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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Phase one of the rehabilitation will focus on building new primary treatment facilities, which are expected to be completed by 2020 and will cost $100 million.
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Effective engagement can provide valuable information to improve the implementation of an IoT project, in addition to easing resident objections or concerns.
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Under new FAA regulations released in June and set to go in effect in August, farmers nationwide will be able to legally take their field scouting to the sky, opening wide a multibillion-dollar agricultural market.
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If consumers continue to accept these technologies, manufacturers will keep moving toward developing autonomous vehicles.
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The city is setting up collection stations downtown to give cigarettes a second life.
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A shift from heavy reliance on fossil fuels toward renewable energy aided by subsidies is essential to limit the risks that climate change poses for the environment, public health and the economy.
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A private company that proposed to build a high-speed rail line from Rochester to the Minneapolis–Saint Paul region has delayed its development, seeking more time to collect information.
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Central Ohio Transit Authority recently began installing new wireless communication technology on its buses to replace outdated radios, and plans to add Wi-Fi capabilities for passengers by the end of 2017.
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Bay Area traffic officials will introduce a suite of short-term traffic-easing solutions including more carpool lanes, increased ferry and bus service, and expanded commuter parking lots.
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The drones will do everything from instantly checking out collisions to quickly assessing whether a chemical spill is hazardous enough to warrant evacuation.
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New York is set to become the first state to require schools to regularly test their water for lead. But it's far from the only place with the problem.
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The Flint water crisis grabbed headlines, but paint, rather than drinking water, remains the main source of lead poisoning in the U.S.
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After four years of drought, the city's Bureau of Street Services is working to get a fix on the condition of its urban forest.
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Tesla is planning a “grand opening” of the giant new battery factory Friday, and hopes to have the plant fully operational as the company pivots to mass production of the new Model 3.
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The $17 million loan will be used for the design and construction of research facilities at the center.
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P3s have the potential to bring in private-sector money to jump-start projects that might not happen otherwise.
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Texas lawmakers could put up major road blocks next year for a private firm's plans to build a high-speed rail project connecting Houston and Dallas.
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Researchers have found that over the long term, existing natural gas capacity was correlated with greater investments in renewables -- suggesting that the two are complementary, not in conflict.
