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In recent days, record-breaking extreme heat has provided a preview of what’s in store as global temperatures continue to rise, prompting an unprecedented increase in clean energy investments as governments around the world race to reduce their carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and secure a competitive edge in the burgeoning net-zero economy.

Despite ongoing supply chain constraints and anti-renewable energy legislation in Texas, U.S. demand for renewable electricity accelerated in the second quarter of 2023, according to Edison Energy’s Q2 Global Renewables Market Update. Buyers’ demand was bolstered by increased certainty around the tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act, as the IRS issues final guidelines for their use.

Utilities and other power system stakeholders should recalibrate their expectations for electricity demand in a decarbonized future, Tesla CEO Elon Musk told attendees at a summit held by Pacific Gas & Electric Tuesday, adding that “whatever your demand predictions are for electricity, I suspect they are too low… I recommend anticipating much higher demand.”

United Power, Inc., an electric cooperative serving Colorado’s northern Front Range, and Ameresco, Inc., a leading cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, announce the signing of a groundbreaking battery storage contract. Under the 20-year agreement Ameresco will install a multiple site, 78.3 MW/313.34 MWh battery storage project on the cooperative’s electric distribution system.

A new study by Xcel Energy and the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) reveals the value and challenges of cold climate heat pumps, a key technology that could help support emission reductions of buildings. Among other things, the study evaluates the impacts of both extreme cold and high altitude on cold climate heat pump performance. The findings are the result of NREL experiments on two different cold climate air source heat pump configurations at NREL’s newly enhanced Thermal Test Facility in Golden, Colorado, and customer satisfaction results by Xcel Energy.

Unused solar, wind, and hydroelectric power in the U.S. could support the exponential growth of transactions involving non-fungible tokens (NFTs), Cornell Engineering researchers have found.

In a new landmark chemistry study, researchers describe how they have achieved the highest level of energy storage -- also known as capacitance -- in a supercapacitor ever recorded.

A team of researchers has discovered molecular crystals capable of capturing iodine -- one of the most common radioactive fission products -- and other pollutants. The versatile crystals could be used for nuclear waste management and other energy-related applications and move the world closer to a net-zero future.