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Dec 15

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How building a better battery would change the game for renewable energy

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Wind can be a bountiful resource in Tehachapi, California, but not necessarily at the right time. There turbines generate the most energy at night, when the wind blows hardest, and the demand is the lowest. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien reports…

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Dec 12

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To run completely on clean energy, Denmark harnesses wind power

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In Denmark, officials have taken strides to minimize the effects of climate change by converting from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources like wind and solar power. Over the next 35 years, the country aspires to become the first nation…

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Nov 22

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How the French are burning garbage to heat homes

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In a little more than a week, a recovering Paris will host world leaders for the next UN climate change conference. They hope to come to agreements on how to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Paris itself is innovating one way…

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Nov 18

UK to shut down coal-fired power plants by 2025

By Gretchen Frazee

The UK plans to shut down all its coal-fired power plants by 2025 and replace the energy source largely with natural gas, the Energy and Climate Change Secretary Amber Rudd announced Wednesday.

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Sep 07

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Not Trending: Inventors and innovators you’ve never heard of

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When we only pay attention to the things that are trending in our social networks, we may be missing some compelling stories. Carlos Watson, CEO of website Ozy, joins Gwen Ifill to share a few overlooked items, including efforts to…

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Sep 07

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Can Denmark make energy demand follow renewable supply?

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By 2050, Denmark hopes to get 100 percent of its energy from renewable sources. One problem, however, is that the amount of energy available fluctuates constantly. So some innovators are trying to create a system where demand for energy follows…

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Aug 16

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Switched on: Rooftop solar is on the move again in Hawaii, but for how long?

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Rooftop solar is moving again in Hawaii, where many homeowners have installed rooftop panels to capitalize on federal and state tax credits for using solar energy. Approvals were stalled by the local utility company that worried the abundant users might…

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May 29

EPA proposes lowering requirements for ethanol in gas

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The nation's gasoline supply likely will have more ethanol in coming years — but not as much as was required by federal law.

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Apr 14

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How drinking water pipes can also deliver electric power

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Hydroelectricity -- using the flow of water to generate power -- has long been a small but key source of renewable energy. How can cities around the country better harness that potential? A startup in Portland, Oregon, has developed a…

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Apr 11

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Gridlocked by the power grid: Why Hawaii’s solar energy industry is at a crossroads

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In some parts of Hawaii, where many homeowners have installed rooftop panels to capitalize on federal and state tax credits for using solar energy, the local utility company has slowed down approvals of new solar systems, saying that abundant users…

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