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California’s Urban Areas Can Generate Plenty Of Solar To Power The State
The population of California is approaching 40 million, and despite the state’s reputation for overpriced real estate and choking traffic, about 90% of the state’s people live only 10% of the land. For...
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Researchers Enhance Ionic Conductivity Of Solid Electrolyte By 3 Orders Of...
The ionic conductivity of polymer-based solid electrolyte has been enhanced by more than 3 full orders of magnitude by researchers at Stanford University, through the use of ceramic nanowire fillers,...
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WRI Report Outlines US Carbon Pricing Alternatives
This May, the World Resources Institute, a global research organization spanning over 50 countries, released Putting a Price on Carbon: A Handbook for U.S. Policymakers, an important reference guide...
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New “Designer” Energy Storage Breakthrough Packs 3 Football Fields Into 1...
Lithium-ion technology is king of the energy storage hill today, but a new "designer carbon" from Stanford University hints at the rise of Lithium-Sulfur New “Designer” Energy Storage Breakthrough...
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After New EPA Fracking Report, Stanford University To The Rescue… Sort Of
Great timing -- Just days after the US EPA issues its long-awaited fracking report, Stanford University announces that help is on the way After New EPA Fracking Report, Stanford University To The...
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Climate Change Issues May Decide 2016 US Election (VIDEO)
Today, Tom Steyer, president and 2013 founder of the NextGen Climate group, challenged American politicians to step up to the plate when it comes to climate change. He called on 2016 US election...
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Severe Weather Linked To Increasingly Longer Lasting Power Outages In US
A new study being hailed as the most comprehensive analysis of electricity reliability trends in the US sees severe weather as driving increasingly longer power outages in the US. The study, which was...
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Stanford Engineers Develop Solar Cell Cooling Coating To Boost Efficiency
A report published by Stanford details the development of a novel cooling technology that its engineers claim can improve solar panel performance. The outcome represents a solution to a long-standing...
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Utility-Scale Solar’s Impact On The Land
Originally published on the ECOreport The joint study from Stanford University and UC Riverside reads like a report card. The authors recognized that “solar energy has one of the greatest climate...
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Renewable Energy Trends (Renewable Cities Panel)
I’m getting close to the end of CleanTechnica‘s Renewable Cities Global Learning Forum coverage (see all of our Renewable Cities stories here), but this panel discussion is perhaps one I should have...
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The Solutions Project: How 139 Countries Can Hit 100% Renewable Energy
The idea of hitting 100% renewable energy (yes, energy, not just electricity) scares a lot of people. That is, a lot of people don’t think their cities or countries can achieve 100% renewable energy....
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Greenpeace & Stanford Publish Fukushima Impacts And Lessons
Five years on from one of the worst nuclear disasters in human history, Greenpeace and Stanford University have published reports investigating the Fukushima meltdown. Greenpeace Slams Fukushima...
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New Solar Cell Research Spells More Trouble for Fossil Fuels
Two new perovskite solar cell studies indicate that the cost of solar power has a long way to go before bottoming out New Solar Cell Research Spells More Trouble for Fossil Fuels was originally...
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For A High-Efficiency Solar Cell, Just Harnesses The “Coldness Of The Universe”
A new approach to solar cell efficiency harnesses the "coldness of the universe" to deflect heat, an effect that could boost solar cell longevity, too For A High-Efficiency Solar Cell, Just Harnesses...
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Tesla, IBM, Stanford, & PNNL Lead Obama’s Battery500 EV Battery Initiative
As I’ve written many times, I think the #1 barrier to quicker electric car (and electric bus) adoption is simply lack of awareness / lack of experience. That said, despite the many technological,...
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A Brief History Of Silicon Valley … Or … The Soil That Sprouted Tesla
Pop quiz: You arrive at the annual church picnic in your brand new Tesla. You park amidst a variety of gasoline, hybrid, and plug-in hybrid vehicles. Having the only pure electric vehicle at the event,...
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Stanford & SLAC Launch ‘Bits & Watts’ Initiative To Create 21st Century...
Researchers from Stanford University and the US Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have launched a new initiative called 'Bits & Watts' which will seek to develop a "smart"...
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Study: Battery EVs Better For Emissions Reductions Than Hydrogen Fuel Cell...
A new study from Stanford University has corroborated what should really be common sense by this point, that battery electric vehicles are a better choice for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions...
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Climate Change Is A Global Loss For The Economy: Report
In recent years, we have seen recent studies all overwhelmingly point out that if there is no dramatic change in reducing carbon emissions, there will be consequences for our economy Climate Change Is...
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Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging Breakthrough Achieved
One of the biggest issues facing electric cars is range. While EVs might be ideal for inner city commuting or short distances, anything over 200 miles and even an advanced car like the forthcoming...
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Battery Researchers Keep Coming Up With New Breakthroughs
Batteries are the key to the zero carbon future, there’s little argument about that. But today’s batteries are less than ideal in many respects. They cost too much, are too big, weigh too much,...
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Failure To Mitigate Climate Change Could Cost Trillions, Finds Stanford Study
A team of researchers from Stanford University have determined that failure to meet climate mitigation goals set out in the Paris Climate Agreement could cost the planet trillions over the next...
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11 Real-World Climate Progress Stories
As climate talks stall, it’s clear the UN process is no longer the major driving force of the climate transition. But does that matter
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Tesla Sales, EV Sales In Europe & China, & Next-Gen Batteries! (Cleantech...
Tesla had more news, as usual. We also had a lot of fun talking about the Chinese and European EV markets. And then: The Batteries
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Stanford University Holds Inaugural Global Energy Forum
Governor Jerry Brown and William Perry. Stanford University Staff Photographer: Harmer. While America was focused on the upcoming election, and before Global Warming rendered most of Northern...
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Stanford Maps 1.47 Million Solar Roofs in America
Researchers at Stanford University have managed to create a map of almost every solar rooftop in America, pulling together satellite images and extracting the information. The DeepSolar data, based on...
View ArticleStanford Study Shows Realigned Wind Turbines Can Boost Output Of Wind Farms
Researchers at Stanford have discovered that directing the wake of one wind turbine away from others can boost the output of a wind farm substantially.
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Stanford Study Examines Hydrogen As A Commercially Viable Storage Medium For...
Researchers at Stanford and TUM claim excess renewable energy could be used to make zero-emissions hydrogen at a profit in the right circumstances. They expect the process will get less costly once the...
View ArticleUSA’s Battery500 Initiative Has Achieved Li-Metal Battery Energy Density Of...
Toward the end of President Obama's time in office, the US Department of Energy (DOE) launched a "Battery500 Consortium." The goal is in the name: reaching 500 Wh/kg battery energy density with...
View ArticleLatest Survey Shows Increase In Concern About Climate Change Among Voters
A recent survey shows the number of Americans who rate climate change as an important consideration in how they vote is rising.
View ArticleTesla & Amprius — What Is Going On? [Updated: Nothing]
Tesla fans have zeroed in on a battery startup called Amprius. A number of clues indicate that it may be acquired by Tesla in the future, or that it at least plays a role in Tesla's battery innovation...
View ArticleDoing Something About Global Warming Is Cheaper Than Doing Nothing
Carbon sequestration does not have to cost any more than nations have already spend on fighting the coronavirus. New polls show climate change is high on the list of concerns for voters. So why is the...
View ArticleNew Approach To Li-Ion Battery Efficiency At Stanford Puts Out Fires
There's a new approach that is boosting the efficiency of lithium-ion batteries that also puts out fires — making the batteries fireproof. The new approach, according to scientists at Stanford...
View ArticleWind & Solar Are Cheaper Than Everything, Lazard Reports
We recently saw the International Energy Agency (IEA) report that solar power offers the cheapest electricity in history. That was a global report. A US-focused report from Lazard recently reported...
View ArticleUS Funding For Solar Systems Integration & AI Applications In Solar Energy
This second round of US DOE Solar Energy Technologies Office projects we're looking at concern Systems Integration and AI Applications in Solar Energy with Emphasis on Machine Learning. Below are DOE...
View ArticleThe Million-Mile Zero Emissions Club
Last week, Build Your Dreams (BYD), which manufactures electric buses in California, China, and elsewhere and is headquartered in China, announced inaugural members of its "Million Mile Club," which is...
View ArticleStanford Going To 100% Renewable Electricity (100% Solar) — 1st Major...
Universities are suppose to be the homes of our best and brightest. (Don’t look here.) They are supposed to be about the long-term view. They are supposed to be about science, of course. So, I have to...
View ArticleCorrection: Univ. of Arizona, Univ. of Queensland, & Others Beat Stanford To...
I recently wrote about Stanford University’s commitment to go 100% renewable when it comes to electricity. The university claimed to be the “first research university to use 100% renewable...
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Stanford Researchers Bring “Dead” Lithium Back To Life
One of the key problems with lithium-ion batteries is that, over time, they do lose some of their battery life. This is why recycling them is so important. But what if there was a way to bring them...
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First Realistic Portraits of Squishy Layer that’s Key to Battery Performance
Cryo-EM snapshots of the solid-electrolyte interphase, or SEI, reveal its natural swollen state and offer a new approach to lithium-metal battery design. Originally published by the SLAC National...
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Solar-Powered EVs More Possible Than Ever, Thanks To TMDs & Graphene
The race is on to build the solar-powered Evs of the future, and it looks like graphene and TMDs could get the ball rolling.
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Doerr Donation Will Create a Much Needed Climate School At Stanford
Stanford University is the recipient of a $1.1 billion endowment to fund a sustainability and climate school. John and Ann Doerr have provided the gift, which is the largest ever to a university for...
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“Green” Universities Keep Taking Sweet, Sweet Oil Money
Despite their supposed focus on sustainability, there seems to be an awful lot of fossil fuel and ‘big oil’ money creeping into university’s “green” programs. The main example they give is Stanford’s...
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Flameproofing Lithium-Ion Batteries With Salt
A polymer-based electrolyte made for batteries that keep working — and don’t catch fire — when heated to over 140 degrees F.
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New Battery Center Launches In USA
The center at SLAC aims to bridge the gaps between discovering, manufacturing, and deploying innovative energy storage solutions
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