As more households add solar panels, batteries and heat pumps, researchers at Purdue found that running them all on DC power — not the AC current from the wall — could cut energy use and emissions.
France's scorching summer is stunting grape growth in wine regions including Champagne, Bordeaux and Burgundy, threatening a smaller crop and bringing one of the earliest harvests on record.
Investor call transcripts show that gas companies see the data center build-out as their next growth sector, even as the energy transition accelerates.
Energy and environmental organizations are reacting with alarm to the new Canada-Alberta deal to build a new oil pipeline to the West Coast, questioning whether new buyers can be found for the oil that may eventually flow through the pipelines.
With China dominating every step of the solar energy production chain, governments in India and Europe are looking to reduce their overreliance on a single supplier.
The Global Climate and Health Alliance says inadequate funding could weaken health systems and increase risks from malnutrition, waterborne diseases, extreme weather and disrupted healthcare.
