Renewable Energy

Limitless Energy: South Korean Reactor Sets a New Record for Stable Nuclear Fusion

The Korean Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research reactor was able to sustain the high-performance plasma for a record 70 seconds. The KSTAR team reached the plasma state using a completely non-inductive mode and a high-power neutral beam.

December 19, 2016
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When It Comes to Job Creation, Renewable Energy Outshines Fossil Fuels

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Shifting from a brown to a green economy could reduce the unemployment rate and create jobs throughout the country, says PERI's Heidi Garrett-Peltier.

December 19, 2016
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A Star in a Jar: Fusion Power and Limitless Energy Explained

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Fusion power has been heralded as the "holy grail" of energy research, as it has the potential to provide limitless clean power for humanity's energy needs. Technical challenges, like keeping plasma contained when it is over 150 million degrees Farenheight, has hereto kept us from realizing our nuclear fusion dreams.

December 18, 2016
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It’s A Bird, It’s A Plane, It’s A…Floating Wind Turbine!

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It’s called the Buoyant Airborne Turbine, or BAT.

December 18, 2016
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The World Finally Has an Electric Vehicle That Can Go 400 Miles on a Single Charge

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Lucid Motors has unveiled specs for its Air EV, an electric car with a range of 400 miles and an option for a 130kWh battery, the largest in the auto world. The Air EV is an example of the increasing options for drivers in the electric vehicle space, with other luxury carmakers like Mercedes and Audi working on their own EV concepts.

December 15, 2016
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U.S. Sets Staggering Record with 191% Growth in Solar Power Installations in 2016

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A new report shows that in the third quarter of this year alone, enough solar panels to generate 4,143 MW of electricity were installed in the United States. This boom in installations contributes to the prediction that coal is a fading industry, and will never return to its former grandeur.

December 15, 2016
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