Offshore wind farms could help capture carbon from air and store it long-term – using energy that would otherwise go to waste

Wind turbines often can produce more power than is needed for electricity onshore. That extra energy could be put to work capturing and storing carbon.

David Goldberg, Lamont Research Professor, Columbia University • conversation
Jan. 25, 2022 • ~8 min

Offshore wind farms could help capture carbon from air and store it long-term, saving money – a geophysicist explains how

Wind turbines often can produce more power than is needed. That extra energy could be put to work capturing and storing carbon.

David Goldberg, Lamont Research Professor, Columbia University • conversation
Jan. 25, 2022 • ~8 min

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

Ireland has the wind and seas to become an offshore superpower

The coming year will reveal if the country is serious about developing its wind energy.

Aldert Otter, PhD Researcher, Marine and Renewable Energy Ireland, University College Cork • conversation
Jan. 18, 2022 • ~6 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

To harness the North Sea winds, we must understand its complicated seabed geology

Millions of years of on-off ice ages have left behind a mix of different sediments.

David Hodgson, Professor of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy, University of Leeds • conversation
Dec. 21, 2021 • ~5 min

Biden calls for a big expansion of offshore wind – here's how officials decide where the turbines may go

The Biden administration is proposing a big increase in offshore wind power. A former state official explains how regulators find the best sites and balance competing interests.

David Cash, Distinguished Fellow, Sustainable Solutions Lab, University of Massachusetts Boston • conversation
Oct. 19, 2021 • ~8 min

US approves its first big offshore wind farm, near Martha's Vineyard – it’s a breakthrough for the industry

The Biden administration has a goal of getting from today's 42 megawatts of offshore wind power to nearly 30,000 by the end of the decade, but there are still obstacles ahead.

Matthew Lackner, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst • conversation
May 11, 2021 • ~8 min

The US is worried about its critical minerals supply chains – essential for electric vehicles, wind power and the nation's defense

Right now, the nation is almost entirely dependent on other countries for minerals that are used in everything from wind turbines to strike fighters and satellites.

Morgan Bazilian, Professor of Public Policy and Director, Payne Institute, Colorado School of Mines • conversation
April 6, 2021 • ~9 min

The US just set ambitious offshore wind power targets – what will it take to meet them?

To increase renewable energy use, the Biden administration wants the US to go from seven offshore wind turbines today to enough to power 10 million homes within a decade.

Matthew Lackner, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst • conversation
March 31, 2021 • ~8 min

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