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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Fights over payments and charges for rooftop solar are getting a lot of attention, but the underlying issue is deeper and broader.
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The Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission officials plan to begin testing driverless cars on the toll road across northern Ohio within the next 12 months.
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Environmentalists say the program risks falling short of Gov. Jerry Brown’s goal of having at least 1.5 million emissions-free vehicles on the streets by 2025.
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The director of the Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management predicts a rise in the number of wind turbines off the East and West Coasts in the not so distant future.
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The Bay State will redirect ride sharing money toward infrastructure and taxis.
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Experts fear tax deductions for water use as a “depleted asset” could actually worsen the crisis as rivers and reservoirs dry up.
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Researchers used evidence from 1952 incident to show at air pollution exposure early in life leads to higher incidence of asthma during both childhood and adulthood.
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A new study shows most people would like others to buy cars programmed to save the lives of pedestrians, but would themselves prefer to ride in a driverless car that protected its own passengers at all costs.
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The company is looking to move ground-bound transportation into the sky.
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The idea is simple: the more solar panels that are purchased, the less expensive each panel will be.
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The $3.7 million initiative intends to install as many solar arrays as needed to generate 500,000 kilowatts of electricity.
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The San Mateo, Calif., company is the largest residential solar installer in the United States.
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The company plans to offer free rides to customers in downtown Pittsburgh using vehicles retrofitted to drive themselves.
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Cities across the nation are creatively repurposing vacant buildings and other infrastructure to better serve their populations.
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A former state regulator and member of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission argues that subsidizing reactors to keep them running is unnecessary and will be bad for consumers and the environment.
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Latest rules will increase miles per gallon, cut emissions, and boost the economy.
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The program, known as Positive Train Control, uses GPS, radios, computers and antennas to slow or stop speeding trains, prevent collisions and override human errors.
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Mississippi's capital is showing that you don't have to be a Chicago or a New York to make good things happen.
