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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States are struggling over whether and how to end net metering for solar energy customers.
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The task force met Wednesday for the first time in Pittsburgh to talk about how it will shape the state’s approach to autonomous vehicles.
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The projects will be focused on improving traffic congestion and commuting problems for Bay Area residents in a climate-friendly manner.
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The Concord Naval Weapons Station is today a testing site for automated driving. In the future, its city and county want it to be much, much more.
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Energy ministers from the world’s largest economies will meet in San Francisco's Union Square to discuss how to meet the Paris accord’s lofty goals.
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The plan is an aggressive response to the more than two dozen failed attempts to create a vibrant regional public transportation system in a long underserved area, which invests a fraction of what other regions do.
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Urban planning policy expert Robert Lang and former Clark County Commission Chairman Bruce Woodbury discuss building a light rail system connecting McCarran Airport and the Las Vegas Strip.
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Implanted chips link the trash cart to a particular customer and address, and are read by a device on the garbage truck to streamline the billing process.
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Although recent rainfall has returned lake levels to nearly 100 percent, the city is keeping its eye on the prize and preparing for future water shortages.
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A state legislation package is aiming to clear hurdles obstructing the development of autonomous vehicles.
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Overall, the industry is being driven by continued falling prices in the cost of power generation from solar panels, an extension of federal tax credits for using solar and blossoming state policies mandating more use of green technologies.
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A single relatively wet winter has led California officials to relax in a way some water experts fear is reckless.
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As stewards of public spending, CFOs are best positioned to help us invest effectively.
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Connected vehicles — cars that communicate with traffic signals, other cars and other devices — could be in production and on the road as soon as next year.
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Sacramento's new downtown arena is set to open October 4 when Paul McCartney is in town. City leaders and transportation agents are working to figure out final details making sure they've thought of every variable.
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Combined with a steady flow of young programmers, engineers and software designers from LSU and Southern University, officials believe Baton Rouge fits the bill for a self-driving car hub.
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A new mass transit vehicle that cars on the road can drive through is scheduled to hit Chinese transit later this year.
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Water use can be more efficient, speakers at a symposium in California said May 23 — not just in terms of conservation, but in terms of doing more work for society.
