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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Self-driving technology devised by Otto, a San Francisco startup that was acquired by Uber this month for a reported $680 million, is now an integral part of Uber CEO Travis Kalanick’s race into a future where taxis, delivery vehicles and long-haul trucks can pilot themselves.
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Critics don't think Tesla can sell enough home batteries to justify its acquisition of SolarCity, but what they're underestimating is the potential for innovation the Gigafactory brings.
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Though there is still room for further drops in solar prices, it isn’t likely to come from advances in solar technologies. Instead, it will come from decreases in the mass production of panels and the cost associated with installing them.
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The new legislation, which Gov. Jerry Brown has vowed to approve, requires a cut in emissions to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030.
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The project is in its early stages, but it's promising big things for the future.
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Tesla and other carmakers, including Honda, BMW, Volvo and Mercedes, are introducing cars with semi-autonomous features such as emergency braking, lane keeping and collision avoidance.
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The humble shipping container is sparking a revolution in architecture, plug and play infrastructure, portable labs and many other innovations.
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As currently visualized, the trail will loop through 24 towns in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, linked by the Calhoun Street Bridge in Trenton in the north, and by the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge in the south.
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After signing a bill to beef up California's clean energy usage by 2030, another bill to ramp up the stakes is headed to the governor's desk.
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UrbanSim aims to help urban planners better understand the impact of interventions, but also to increase the inclusiveness and transparency of planning processes by involving citizens throughout.
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Tax incentives aren't always the best way to lure businesses. Many are simply going where the talent is.
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The first signs that humans were warming the climate appeared much earlier in the northern hemisphere -- way back in the 1830s. But now the trend is emerging all over the globe.
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While Donald Trump talks of a border wall, local officials on both sides are identifying ways to cooperate with each other.
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Carpooling is at an all-time low, but could ride-hailing apps like Uber and Lyft change that?
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The structural flaw in those ancient stone homes is not so different from unreinforced brick buildings built in California before 1933.
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Although the original plan would have had buses up and running this summer, transit officials instead opted to delay the rollout and choose a more weather resistant bus model that has a longer lasting charge.
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Carpooling will become part of the company's services eventually, but for now, its pilot project has petered out.
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Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, in conjunction with the Japanese government, is exploring the possibility of installing a magnetic levitation train capable of driving 350 mph.
