The Search For Artificial Photosynthesis

We'd like to do what plants do for energy, but we'll need the right materials to make photosynthesis viable on a large scale.

Apr 28th, 2017

We'd like to do what plants do for energy, but we'll need the right materials to make photosynthesis viable on a large scale.

Poet refinery in Chancellor, S.D., July 22, 2021.

Carbon-Capture Pipelines Offer Climate Aid

The projects could transform the Corn Belt into one of the world’s largest corridors for carbon capture and storage.

Naomi Osaka stands beside the Olympic flame after lighting it during the opening ceremony, July 23, 2021, Tokyo.

Tokyo Olympic Flame Is the First Powered by Hydrogen

The hydrogen is produced by a factory in the Fukushima prefecture that runs on renewable energy.

The Jones Act Enforcer in Leeville, La., July 15, 2021.

Ship Hunts for Violators of Century-Old Maritime Law

An industry group deployed the vessel to document violations and report them to Customs officials.

Professor Steven Weinberg, of Cambridge, Mass., Oct. 15, 1979.

Nobel Physicist Steven Weinberg Dies at 88

Weinberg helped unlock the mysteries of tiny particles and their electromagnetic interaction.

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Plan for Largest U.S. Solar Array Scrapped

The stalled project presents a setback for Nevada, which aims to transition to 50% renewable energy by 2030.

Acting U.S. Attorney Vipal J. Patel, center, accompanied by FBI Special Agent in Charge Chris Hoffman, speaks during a news conference in Cincinnati, Thursday, July 22, 2021. Federal authorities say Akron-based FirstEnergy Corp. would pay a $230 million penalty and fully cooperate as part of an agreement announced Thursday to settle federal charges against the company in a sweeping bribery scheme in Ohio.

FirstEnergy to Pay $230M in Ohio Bribery Case

The energy giant at the center of a $60 million bribery scheme admitted to using dark money groups to fund the effort.

Smoke billows from an oil refinery in Kawasaki, Tokyo, Oct. 21, 2013.

Japan Boosts Renewable Energy to Meet Emissions Target

The government's emissions-free target will require drastic changes and likely prompt calls for a restart of more nuclear plants.

In this Oct. 15, 2019, file photo, SoCal Edison trucks arrive at the site of a transformer tower in Sylmar, Calif., suspected of being responsible for starting the Saddleridge Fire. Pacific Gas & Electric plans to bury 10,000 miles of its power lines in an effort to prevent its fraying grid from sparking wildfires when electrical equipment collides with millions of trees and other vegetation sprawling across its drought-stricken service.

PG&E Will Spend $15B+ Burying Power Lines

It's an effort to prevent its fraying grid from sparking wildfires.

The Camp Century tunnels started as trenches cut into the ice.

The U.S. Army Tried Portable Nuclear Power at Remote Bases 60 Years Ago

It didn't go well.

In this May 11, 2021 file photo, a Colonial Pipeline station is seen in Smyrna, Ga., near Atlanta. The Department of Homeland Security has announced new requirements for U.S. pipeline operators to bolster cybersecurity following a May ransomware attack that disrupted gas delivery across the East Coast.

New Cybersecurity Order Issued for U.S. Pipeline Operators

Colonial paid an estimated $4.4 million ransom in May after its system was breached.

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How Floating Offshore Wind Farms Work

California is planning to use them to boost its power supply.

This July 8, 2021 photo shows a sign in Ocean City, N.J. urging opposition to offshore wind projects.

Offshore Wind Plans Facing Opponents

Even some green energy-loving environmentalists are wary of the pace and scope of the plans.