⚡️ Energy
Energy production and consumption is becoming cleaner, cheaper and decentralized. With connected devices you as a consumer can take control of your energy consumption. Here you will also find content about batteries, smart grids, nuclear and other innovation in the energy field.
🚢 Buoys can charge ships at sea
Stillstorm is developing buoys that will be capable of charging ships at sea using offshore wind energy.
👊 The Renaissance man of nuclear power
John Ahlberg, a father of three from Gothenburg, wants to make fossil-free energy in the form of small modular reactors a reality in Sweden. And things are moving forward quickly. The first reactor could be in place by 2030.
♻ 14 percent of all U.S jobs 2030 will be "green"
Green investment will account for much of the growth in the U.S labor market during the next few years.
☀ Wind and solar power break records
We now get more of our electricity in the world from sun and wind than ever before and we have a good chance of expanding enough renewable electricity to meet the 1.5-degree target.
🛢Innovative approach cuts hydrogen costs by a quarter
More efficient electrolysis can reduce the cost of hydrogen by a quarter and make gas an interesting alternative fuel.
☀ Static electricity can "wash" solar panels in the desert
By using static electricity, it is possible to clean solar panels in deserts without using water. This means saving water that can provide two million people with drinking water.
☀️ Solar energy accounted for close to half of all new electricity in the United States last year
According to the US Energy Information Administration, solar power took giant leaps forward in 2021 and will by far be the largest source of new electricity in 2022.
☀ Solar panels provides energy and saves water
A company in California intends to cover irrigation canals with solar panels that will shade the canals and reduce evaporation while the panels generate electricity.
Australia's largest coal-fired power plant closes seven years ahead of plans
Renewable electricity has become so cheap in Australia that the country's largest coal-fired power plant has become unprofitable and must be shut down earlier than planned.