk promised a battery that could take an e-vehicle a million miles and last for years at a time. Jeff Dahn, one of the pioneers of the modern lithium-ion batteries, has now delivered on that promise. In a new paper, Dahn announced that the company will soon be in possession of a battery that […]

Scotland will probably reach 100% renewable energy goal 'soon'

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Atom-thin insulators pave the way to new, thinner devices

Size does matter.

Rust and salt water -- the new way to generate electricity

A new way to produce electricity.

Clean money, clean energy -- a look at investment patterns in the energy sector

Money always talks -- and it's talking renewable.

Bitcoin's energy consumption is the same as a small country

Did you know that Bitcoin is a significant contributor to global warming?

Solar plasma observations bring us one step closer to stable fusion generators

We're basically copying off of Nature.

Researchers produce the loudest sound in the world inside tiny jets of water

Researchers in the US have produced sounds that dwarf those generated during rocket launches -- all inside tiny jets of water.

The UK had a coal-free week -- the first time since 1882

This is the country's first coal-free week since the advent of the Industrial Revolution.

Researchers figure out how coffee can boost (some) solar cells

Oh great, more competition for my morning coffee.

What are the different types of energy

Don't let your boss find out, but in a physical sense, energy is defined as the ability to do work.

Two-thirds of new energy installed in 2019 was renewable

Yay!

The North Sea could become the UK's largest battery -- one that lasts for the whole winter

It would be green, too!

Spain is poised to go fully-renewable by 2050

Está bien!

Newly-developed fuel can store solar energy for up to 18 years

It's like a battery, but flowy. And it works with heat.

How to reduce your home's ecological footprint

We're all kings and queens of our own castles.

Europe's grids will feed primarily from wind farms by 2027, predicts the International Energy Agency

Go Europe, go!

Clean energy could make the Sahara green

Both figuratively and literally.

Curbing climate change: carbon storage is good, forests are oft-times better

If it ain't broken, don't replace it with a powerplant.

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