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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Many people are noticing their cab drivers to be more polite and the ride more pleasant, which may be a response to the growing popularity of ride-sharing services.
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Using near-real-time data collection, researchers are demonstrating a way to improve states' ability to protect brittle roads from heavy vehicles at the end of winter.
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The new wording of the Lyft driver agreement will make it harder for the company to fire its drivers anywhere in the country, but does not classify the drivers as employees.
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A new program launched by The Nature Conservancy and DroneDeploy will crowdsource El Niño research in California.
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The pilot program, currently taking place in Houston, is one of several safety initiatives Uber has launched since it created its safety advisory board in November.
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Seattle regulates Uber and Lyft under an ordinance passed in July 2014, and the county passed partner legislation shortly thereafter. However, litigation is still being pursued over the classification of the drivers.
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Low normal price, bad timing and volatility make it seem like price gouging.
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The U.S. could dramatically increase solar and wind power without expensive energy storage. The key is to overlay high-voltage direct current power lines on our system of regional grids.
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In his final year, Anthony Foxx wants to tear down infrastructure that isolates communities and overhaul the way federal transportation funding is distributed to states and cities in his final year.
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The bill would allow companies to share information with state regulators about cybersecurity and critical infrastructure issues without fear that the documents would become public, which would make companies more comfortable with sharing information with authorities.
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The technology is changing costs so quickly — especially for wind and solar energy — that utilities and customers have an unprecedented amount of choice and competition available to them.
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By linking environmental sustainability and economic growth, Charlotte is showing the way.
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Although conservation efforts have produced significant gains, a new water source is needed. And one place for that extra water is from direct use of recycled water.
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The feedback will be incorporated into the I-80 Planning Study, which is being conducted as the Iowa DOT works to overhaul its busiest road.
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After redesigning a tunnel that lowered an underpass, semi trucks that clipped their roofs would force traffic to stop while they turned around, causing major delays. But sensors could send a message warning trucks too large to fit to avoid the underpass.
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A global research firm predicts that energy storage, which supports renewable electricity as a resource, will double worldwide in 2016.
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Maine could be the next battleground in this winner-take-all fight, but it doesn’t have to be.
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The two companies, Hyperloop Technologies and Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, are in a close race to complete the first hyperloop.
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