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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Atlanta's city council is considering a plan proposed by Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport that would allow Uber and other ride-booking services to operate at the world's busiest airport.
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To prevent devastating floods, experts say, the region may need to adjust the way it grows.
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While mountain bikes continue to lead all sales categories in the rather flat national bike market, “hybrid bikes” adopted for commuting and getting around town on errands are gaining popularity.
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The conflict between national solar companies and their Maine counterparts reflects deep divisions over how to credit homeowners and small businesses for the power they generate on rooftops and in backyards.
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The Melton Hill Dam campgrounds are peppered with solar panels, and when you take the short drive to the overlook above the dam, the first thing you see is a 70-foot-tall wind turbine.
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A series of tough environmental regulations -- coupled with unexpected competition from cheap shale gas, mild weather and global market forces -- has caused an epic collapse in the U.S. coal industry over the past two years.
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NextEnergy is calling for solutions to urban problems, just as urban governments are looking for them.
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More and more, governments are turning to bank loans rather than bonds. But too often the terms of the loans -- and who is first in line to collect -- are secret.
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Experts from the two fields are starting to collaborate — but not nearly enough.
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U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz says Texas can play a major role in shrinking the country’s carbon dioxide footprint and addressing climate change — if it chooses to.
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The regulations target both the emission of methane — the key component of natural gas — and smog-forming volatile organic compounds.
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Researchers argue that if society is going to switch to automated driving, people must first trust the technology.
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The hyperloop propulsion technology was on display yesterday, however the more significant test will come when Hyperloop One brings all components together and attempts to accelerate a pod inside a miles-long tube.
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The current water filtration system was custom made over 30 years ago, and is breaking more frequently, needing specialized parts. The new system will upgrade the city's drinking water for years to come.
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Critical transportation projects all over the state are being shortchanged and threatened with delays because of the Legislature’s failure to find a way to fund them.
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While the technology of fracking has helped lower oil and natural gas prices, the nation needs to understand its scientifically true environmental impacts before the next fracking-driven oil boom occurs.
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More governments look to private partnership as new responsibilities mount.
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First unveiled by Musk in 2013, the hyperloop would speed travelers at 760 miles per hour through a network of sealed tubes, the passengers riding in capsules that would surf on electromagnetic waves within the tubes.
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