Energy Funding Outlook Looks Bleak as Obama Begins Second Term
Cuts and a decade of stagnation loom ahead for renewed clean energy funding.
Energy
Supersized Wind Turbines Head Out to Sea
The giant turbines could help make offshore wind cheaper.
Battery Material Prevents Fires, Stores Five Times the Energy
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a solid electrolyte to replace flammable ones used in lithium-ion batteries.
Audi to Make Fuel Using Solar Power
The automaker is using technology from SolarFuel to make renewable methane for natural-gas vehicles.
Will France Give Up Its Role as a Nuclear Powerhouse?
The country, which gets most of its electricity from nuclear power, is debating whether to wean itself from that dependency.
“Hybrid Wing” Uses Half the Fuel of a Standard Airplane
NASA has demonstrated a manufacturing breakthrough that will allow hybrid wing aircraft to be scaled up.
The Quest for the Monster Wind Turbine Blade
Companies are racing to develop ways to make the 100-meter blades needed to make offshore wind compete with fossil fuels.
Solving Global Warming Will Require Far Greater Cuts than Thought
A new look at climate change implies that we’ll need energy breakthroughs as soon as possible.
Grounded Boeing 787 Dreamliners Use Batteries Prone to Overheating
A fire last week and a forced landing today have brought the possibility of such problems to the forefront.
An Engine That Uses One-Third Less Fuel
Achates Power gets $5 million to build a multi-cylinder version of its diesel engine.
