To Fight Climate Change, Get a White Roof - The Atlantic

"Berkeley Lab calculates that switching to light-colored roofing worldwide could offset the carbon emissions of 300 million automobiles over 20 years."

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/08/fight-climate-change-get-white-roof/671287/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=atlantic-daily-newsletter&utm_content=20220831&utm_term=The%20Atlantic%20Daily 

Bosch $200 million investment fuel cells South Carolina

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/31/bosch-200-million-investment-fuel-cells-south-carolina.html 

Clean Fuel Breakthrough Turns Water Into Hydrogen at Room Temperature : ScienceAlert

https://www.sciencealert.com/clean-fuel-breakthrough-turns-water-into-hydrogen-at-room-temperature 

Germany, Denmark Plan $9 Billion Wind Park Isle to Replace Russian Gas

https://www.businessinsider.com/germany-denmark-plan-9-billion-wind-park-replace-russian-gas-2022-8 

What’s going on with the Greenland ice sheet? It's losing ice faster than forecast and now irreversibly committed to at least 10 inches of sea level rise

"In all, the ice sheet locks up enough fresh water to raise global sea level by 24 feet (7.4 meters)."

https://news.yahoo.com/going-greenland-ice-sheet-losing-180443052.html 

New technique shows old temperatures were much hotter than thought | Ars Technica

https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/08/ancient-deep-ocean-may-have-been-hotter-than-we-thought/ 

Contra-rotating floating turbines promise unprecedented scale and power

https://newatlas.com/energy/coaxial-vertical-floating-wind-turbines/ 

Honda, LG announce $4.4 billion US battery factory for EVs - CNN

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/29/business/honda-lg-electric-vehicles 

A New Approach to Car Batteries Is About to Transform EVs | WIRED

https://www.wired.com/story/cell-to-chassis-batteries-electric-vehicles/ 

California to install solar panels over canals to fight drought, a first in the U.S. - CBS News

"The agency cites a 2021 University of California, Merced study, which showed that covering all of the approximately 4,000 miles of public water delivery system infrastructure in the state with solar panels could save an estimated 63 billion gallons of water annually"

https://www-cbsnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/california-solar-panels-canals-drought/?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIKAGwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16617900650166&csi=1&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Fnews%2Fcalifornia-solar-panels-canals-drought%2F 

Monster Clean Hydrogen Hub Rising In Northeast US

https://cleantechnica.com/2022/08/28/monster-clean-hydrogen-hub-rising-in-northeast-us/ 

Renewable Energy is Absolutely Crushing Fossil Fuels in 2022 - TheStreet

"In total, the United States added 82 TWh from all renewables and only 14.6 TWh from all fossil fuel sources."

https://www.thestreet.com/investing/renewables-are-absolutely-crushing-fossil-fuels-in-2022 

Panasonic begins developing zinc-air flow batteries for renewables storage – pv magazine International

https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/08/26/panasonic-begins-developing-zinc-air-flow-batteries-for-renewables-storage/ 

10 tree species native to Illinois are at risk of extinction, study finds: How you can help

https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20220824/news/220829642 

Software Turns Promise Up for Offshore Wind - IEEE Spectrum

https://spectrum.ieee.org/vertical-axis-wind-turbine 

Electric school buses supply 80 hrs energy to Massachusetts grid

https://electrek.co/2022/08/25/electric-school-buses-supply-80-hrs-energy-massachussetts-grid/ 

MIT Spinout Tapping Into the Million-Year Energy Source Below Our Feet

"Quaise Energy, the company commercializing Woskov's research, believes if it can retrofit one power plant, the same process will work on nearly every coal and gas power plant in the world."

https://scitechdaily.com/mit-spinout-tapping-into-the-million-year-energy-source-below-our-feet/ 

Advanced geothermal heats up with $138M round for… | Canary Media

https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/geothermal/advanced-geothermal-heats-up-with-138m-round-for-startup-fervo-energy 

A new concept for low-cost batteries | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology

https://news.mit.edu/2022/aluminum-sulfur-battery-0824 

Tritium Completes US EV Charger Factory In Record Time - CleanTechnica

https://cleantechnica.com/2022/08/24/tritium-completes-us-ev-charger-factory-in-record-time/ 

Texas development uses geothermal technology for air conditioning

https://www.kxan.com/news/local/travis-county/texas-development-looks-underground-to-stay-cool-during-summer/ 

This power line could save California — and forever change the American West

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/power-line-could-save-california-160031068.html 

The electric car Battery Belt is reshaping America’s heartland

https://www.axios.com/2022/08/17/electric-cars-vehicles-batteries-battery-belt-biden 

Earth-packed tire walls prove as structurally sound as concrete

https://newatlas.com/architecture/recycled-tire-walls/ 

EV shipping is set to blow internal combustion engines out of the water – pv magazine USA

https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2022/08/22/ev-shipping-is-set-to-blow-internal-combustion-engines-out-of-the-water/ 

Small Vermont utility quietly builds fleet of 4,000 Tesla Powerwalls | Electrek

https://electrek.co/2022/08/22/small-vermont-utility-builds-fleet-4000-tesla-powerwalls/ 

New Long Duration Energy Storage Based On Iron, Salt

https://cleantechnica.com/2022/08/18/cummins-calls-dibs-on-new-long-duration-energy-storage-iron-salt-formula/ 

Southern California Has A Plan To Ease The Colorado River Crisis. And It Starts Right Under Your Feet | LAist

https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/southern-california-has-a-plan-to-ease-the-colorado-river-crisis-and-it-starts-right-under-your-feet 

The world's largest offshore wind farm is about to officially launch

https://electrek.co/2022/08/17/worlds-largest-offshore-wind-farm-2/ 

Long-term, heat-based energy storage in aluminum – pv magazine International

https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/08/19/long-term-heat-based-energy-storage-in-aluminum/ 

Corio, TotalEnergies Award FEED Contract for 504 MW Floating Wind Farm in South Korea | Offshore Wind

https://www.offshorewind.biz/2022/08/17/corio-totalenergies-award-feed-contract-for-504-mw-floating-wind-farm-in-south-korea/ 

Virginia Awards $223 Million Contract for Offshore Wind Port Project

https://gcaptain.com/virginia-awards-223-million-contract-for-offshore-wind-port-project/ 

230MW BESS comes online at Bureau of Land Management site in California - Energy Storage News

https://www.energy-storage.news/230mw-bess-comes-online-at-bureau-of-land-management-site-in-california/ 

Fact check: False claim wind turbine generators only last 3 to 4 years

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2022/08/15/fact-check-false-claim-wind-turbine-generators-only-last-3-4-years/10243903002/ 

'waveline magnet' by SWEL converts wave power into electricity

https://www.designboom.com/technology/sea-wave-energy-limited-waveline-magnet-floating-device-08-16-2022/ 

Tesla Gigafactory Texas Megapack energy storage project gains approval

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-gigafactory-texas-megapack-bess-project-approved/ 

Global warming to cause a U.S. "Extreme Heat Belt," study warns

https://www.axios.com/2022/08/15/extreme-heat-belt-global-warming 

Rapunzel-like charging stations help cities like Melrose build EV infrastructure - The Verge

https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/12/23301826/pole-mounted-chargers-ev-electric-vehicles-melrose-boston 

Big Oil Looks To Capitalize On The $1 Trillion Offshore Wind Boom | OilPrice.com

https://oilprice.com/Alternative-Energy/Wind-Power/Big-Oil-Looks-To-Capitalize-On-The-1-Trillion-Offshore-Wind-Boom.html 

Wind Blows Away Australian Records - CleanTechnica

https://cleantechnica.com/2022/08/13/wind-blows-away-australian-records/ 

Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough Confirmed: California Team Achieved Ignition

https://www.newsweek.com/nuclear-fusion-energy-milestone-ignition-confirmed-california-1733238 

TAE ahead of schedule on billion-degree hydrogen-boron fusion

https://newatlas.com/energy/tae-fusion-interview/ 

A new method boosts wind farms’ energy output, without new equipment | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology

https://news.mit.edu/2022/wind-farm-optimization-energy-flow-0811 

This 17-Year-Old Designed a Motor That Could Potentially Transform the Electric Car Industry | Innovation| Smithsonian Magazine

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/this-17-year-old-designed-a-motor-that-could-potentially-transform-the-electric-car-industry-180980550/ 

Dutch Company Develops Offshore Wind-Powered Hydrogen Production Platform | Offshore Wind

https://www.offshorewind.biz/2022/08/08/dutch-company-develops-offshore-wind-powered-hydrogen-production-platform/ 

A New Source of Renewable Energy: Breaking Down Plant Matter

https://scitechdaily.com/a-new-source-of-renewable-energy-breaking-down-plant-matter/ 

Billions pour into bioplastics as markets begin ramping up - ABC News

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/billions-pour-bioplastics-markets-begin-ramping-88138637 

Inflation Reduction Act puts our oldest climate-fighting technology to work | The Hill

https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/3593247-inflation-reduction-act-puts-our-oldest-climate-fighting-technology-to-work/ 

NW Natural plans to blend hydrogen into some west Eugene customer gas

https://www.registerguard.com/story/news/2022/08/08/nw-natural-plans-blend-hydrogen-west-eugene-customer-gas/65392830007/ 

Can thermal storage fire up the net-zero transition?

https://www.energymonitor.ai/tech/energy-storage/can-thermal-storage-fire-up-the-net-zero-transition 

Colorado will renew attempt to bring hydrogen plant to the Yampa River Valley | News | gazette.com

https://gazette.com/news/environment/colorado-will-renew-attempt-to-bring-hydrogen-plant-to-the-yampa-river-valley/article_cb36419c-14fe-11ed-9438-b36751651f84.html 

Berkeley scientists develop cheap and easy carbon capture and storage process

https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/berkeley-scientists-develop-carbon-capture-storage 

How nuclear fusion could use less energy | Popular Science

https://www.popsci.com/science/nuclear-fusion-less-energy/ 

The know-how of using renewable energy for battery storage

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/voices/the-know-how-of-using-renewable-energy-for-battery-storage/ 

Not Just Bread and Beer: Microbes Can Ferment Carbon Dioxide To Make Fuel

https://scitechdaily.com/not-just-bread-and-beer-microbes-can-ferment-carbon-dioxide-to-make-fuel/ 

Decades in the Making – New Catalyst Could Make Hydrogen Fuel Cells Affordable

https://scitechdaily.com/decades-in-the-making-new-catalyst-could-make-hydrogen-fuel-cells-affordable/ 

The U.S. Power Grid Added 15 GW of Capacity in 1st Half of 2022

https://cleantechnica.com/2022/08/04/the-u-s-power-grid-added-15-gw-of-capacity-in-1st-half-of-2022/ 

World’s Most Durable Hydrogen Fuel Cell Paves Way for Wider Application of Green Energy

https://scitechdaily.com/worlds-most-durable-hydrogen-fuel-cell-paves-way-for-wider-application-of-green-energy/ 

Water delivery agreement to benefit Salton Sea, Torres Martinez Tribe - KESQ

https://kesq.com/salton-sea/2022/08/04/water-delivery-agreement-to-benefit-salton-sea-torres-martinez-tribe/ 

Bill Gates-backed startup is using robots to build enormous solar farms

https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/bill-gates-backed-startup-is-using-robots-to-build-enormous-solar-farms 

World could install 250 GW of solar this year, claims Bloomberg analyst – pv magazine International

https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/08/03/world-could-install-250-gw-of-solar-this-year-claims-bloomberg-analyst/ 

Prepping For The 100% Renewable Energy Grid Of The Future

https://cleantechnica.com/2022/08/03/prepping-for-the-100-renewable-energy-grid-of-tomorrow-today/ 

NASA-Backed Program To Trial Ammonia As Alternative Jet Engine Fuel

https://simpleflying.com/nasa-program-trial-ammonia-alternative-jet-fuel/ 

How the U.S. gave away a breakthrough battery technology to China : NPR

https://www.npr.org/2022/08/03/1114964240/new-battery-technology-china-vanadium 

Kumulus H2O Generator Solves Problem of 1 Billion People: Threatens Bottled Water Industry - autoevolution

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/kumulus-h2o-generator-solves-problem-of-1-billion-people-threatens-bottled-water-industry-195069.html 

Grid-Scale Battery Storage In US Tripled In 2021

https://cleantechnica.com/2022/08/02/grid-scale-battery-storage-in-us-tripled-in-2021/ 

Toyota’s Cartridge Helps Make Hydrogen Portable | Hackaday

https://hackaday.com/2022/08/02/toyotas-cartridge-helps-make-hydrogen-portable/ 

Why wind energy from the High Plains can’t get to other Texans and the grid | The Texas Tribune

https://www.texastribune.org/2022/08/02/texas-high-plains-wind-energy/ 

Rising sea levels are forcing Fiji's villagers to relocate

https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/climate-change-fiji-sealevels/ 

Polymer bricks made of industrial waste bond together without mortar

https://newatlas.com/materials/polymer-bricks-industrial-waste-without-mortar/ 

Climate Change Could Make Nuclear Power Plants Useless | by Will Lockett | Predict | Jul, 2022 | Medium

https://medium.com/predict/climate-change-could-make-nuclear-power-plants-useless-b6cf4da6ab62 

Guy Turns an Old Abandoned Boat Into an Epic Off-Grid Home on Water - autoevolution

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/guy-turns-an-old-abandoned-boat-into-an-epic-off-grid-home-on-water-194916.html 

Can Western states use geothermal energy for renewable energy source? - Deseret News

https://www.deseret.com/utah/2022/7/29/23283986/western-governors-aim-to-harness-geothermal-heat-beneath-our-feet-clean-energy-colorado-spencer-cox 

This giant 'water battery' under the Alps could be a game-changer for renewable energy in Europe - CNN

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/01/world/water-battery-switzerland-renewable-energy-climate-scn-hnk-spc-intl/index.html 

Blowhole wave energy generator exceeds expectations in 12-month test

I don't get why they don't have the expelled air when the water goes in helping spin the turbine in the same direction as the vacuum when the water exits. As long as they're connected to the same shaft, just have two turbines with blades facing opposite directions.  - Dan

https://newatlas.com/energy/blowhole-wave-energy-generator/ 

Intersect Power Orders 2.4 GW of First Solar’s High-Performance Modules - CleanTechnica

https://cleantechnica.com/2022/07/30/intersect-power-orders-2-4-gw-of-first-solars-high-performance-modules/