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 city is nearing the completion of a multi-million dollar project to convert its streetlights to more efficient LED lights.
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As we talk about rebuilding our public works, we need to remember that parks are as important to our cities as roads and bridges.
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If everyone did it, the carbon savings would be huge and there’d probably be far less congestion.
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The University of Toledo has joined a research project from the U.S. Department of Energy that could change how the national electric grid operates in the future.
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The plan is to allow online access to up-to-the-minute air quality data.
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On the final day of the Obama administration, the U.S. Department of Transportation released a set of documents setting guidelines for how vehicles communicate with infrastructure.
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The six-month investigation into the nation’s first self-driving vehicle fatality found no problems with the design or performance of Autopilot.
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Florida Power & Light Co.’s “high-tech hub” will collect and analyze up to 18 trillion data signals per year and predict when a power failure may occur.
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Cooper Martin of the National League of Cities’ Sustainable Cities Institute discusses trends in transportation and technology’s role.
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The designees will share testing data and research in order to advance driverless vehicle technology.
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The Hyperloop One Global Challenge, which allowed the public to submit location proposals, chose Somerset as one of its 35 semifinalists.
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Researchers at the university will receive $1.5 million from the federal government to test ways of reducing emissions from buses.
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The coalition of state agencies and academic institutions will share insights and best practices while supporting research and testing for automated and connected vehicle initiatives.
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State officials are working alongside businesses and researchers to make Texas an autonomous tech research hub.
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Networked alternatives for getting around are about to redefine our cities as much as the horseless carriage did a century ago.
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The United States, Canada and Mexico are working together to reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas sector through the North American Climate, Clean Energy and Environment Partnership.
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Alabama lawmakers are meeting this week to figure out how to make the state’s roads ready for robots.
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Automobili-D and other newcomers made an impact at this years North American International Auto Show -- but so did GM.
