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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

In the past, purifying water before splitting it into hydrogen was too costly. Now, there's a way to save money and use saltwater instead.

New Technique Turns Seawater Into Hydrogen Fuel

By Dan Robitzski

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

The Army proposed shipping small nuclear reactors around the world to power military outposts. Experts suggest that may not be the wisest strategy.

Experts Are Horrified by the Military’s Portable Nuclear Reactor

By Dan Robitzski

Warren Buffett believes that electric cars are the future. He thinks American automakers will move in that direction whether or not the government helps.

Advanced Transport

Warren Buffett: “Electric Cars Are Very Much in America’s Future”

By Dan Robitzski

A Navy researcher thinks he's created a room-temperature superconductor, and if he has, the device could radically change the world of energy.

US Military Files Patent for Room-Temperature Superconductor

By Kristin Houser

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

Los Angeles Axes Plan For Billions of Dollars In Fossil Fuel Investments

Los Angeles Axes Plan For Billions of Dollars In Fossil Fuel Investments

By Dan Robitzski

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

The resolution for the Green New Deal was posted online. It includes ambitious plans to clean up the U.S. economy by 2030, but lacks specific proposals.

“Green New Deal” Calls for a Zero-Emission America by 2030

By Dan Robitzski

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

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

To prevent high-energy plasma from breaking down fusion experiments, Princeton physicists built a railgun to disperse the plasma's built-up energy.

New Railgun-Like Device Stabilizes Fusion Reactions

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers say they've devised a carbon capture system that captures atmospheric carbon in water — and uses the reaction to generate electricity.

New Carbon Capture System Generates Electricity by Sucking up CO2

By Jon Christian

Experimental nuclear fusion reactors tend to leak out high-energy particles. New computer simulations may help scientists prevent that loss of energy.

Scientists Found a New Way to Make Fusion Reactors More Efficient

By Dan Robitzski

According to a new essay, several companies trying to develop nuclear fusion reactors believe they're getting pretty close.

Expert: “I’m 100 Percent Confident” Fusion Power Will Be Practical

By Dan Robitzski

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

Three out of every ten new cars sold in Norway last year were electric, which is the highest percentage in the world by a long shot.

Advanced Transport

Nearly a Third of Norway’s 2018 New Car Sales Were Electric

By Dan Robitzski

Come January 1, all unprofitable coal mines in the European Union will be shut down. In Spain, that means 26 new closures.

Spain Shuts Down 26 Unprofitable Coal Mines

By Dan Robitzski

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 new report finds that almost half of the coal plants in the world are losing money. In the coming years, that number will only grow.

More Than 40 Percent of the World’s Coal Plants Lose Money

By Dan Robitzski

Spanish scientists just let some photosynthetic bacteria go to town on stool samples. They turned it into biofuel and filtered out any greenhouse gases.

A Purple, Photosynthetic Bacteria Can Turn Your Poop Into Power

By Dan Robitzski

A new type of battery might give small planes enough of a boost to take off and complete short-range flights without using any fossil fuels.

Advanced Transport

New Battery Tech Could Power a Flight from San Francisco to Los Angeles

By Dan Robitzski

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

New York State says that Exxon Mobile played down the risks of Climate Change

New York Sues Exxon Mobil Over Climate Change Deception

By Dan Robitzski

The Chinese city of Chengdu plans to launch an artificial moon into the sky to provide light during the night, eliminated the need for streetlights.

A Chinese City Plans to Replace Its Streetlights With an Artificial Moon

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

Cheap Carbon Capture Technology Might Make Our Climate Goals Possible

Cheap Carbon Capture Technology Might Make Our Climate Goals Possible

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

When Governments Cook The GDP Books, Satellite Images Can Keep Them In Check

When Governments Cook The GDP Books, Satellite Images Can Keep Them In Check

By Dan Robitzski

The Future of Fuel Efficiency: Networked Cars, Talking to Other Cars

Advanced Transport

The Future of Fuel Efficiency: Networked Cars, Talking to Other Cars

By Dan Robitzski

Uber Plans To Launch Flying Taxis With Technology That Doesn’t Exist

Advanced Transport

Uber Plans To Launch Flying Taxis With Technology That Doesn’t Exist

By Dan Robitzski

Cheap Hydrogen Fuel Was A Failed Promise. But Its Time May Have Arrived.

Cheap Hydrogen Fuel Was A Failed Promise. But Its Time May Have Arrived.

By Dan Robitzski

To Power Villages And Oil Rigs, Russia Sent A Nuclear Reactor On A “Tsunami-Proof” Barge

To Power Villages And Oil Rigs, Russia Sent A Nuclear Reactor On A “Tsunami-Proof” Barge

By Dan Robitzski

The World’s Rivers Are All Backed Up, Leaving Fish With No Place To Go

The World’s Rivers Are All Backed Up, Leaving Fish With No Place To Go

By Dan Robitzski

To Protect Endangered Coral Reefs, Researchers Need Legal Recourse

To Protect Endangered Coral Reefs, Researchers Need Legal Recourse

By Dan Robitzski

4 Things to Know About the Gadget That Will Charge Devices in Seconds

4 Things to Know About the Gadget That Will Charge Devices in Seconds

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Renewable Energy

Scotland Has a Plan to Become a World Leader in Renewable Energy

By Chelsea Gohd

China Has Built a Huge Floating Solar Farm on Top of a Deserted Coal Mine

China Has Built a Huge Floating Solar Farm on Top of a Deserted Coal Mine

By Chelsea Gohd

Is Energy Colonialism to Blame for the “Unnatural Disaster” That Devastated Puerto Rico?

Everyone in the World Should Be Taxed on Their Energy Footprint

Everyone in the World Should Be Taxed on Their Energy Footprint

Rippling Graphene Sheets May Be the Key to Clean, Unlimited Energy

Rippling Graphene Sheets May Be the Key to Clean, Unlimited Energy

By Chelsea Gohd

Industry Minister Promises a Coal-Free Italy by 2025

Industry Minister Promises a Coal-Free Italy by 2025

Why the “Murder” of the Modern Energy Industry Is Key to Securing a Bright Future

Why the “Murder” of the Modern Energy Industry Is Key to Securing a Bright Future

By Tirthak Saha

Wind Turbines Around the World Have Prevented More Than 637 Million Tonnes of CO2 Emissions

Wind Turbines Around the World Have Prevented More Than 637 Million Tonnes of CO2 Emissions

Cyber Spies Were Able to Hack the Power Grid Controls of U.S. Energy Companies

Cyber Spies Were Able to Hack the Power Grid Controls of U.S. Energy Companies

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People Are Using Old Laptop Batteries to Build Their Own Versions of Tesla’s Powerwall

Report: The World Invested $264 Billion in New Renewables in 2016

Report: The World Invested $264 Billion in New Renewables in 2016

By Claudia Geib

Saturn’s Largest Moon Could Power a Population the Size of the U.S.

Saturn’s Largest Moon Could Power a Population the Size of the U.S.

By Chelsea Gohd

Physicists Have Created a Tape That Is 100 Times More Conductive Than Copper

Science & Energy

Physicists Have Created a Tape That Is 100 Times More Conductive Than Copper

By Christianna Reedy

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Musk Just Promised To Solve This Country’s Energy Crisis in 100 Days or It’s Free

By June Javelosa

Tesla Is on Track to Deliver Us Into the Next Age in Energy

Tesla Is on Track to Deliver Us Into the Next Age in Energy

By Neil C. Bhavsar

Here’s How Tesla Is Bringing an End to Fossil Fuels

Here’s How Tesla Is Bringing an End to Fossil Fuels

By Patrick Caughill

Energy-Harvesting Fabric Could Make Dead Batteries a Thing of the Past

Energy-Harvesting Fabric Could Make Dead Batteries a Thing of the Past

By June Javelosa

Kardashev Scale: This Is What Life Will Look Like When We Harness the Energy of the Entire Universe

Kardashev Scale: This Is What Life Will Look Like When We Harness the Energy of the Entire Universe

By Sarah Marquart

Companies Have Begun Using Our Waste to Power the World

From Quarks to Quasars

Companies Have Begun Using Our Waste to Power the World

By Jelor Gallego

Kardashev Scale: What It’ll Be Like When We Harness the Power of an Entire Galaxy

Kardashev Scale: What It’ll Be Like When We Harness the Power of an Entire Galaxy

By Sarah Marquart

Kardashev Scale: What It’ll Be Like When We Control the Power of an Entire Star

Science & Energy

Kardashev Scale: What It’ll Be Like When We Control the Power of an Entire Star

By Sarah Marquart

A Brief Explanation of the Kardashev Scale: How Far Can Humanity Really Advance?

Science & Energy

A Brief Explanation of the Kardashev Scale: How Far Can Humanity Really Advance?

By Jolene Creighton

Could Humanity Ever Really Build a Dyson Sphere?

Kardashev Scale: What It’ll Be Like When We Harness the Power of an Entire World

Science & Energy

Kardashev Scale: What It’ll Be Like When We Harness the Power of an Entire World

By Jolene Creighton

Japan Has More Electric Charging Points Than Gas Stations

Japan Has More Electric Charging Points Than Gas Stations

By World Economic Forum

Uranium Extraction From Seawater: An Energy Solution?

Uranium Extraction From Seawater: An Energy Solution?

By Charmaine Caparas