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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In Moscow, Idaho, members from state agencies gathered in various locations to participate and assess what could be improved in preparation for a real disaster.
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Storing waste CO2 in rock? Results from a test site at a geothermal plant in Iceland show that CO2 mixed with water can be turned into minerals in locations with basalt volcanic rock.
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Although the city's streetcar network has only been in operation a little over a month, the Kansas City Regional Transit Alliance already is calling to increase effectiveness by adding more stops.
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The city has decided to sell general obligation bonds to offset the acquisition of smart meters.
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The PUC had to change the rules after the state’s Independent Regulatory Review Commission claimed it lacked the legal authority to impose the limit and did not establish a compelling need for it.
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While there are major law enforcement benefits to automatic license plate readers, a lack of safeguards has brought major negative consequences that need to be addressed as this technology continues to spread.
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The telecommunications giant is one of many tech firms to offer its services to the winner of the competition.
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In a study done by the Hawaii Solar Energy Association, the island's solar grid-supply program is nearing the state’s cap, and the self-supply program is not yet an attractive option due to expensive batteries.
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Measure AA, which was approved by Californians June 7, ranks as the largest environmental measure ever approved in the Bay Area.
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A series of Southern California conferences will deal with management of municipal water networks, the supply of water to farmers, and water management for industry.
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Meet the people working to apply the principles of sustainability to poverty.
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Sacramento’s water utility still has a two-days-a-week restriction, but officials are considering changing the order.
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The robotic device will be tooling around in the city’s largest sewer pipes, collecting data that someday soon will help locate cracks and wear before they cause a major pipeline collapse.
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Missouri is driving the push to make state highway maps more accurate and easier to update.
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Many praise the internet as a democratizing force. But with online spaces replacing physical public squares as places for debate, what do we risk losing?
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Environmental officials are asking the federal government to force air pollution reductions from a coal-fired power plant in Pennsylvania.
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One of the first uses of Texas A&M University Transportation Institute’s new RELLIS campus will be a partnership with companies to test, design and develop more efficient intersections.
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The dream is for luxury buses with few stops and with electronic transponders to switch traffic signals in their favor as they fly down the road.
