The following is a contributed article by John Reilly, a co-director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, and an energy, […]
First US steel plants powered by wind, solar energy are coming for industry with big carbon footprint
The steel industry has a massive carbon footprint, as much as 6% to 7% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, according to a Rocky Mountain Institute study. A new Nucor steel microplant in […]
Heat your House with a Mechanical Windmill
Renewable energy production is almost entirely aimed at the generation of electricity. However, we use more energy in the form of heat, which solar panels and wind turbines can produce […]
How Do Wind Turbines Survive Severe Storms?
June starts hurricane season, an unsettling time for some people living near our nation’s shorelines. For the next 6 months, communities will be on watch for severe storms and high […]
After a decade of dithering, the US east coast went all in on offshore wind power this week
Three northeastern US states this week signed up for a cumulative 1,200 megawatts (MW) of offshore wind power, and hinted at even more ambitious goals in the future. It’s been […]