This tech breakthrough could revolutionize lithium extraction

One huge potential benefit: reduced production costs for electric vehicle batteries. Read More

Has green hydrogen’s time finally come?

Los Angeles is behind a two-phase, first-of-its-kind transformation that will turn a coal-fired power plant in Utah into one powered by green hydrogen by 2045. Read More

Climate, COVID-19 and the economics of decarbonizing buildings

Facilities managers and staff are scrambling to adjust buildings for vacancy indefinitely. As we look toward recovery, there will be wide-ranging impacts on the fundamental systems that enable learning, work and commerce. Read More

Utilities are the new cool

Thriving in the age of climate change pivots around electricity, and that means electric utilities are at the center. Read More

States step up climate efforts by requiring utilities to increase energy efficiency

COVID-19 has stalled legislation but efforts to increase energy efficiency are expected to resume once the pandemic is over. Read More

Coronavirus, the stay-at-home workstyle, and cloud energy consumption

Between video calls, collaboration applications and streaming services, data centers are working overdrive. Here’s some perspective on how much power that requires and why efficiency matters more than ever. Read More

Could artificial photosynthesis be the holy grail of renewables?

Emulating the natural process plants use to convert sunlight into energy could bring benefits in efficiency not just for power generation, but for energy storage. Read More

Green hydrogen could curb one-third of fossil fuel and industry emissions by 2050

That's according to a BloombergNEF report that calls policy support for the hydrogen economy "insufficient." Read More

Orchestrating the energy transition: Tuning into buildings

For the sector to play its part means adopting aggressive energy efficiency, zero-carbon and grid-interactive strategies, especially for existing structures. Read More

The environmental trail of the global charcoal supply chain

Use of the fuel is alive and well, with devastating implications for forests in sub-Saharan Africa. Read More