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A startup says it's building a futuristic facility that'll suck as much CO2 out of the atmosphere of every year as 40 million trees.

Renewable Energy

New Facility Aims to Capture 40 Million Trees’ Worth of CO2 Every Year

By Jon Christian

China is following Russia's lead and constructing nuclear power plants on top of floating barges so it can bring cheap energy to distant islands.

China Is Building up to 20 Floating Nuclear Power Plants

By Dan Robitzski

A team of scientists found they achieved high pressure plasma — enough to achieve fusion power — at an old fusion reactor in San Diego called DIII-D.

Scientists Just Got Amazing Results From an Old Fusion Reactor

By Victor Tangermann

China just closed the bidding period for contractors looking to build the country's first nuclear-powered icebreaker, set to be the largest in the world.

China Is Building a 33,000 Ton Nuclear Icebreaker

By Dan Robitzski

Toyota is manufacturing a small amount of hydrogen fuel-powered cars in Japan. Right now they cost a prohibitive $50,000 but may cheapen with scale.

Toyota is Selling a Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car for $50,000

By Dan Robitzski

NASA: Meteor Exploded Over Russia With 10x Energy of Atomic Bomb

NASA: Meteor Exploded Over Russia With 10x Energy of Atomic Bomb

By Victor Tangermann

Virgin CEO Richard Branson proposes to charge every company in the world a "Clean Energy Dividned" that will be used to invest in clean energy.

Richard Branson: Every Company Should Pay a Fee to Invest in Clean Energy

By Victor Tangermann

During the unveiling of Tesla's highly anticipated Model Y, CEO Elon Musk announced that the company would focus on its Solar Roof and Powerwall in 2019.

Elon Musk: 2019 Will Be “the Year of the Solar Roof”

By Kristin Houser

China will need to build eight new nuclear reactors annually to reach the global average for nuclear energy generation by 2030, according to an official.

China Needs to Build Eight Nuclear Plants Annually to Meet Goals

By Kristin Houser

Every picture of the solar system shows Venus as our closest neighbor. Sure, it comes closer to Earth than any planet, but on average Mercury is closer.

Mercury Is Every Planet in the Solar System’s Closest Neighbor

By Dan Robitzski

NASA Is About to Test a Giant Solar Drone That Broadcasts 5G

NASA Is About to Test a Giant Solar Drone That Broadcasts 5G

By Victor Tangermann

When the Green New Deal was published, many criticized its deliberate exclusion of nuclear energy. Nuclear fusion doesn't exist yet, but may someday help.

The Problem With AOC’s Green New Deal: It Ignores Fusion Power

By Dan Robitzski

Chinese scientists recently announced plans to build and launch a solar power plant that would float in outer space and beam electricity down.

China Is Building a Solar Power Station in Space

By Dan Robitzski

A new design for artificial leaves could make it possible to finally bring the technology out of the lab and into the "real world."

Renewable Energy

New Artificial Leaf Design Could Absorb Far More CO2

By Kristin Houser

Researchers from the First Light Fusion group in Oxford are planning to demonstrate fusion by mid-2019 and the creation of fusion energy by 2024.

This Startup Wants Its Fusion Reactor to Actually Produce Power

By Victor Tangermann

Quantum circuits could make use of transmon devices to speed up processes and allow for more precise control.

Quantum State Control Process Could Speed Up Computers and Energy Transfers

Yesterday, the left wing of the U.S. Democratic party unveiled a broad-spectrum plan to fight climate change called the "Green New Deal."

Here’s What AOC’s Friends and Enemies Are Saying About the “Green New Deal”

By Jon Christian

Laser scientists say a machine learning breakthrough has smashed the standing record for a fusion power yield using machine learning.

Laser Scientists Just Tripled Their Fusion Power Yield

By Jon Christian

Strange new observations from distant quasars suggest that dark energy could be getting stronger as the universe gets older.

Bizarre New Data Suggests That Dark Energy Is Getting Stronger

By Jon Christian

The new rectenna developed by MIT engineers is the first that's flexible enough for wearables while still generating practical amounts of electricity.

MIT Says a New Gadget Could Use Wi-Fi to Power Your Smartphone

By Dan Robitzski

An array of solar panels, which could be improved by nanomaterials, stands in a field.

Self-Assembling Nanomaterials Could Improve Solar Panels

The Lyons family were the victims of a cruel prank by hackers, who gained access to their smart home and used it to terrorize the family

Hackers Hijacked a Family’s Smart Home, Spammed Nuclear Missile Alerts

By Jon Christian

We simply can't decrease fossil fuel usage quickly enough to avoid climate catastrophe without leaning heavily on nuclear energy, according to two experts.

Experts: The Only Way to Save the Planet Is Nuclear Energy

By Kristin Houser

An upcoming galactic collision could wake the Milky Way's black hole and fling our solar system into intergalactic space, according to new research.

Galactic Collision Could Fling Our Solar System Into Intergalactic Space

By Jon Christian

Fossil fuel may comprise a large part of the Texas economy, but new research shows that the state has the natural resources to ditch coal entirely.

New Research: Texas Could Ditch Coal Entirely for Wind and Solar

By Jon Christian

Bill Gates' nuclear energy company, TerraPower, was building a Traveling-Wave Reactor near Beijing when the Department of Energy stepped in.

China Tariffs Blocked Bill Gates’ Plan for Safe Nuclear Power

By Dan Robitzski

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Bill Gates: U.S. Leaders Must Embrace Nuclear Energy

By Kristin Houser

A mind-bending new theory claims to make sense not just of the expanding universe and extra dimensions, but string theory and dark energy as well.

New Theory: The Universe is a Bubble, Inflated by Dark Energy

By Jon Christian

The Chinese government just approved plans for a massive energy storage grid that will help the Gansu Province better rely on renewable electricity.

China Is Building Its First Huge Battery Storage Facility

By Dan Robitzski

A researcher stands at an ultrafast electron camera that recorded motion in electrons.

An Ultrafast Camera Filmed Electrons Interacting With Light Energy

A lung-like design created by researchers at Stanford University has the potential to increase the efficiency of hydrogen fuel cells.

Lung-Like Device Transforms Water Into a Clean Source of Fuel

By Kristin Houser

SpaceX’s Reusable Dragon 2 Crew Capsule Is Covered in Solar Panels

SpaceX’s Reusable Dragon 2 Crew Capsule Is Covered in Solar Panels

By Victor Tangermann

A new carbon powder is highly efficient at the process of CO2 capture, which could help us address our greenhouse gas emissions.

Renewable Energy

New Powder Captures CO2 Before It Can Hit the Atmosphere

By Kristin Houser

Replacing Nuclear With Renewables Would Save France $44.5 Billion

Replacing Nuclear With Renewables Would Save France $44.5 Billion

By Dan Robitzski

A White-Hot Molten Silicon “Sun” Could Power 100,000 Homes

A White-Hot Molten Silicon “Sun” Could Power 100,000 Homes

By Dan Robitzski

The island nation of Mauritius is now generating 14 percent of its electricity by burning sugarcane byproducts. Here's why it matters.

This Island Nation is Getting Power From Sugarcane Instead of Oil

By Jon Christian

The California Building Standards Commission voted unanimously to approve new standards that require new homes to use solar energy.

California Now Requires Solar Panels on All New Homes

By Victor Tangermann

U.K. researchers say they've finally found a way to vent super-heated plasma, which can be as hot as the Sun, out of a tokamak fusion power reactor.

Researchers Just Overcame a Key Barrier to Fusion Power

By Jon Christian

The Wendelstein 7-X nuclear fusion reactor at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics just broke several records for stellarators.

A Nuclear Fusion Reactor Just Set Several World Records

By Kristin Houser

NASA and JPL have announced its InSight lander is officially collecting solar power on the Martian surface — completing yet another critical step.

NASA’s InSight Mars Lander Fires up Solar Cells and Sends Selfie

By Victor Tangermann

During an interview with Axios, Bill Gates noted his concern that people focusing on renewables as the answer to climate change are missing the big picture.

Bill Gates: Wind and Solar Alone Can’t Fight Climate Change

By Kristin Houser

China's "artificial sun" can now heat plasma to 100 million degrees C, the minimum temperature needed to produce a self-sustaining nuclear fusion reaction.

China’s “Artificial Sun” Is Now Hot Enough for Nuclear Fusion

By Kristin Houser

Swiss company Energy Vault came up with an elegant solution to storing energy: hoisting giant bricks over 300 feet in the air.

Giant Hanging Bricks Could Store Energy Better Than Batteries

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers created bionic mushrooms that could keep electricity-generating cyanobacteria alive longer than other surfaces.

We Can Now Generate Electricity From “Bionic Mushrooms”

By Kristin Houser

The Energy Spent Mining $1 of Bitcoin Could Earn You $3.40 in Gold

The Energy Spent Mining $1 of Bitcoin Could Earn You $3.40 in Gold

By Kristin Houser

New research suggests that offshore wind farms can suck the destructive energy out of hurricanes before they make landfall.

Huge Wind Farms Could Weaken Hurricanes Before They Make Landfall

By Jon Christian

A US warship just succesfully intercepted a dummy nuclear missile with another missile for the second time. But will it actually prevent disaster?

Watch a Missile Smash a Dummy Nuclear Warhead Out of the Sky

By Victor Tangermann

Automakers Hyundai and Kia will beginning adding a solar roof to select cars in 2019, allowing the Sun's energy to help power the vehicles.

You’ll Be Able to Buy a Car With a Solar Roof in 2019

By Kristin Houser

NASA's Parker Solar Probe just broke the world records for closest approach to the Sun and fastest speed relative to the Sun.

NASA’s Solar Probe Just Broke Two World Records

By Kristin Houser

A Spanish company has figured out how to turn raw sewage into clean energy in the form of a coal-like fuel that burns without giving off carbon dioxide.

Clean Coal Startup Turns Human Waste Into Earth-Friendly Fuel

By Dan Robitzski

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Renewable Energy

Y Combinator Is Turning Its Attention to Carbon Removal

By Kristin Houser

Oil Will Be Used Less for Fuel, More for Plastics and Fertilizers

Oil Will Be Used Less for Fuel, More for Plastics and Fertilizers

By Jon Christian

Wind Farms Might Heat up the Planet, After All

Wind Farms Might Heat up the Planet, After All

By Dan Robitzski

A Virgin Atlantic flight powered in part by sustainable jet fuel completed a trek from Orlando to London on Thursday morning.

Renewable Energy

A Plane Powered by Recycled Waste Just Flew Across the Atlantic

By Kristin Houser

Researchers Think They’ve Discovered the First Moon Outside Our Solar System

Researchers Think They’ve Discovered the First Moon Outside Our Solar System

By Kristin Houser

Nuclear Power Used to Seem Like the Future. Now Its Fate in the US Is in Question.

Nuclear Power Used to Seem Like the Future. Now Its Fate in the US Is in Question.

By Jon Christian

Researchers from the University of Tokyo have created the strongest-ever controllable magnetic field, and it could help make nuclear fusion a reality.

This Super Powerful Magnetic Field Puts Us One Step Closer to Nuclear Fusion

By Kristin Houser

Global demand for fossil fuels could peak a decade before experts had previously predicted, which could spell trouble for the economy.

Experts Warn That Demand for Fossil Fuels Could Peak a Decade Earlier Than Predicted

By Jon Christian

Researchers discover that methylene blue, an environmental pollutant, is highly efficient at storing and releasing energy.

This Industrial Blue Dye Could Help Us Build Better Batteries

By Kristin Houser

Scientists have undertaken a project to unlock Bioinspired Light-Escalated Chemistry (BioLEC), a new type of science that could help replace fossil fuels.

Sugar, Light, And A New Type of Chemistry — What It May Take To Wean Us Off Fossil Fuels

By Dan Robitzski

The Digest: Removing Spent Underwater Oil Rigs Might Do More Harm Than Good

The Digest: Removing Spent Underwater Oil Rigs Might Do More Harm Than Good

By Kristin Houser

The Digest: China Has (Probably) Been Pumping a Banned Gas Into the Atmosphere

Renewable Energy

The Digest: China Has (Probably) Been Pumping a Banned Gas Into the Atmosphere

By Kristin Houser

Tesla Gets Green Light To Create The World’s Largest Virtual Solar Plant In South Australia

Tesla Gets Green Light To Create The World’s Largest Virtual Solar Plant In South Australia

By Dan Robitzski

Bitcoin Is Going To Use As Much Electricity As Austria By The Year’s End

Bitcoin Is Going To Use As Much Electricity As Austria By The Year’s End

By Dan Robitzski