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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Contaminated groundwater was high on the list of issues to tackle, Gov. Andrew Cuomo told a crowd in upstate New York.
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With the influx of autonomous vehicles expected in the next decade or so, how the system will play out depends largely on how well outcomes and consequences of the vehicles are anticipated and adapted to.
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The county has negotiated deals with the vendors, who were willing to lower their prices in exchange for winning the business of a larger number of customers.
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The Mobile Drivers License program is already being piloted in Iowa, but the company is looking to expand into the Bay State.
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The vehicle-for-hire companies propose that they should only have to apply for an annual permit from the state Department of Revenue, rather than purchasing individual licenses and certificates for vehicles and drivers.
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The development team's leader is beginning to use cameras instead of sensors to better identify nearby pedestrians.
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Utilities are pushing back against the spread of rooftop solar power and charging bigger fees to solar homes. Who is right in this solar-versus-utilities fight?
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The city is hearing pitches from Penobscot Energy Recovery Co. and Fiberight-Covanta on which waste-to-energy company Bangor should partner with.
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Last year, the authority developed a 20-year power plan for the future based upon what it determined to be the lowest cost and most reliable method of meeting future power demand and will not alter its plan because of the court's decision.
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The buses will be equipped with cameras to monitor the areas in front of and alongside the bus. When the bus is within three seconds of hitting someone, an icon lights up on the dashboard alerting the driver.
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Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have announced a method for accurately tracking an object's location within a centimeter using GPS.
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U.S. mayors met in Baltimore last year. A new survey of U.S. mayors found a more positive view of the federal government in Washington, D.C., than of state governments.
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Just one week after the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 4-3 decision, moved to stay President Barack Obama's so-called Clean Power Plan, 17 governors joined to back the plan.
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Although the region has grown exponentially due to the tech boom, there are many challenges to solve, including transportation and housing problems that have intensified.
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As their potential for value creation gains recognition, airport public-private partnerships are picking up momentum.
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According to climatologists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, we may be already be halfway to the self-imposed cap, and if we stabilize now, we may be able to buck the current upward trend.
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The Nevada state Public Utilities Commission has rejected the notion to add in a grandfather clause in the new state solar rate hikes.
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The MyShake app can sense the earthquake analyze it and instantly relay the information to a specialized cloud server that collects it from other phones in the system and determines the quake’s magnitude and provides alerts.
