Infrastructure
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Spring days can produce an excess of surplus renewable energy in California — more power than electric lines can carry. Researchers have some ideas about where and how to harness that energy. -
Founded by former North Carolina Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, the North Carolina Blockchain + AI Initiative (NCB+AI) will work to pass pro-cryptocurrency legislation and support construction of data centers.
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A new report by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy urges regulators and utilities to make the grid operate more efficiently. There are ways, experts said, to absorb part of data centers’ growth.
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The San Joaquin Regional Transit District in California has launched the country's first battery-powered electric bus route.
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In response to what has proved to be an urgent urban crisis, cities are deploying a wide range of digital and data-driven strategies to address vacant and abandoned properties.
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A lawsuit last year about an obscure provision of the company’s customer agreement that required all disputes to be resolved by an arbitrator and barred class-action complaints was overturned, reinstating the arbitration provision.
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The initiative would earmark $3 billion over a 12-year period to provide motorists with subsidies for the cars they buy that qualify under the definition of zero-emissions vehicles.
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Those traveling to South Dakota will now be paying taxes on their Airbnb booking.
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Three years ago, the City Council passed a resolution that declared the city’s desire to achieve 50 percent renewable energy by 2025, but now the mayor is interested in achieving 100 percent renewable energy by that year.
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While this may be the decade of the plug-in-hybrid car, the 2020s maybe the decade of something radical indeed: the all-electric vehicle.
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While states have little control over whether utilities set up shared solar projects, many have been moving to open up the market for the development of community solar projects.
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Ford has invest $1 billion in Argo AI, which will help the auto giant develop autonomous vehicles by 2021. Argo is currently testing Ford Fusion hybrids on the streets of Pittsburgh.
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People and cars will need to communicate in some other way.
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Ford has also said it will invest $1 billion over the next five years in Argo AI, a self-driving startup.
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The $20 million project is expected to recoup nearly all of its costs from energy and maintenance savings over the life of the 15-year contract.
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States like New Mexico, Arizona, Texas and Nevada are all open to continuing research in truck-platooning.
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If it’s not in your car now, it will probably be in your next one.
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Researchers are developing a system that makes sure drivers who go the wrong way are easier to alert and track.
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For the revolution to succeed, smart regulators and thoughtful entrepreneurs will need to work together.
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The vision is an almost cyborg-like car, with features closely linked to the driver.
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The city is looking for 1,600 private vehicle volunteers for pilot program to measure safety features along the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway.
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