NLR Laboratory Director Jud Virden Signs Partnership Agreements at Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference in Anchorage The National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) signed two new memorandums of understanding (MOUs) on May 19 that aim to increase research and innovation in critical minerals, energy, and buildings in Alaska and the Arctic. ... [continued] The post New Partnerships With State of Alaska & University of Alaska Fairbanks Expand on Critical Minerals & Energy Innovation appeared first on CleanTechnica.
A new United Nations report co-authored by researchers at the University of Portsmouth provides governments with a practical roadmap for building sustainable blue economies, as pollution, climate change and biodiversity loss place growing pressure on the marine and freshwater ecosystems that support billions of people and a global ocean economy worth US$2.2 trillion.
Continuing my series on 75th edition of the Statistical Review of World Energy from the Energy Institute, we've got another fascinating chart and graph today that I want to build on. Here are the paired graphics: The graphics above show that there were two big oil shocks and price spikes in the ... [continued] The post Is A Double-Shock What Will Really Change Auto Purchasing & Oil Use Again? appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Tesla fans have spent years begging the company to build an e-bike. Tesla just launched a bike - and it has no motor, no pedals, and it's for toddlers. The new "Balance Bike for Kids" sells for $225 on Tesla's online shop, and it's aimed at children aged 2 to 5.
Tourism often brings large promises to small places. It can bring money to forests, beaches, villages, parks, and old towns. It can make a family guesthouse viable or give a young person a reason to stay. It can help persuade a government that a forest has value standing. It can also strain the places it sells. Roads arrive before rules. Hotels take the best land. Water and waste are handled after the money has begun to flow. Wildlife, wages, and culture are folded into the business later, if they are dealt with at all. The traveler leaves with photographs. The community keeps the . . .
Rowers on the River Po in Turin are battling vast blooms of algae, as high temperatures in northwest Italy and runoff from farms create ideal conditions for rampant plant growth.
Mongabay's investigation into deforestation in Liberia started with a tip from a source last year. "There's deforestation, and a migrant rights issue," they said. Areas along the border with Côte d'Ivoire were losing vast swaths of rainforest to cacao farming. It was the beginning of a months-long journey that led us from the Liberian jungle to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, and through the history of West African labor migration. As a features writer for Mongabay's Africa bureau, my work has brought me across the world. I've covered conservation conflicts, climate . . .
(GRAND GEDEH, Liberia) – Off in the woods beyond the ekki trees, a sharp crack cuts through the buzzing of insects. "It's a tree falling," says George Bowey, a baby-faced community eco-guard who works here in the proposed Kwa National Park, a thick tropical rainforest in southeastern Liberia. There are different ways to grow cacao. In one method, saplings are intercropped with other tree species so they form a diverse ecosystem. Or there's another method, where plantation land is cleared by pouring gasoline on the base of native trees and setting their roots on fire so they wither . . .
The 2027 iX4 is set to join BMW's electric vehicle lineup soon, bringing a unique new look to the family. Ahead of its debut, the 2027 BMW iX4 was spotted on the road in Germany.
Tesla shareholders have flooded the company's Q2 2026 earnings Q&A portal with questions, and the most-upvoted ones tell a bleak story: retail investors are now demanding that Elon Musk explain why the company keeps missing its own short-term goals. The tone has shifted from asking about Tesla's grand vision to asking why almost none of it is showing up on schedule - on robotaxi, "Full Self-Driving," and Optimus.
Sarah Inskeep Talks Supply Chains for Energy Technologies-and One NLR Model That Brings Them Together When you plug in your phone or laptop, do you ever think about the wires that carry the electricity to the battery? Okay, now what about the powerlines, transformers, and substations that move the electricity ... [continued] The post From Mine to Megawatt: How NLR Is Securing Critical Mineral Supply Chains for the Power Grid appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Partnership With Xcel Energy Reveals Solutions To Meet Needs of and Avoid Unnecessary Expenses for Grid Customers. As demand for electricity in the United States grows and evolves, utilities need to continually analyze whether distribution infrastructure is up to the task. Strain on the power grid can risk transformer overloads ... [continued] The post Smart Energy Management Research Could Unlock Grid Flexibility & Cost Savings appeared first on CleanTechnica.
NEW ORLEANS, U.S. - On a cold Saturday in late January, a parade floats rolls down Royal Street painted with the image of the Louisiana coastline, eroding away. The next float displays Lady Liberty gagged and locked behind a chain-link fence. This is Krewe du Vieux, the raunchy, mule-drawn satirical parade that has rolled through New Orleans' French Quarter for 40 years, making political jokes few others dare to make in public. Its 2026 theme is "Save the Wet Glands," a play on "save the wetlands." This year's Krewe du Vieux Queen is Franziska Trautmann, the pink-haired . . .
To Shoot for the Moon, Lab Researchers Must First Learn How To Fail on Earth NLR Senior Energy Storage Engineer Matthew Keyser holds a sheet of copper discs, one of the metals that comprise the internal short-circuit device recently recognized by NASA's 2025 Invention of the Year Award. Photo by ... [continued] The post NLR Battery Innovation Awarded NASA's Invention of the Year appeared first on CleanTechnica.
The Guadalquivir is the most important river in Andalusia. Stretching 657 kilometers (408 miles), it forms the backbone of Andalusia, from its source in the Sierra de Cazorla mountains to its mouth in Sanlúcar de Barrameda. These facts, along with its name of Arabic origin (Wadi al-Kabir) and its strategic role in the economy, agriculture and tourism, are widely known. Few studies, however, have comprehensively assessed the quality of the "Great River" along its entire course.
