Batteries get hyped, but pumped hydro provides the vast majority of long-term energy storage essential for renewable power – here’s how it works
A team of researchers found 35,000 pairs of existing reservoirs, lakes and old mines in the US that could be turned into long-term energy storage – and they don’t need dams on rivers.
Matthew Stocks, Research Fellow, ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science, Australian National University •
conversation
Jan. 19, 2022 • ~8 min
Jan. 19, 2022 • ~8 min
A 21st-century reinvention of the electric grid is crucial for solving the climate change crisis
Renewable energy is expanding at a record pace, but still not fast enough. Here are the key areas to watch for progress in bringing more wind and solar into the power grid in 2022.
Jeffrey Logan, Associate Director of Energy Policy and Analysis, Renewable & Sustainable Energy Institute, University of Colorado Boulder •
conversation
Jan. 12, 2022 • ~10 min
Jan. 12, 2022 • ~10 min
Africa faces an uphill battle against western emissions to combat climate change
The African continent stands to lose the most from climate change - here’s what local governments can do to protect it.
Margaret Kadiri, Lecturer in Physical Geography, King's College London •
conversation
Jan. 11, 2022 • ~6 min
Jan. 11, 2022 • ~6 min
Material from asteroid Ryugu starts to give up secrets of early Solar System
We may be on the brink of discovering whether water and organic material, which enabled life on Earth, came from asteroids.
Monica Grady, Professor of Planetary and Space Sciences, The Open University
• conversation
Dec. 21, 2021 • ~8 min
Dec. 21, 2021 • ~8 min
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