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Aug 18, 2023

MIT alumni’s thermal battery enables 24/7 renewable energy

Posted by in categories: energy, sustainability

The energy storage solution uses inexpensive carbon blocks that are inexpensive to make and easy to scale.

MIT alumni David Bierman and Jordan Kearns have joined hands to build a thermal battery that lets industrial users rely on renewable energy round the clock, a university press release said. The duo, who studied at the university during the last decade had set up separate companies in the field of renewable energy that have now merged and could see joint projects become operational as early as 2025.

As renewable energy installations such as solar and wind have increased recently, increased production and lower demand during parts of the day have resulted in low electricity prices. Although this is good news for end-use customers, it dampens investments in the sector.

Aug 18, 2023

Warren Buffett missed a trick by not investing in Tesla at a rock-bottom valuation, Elon Musk says

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, sustainability, transportation

Warren Buffett missed a trick when he passed on Tesla early on, Elon Musk said.

“He could’ve invested in Tesla when we were worth basically nothing and didn’t,” the SpaceX and Tesla CEO posted on X, the website formerly called Twitter, on Thursday.

He was responding to a post highlighting Buffett’s vast wealth and the enormous value of his Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate.

Aug 17, 2023

Abandoned EVs Start to Pile Up in Cities Across China

Posted by in categories: business, economics, sustainability, transportation

A subsidy-fueled boom helped build China into an electric-car giant, but with an economic slowdown and hundreds of ride-hailing companies going bust, the country is facing a excess of unwanted batter-powered vehicles. Linda Lew reports on Bloomberg Television.
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Aug 17, 2023

This bio-inspired leaf generates more power than solar panels

Posted by in categories: solar power, sustainability

This is according to a press release by the institution published on Tuesday.

The PV-leaf

Called PV-leaf, the innovation “uses low-cost materials and could inspire the next generation of renewable energy technologies.”

Aug 16, 2023

What Is The Venus Project?

Posted by in categories: economics, sustainability

Is a non-profit organization that presents a new socio-economic model utilizing science and technology toward social betterment to achieve a sustainable civilization of abundance for all, without exception.

Aug 16, 2023

Scientists find way to create solar power from common chromium

Posted by in categories: mobile phones, solar power, sustainability

Chromium compounds could soon replace the rare and expensive metals osmium and ruthenium.

Scientists have found a way to make solar panels and phone screens from readily available chromium. This is according to a report.

The article highlights how a major breakthrough sees material “almost as rare as gold” replaced by everyday components, significantly reducing “the price of manufacturing the technology that relies on it.”

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Aug 15, 2023

A new bio-inspired solar leaf design with increased harvesting efficiency

Posted by in categories: solar power, sustainability

New research suggests a new solar energy design, inspired by nature, may pave the way for future renewable energy technologies.

Photovoltaic solar energy is obtained by converting sunshine into —and researchers from Imperial have developed a new leaf-like design with increased efficiency.

The new photovoltaic leaf (PV-leaf) technology uses low-cost materials and could inspire the next generation of renewable energy technologies.

Aug 15, 2023

US scientists trying to harness the power of the sun have made a 2nd major breakthrough for the future of sustainable, green energy

Posted by in categories: nuclear energy, sustainability

For the second time, scientists have taken one significant step forward toward a future that runs on clean, sustainable nuclear fusion-powered energy.

Aug 13, 2023

Tesla Cybertrucks are now coming out of Giga Texas in numbers

Posted by in categories: drones, sustainability

A new drone flyover of Gigafactory Texas shows that Tesla Cybertrucks are now coming out of the factory in numbers.

If Tesla sticks to its latest production timeline for the Cybertruck, we are just weeks away from the start of production and the first deliveries to employees.

We have been following closely to determine if that’s possible and now we get one of the best indications to date.

Aug 13, 2023

Jeffrey Sachs Interview — Resentment and Nuclear Threats

Posted by in categories: economics, policy, sustainability

We need a new philosophical framework for problem solving and global conflict resolutions or we will be finished as a species.


Jeffrey Sachs Interview — Resentment and Nuclear Threats.

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