Hacker News with Generative AI: Clean Energy

China has first operational thorium nuclear reactor (scmp.com)
Chinese scientists have achieved a milestone in clean energy technology by successfully adding fresh fuel to an operational thorium molten salt reactor, according to state media reports.
China has first operational thorium nuclear reactor (scmp.com)
Chinese scientists have achieved a milestone in clean energy technology by successfully adding fresh fuel to an operational thorium molten salt reactor, according to state media reports.
China has first operational thorium nuclear reactor (scmp.com)
Chinese scientists have achieved a milestone in clean energy technology by successfully adding fresh fuel to an operational thorium molten salt reactor, according to state media reports.
China builds first operational thorium nuclear reactor (scmp.com)
Chinese scientists have achieved a milestone in clean energy technology by successfully adding fresh fuel to an operational thorium molten salt reactor, according to state media reports.
China has first operational thorium nuclear reactor (scmp.com)
Chinese scientists have achieved a milestone in clean energy technology by successfully adding fresh fuel to an operational thorium molten salt reactor, according to state media reports.
White House plans to target university investments (semafor.com)
The next phase of the Trump administration’s pressure campaign on elite universities will focus on their financial investments, particularly in areas disfavored by the White House like clean energy and China, people familiar with the plans said.
Pakistan's 22 GW Solar Shock: How a Fragile State Went Full Clean Energy (cleantechnica.com)
Pakistan isn’t the first country you’d expect to crash the global solar party. But by the end of 2024, it quietly rocketed into the top tier of solar adopters, importing a jaw-dropping 22 gigawatts worth of solar panels in a single year.
Clean energy powered 40% of global electricity in 2024, report finds (theguardian.com)
The world used clean power sources to meet more than 40% of its electricity demand last year for the first time since the 1940s, figures show.
California off to a strong clean electricity start with solar up 33.8% (pv-magazine-usa.com)
California has kicked off 2025 with impressive clean electricity generation, marked by a decline in gas use, increased wind and battery output, and—last Sunday—solar meeting nearly 100% of grid demand in the middle of winter.
Clean energy pioneer's lab destroyed in suspected arson attack (theguardian.com)
A scientist in Liverpool has lost more than a decade of work after the prefabricated building that served as his research lab was destroyed in a suspected arson attack.
'A bullet train for power': China's ultra-high-voltage electricity grid (bbc.com)
China produces more clean energy than any other country. Now it's rolling out an ultra-high-voltage grid to match – will its strategy of going big pay off?
China Adds 160 Gigawatts in First 3 Quarters of 2024 – CleanTechnica (cleantechnica.com)
It’s truly impossible to comprehend the scale of solar power deployment in China these days. When I saw how much solar power China had installed in the first 9 months of the year, I thought I must be reading something wrong. I checked a few times. But, indeed, China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) reports that a shocking 160 gigawatts (GW) of new solar power capacity were added in the first three quarters of the year. 160 GW.
Terraform Industries Master Plan (wordpress.com)
Terraform Industries is making cheap synthetic natural gas from sunlight and air.
20% more powerful perovskite solar panels enter commercial use (oxfordpv.com)
Oxford PV announces world-first commercial sale of next-generation perovskite tandem solar panels set to transform the energy industry and accelerate progress towards clean energy goals.
Clean Fuel Startups Are Collapsing (wsj.com)
Cyberattacks on clean energy are coming – the White House has a plan (theverge.com)
370-mile hydrogen-electric seaplane set to clean up island hopping (newatlas.com)
China is on track to reach its 2030 clean energy targets already (electrek.co)
China is on track to reach its clean energy targets this month (electrek.co)
A hydrogen-powered air taxi flew 523 miles emitting only water vapor (popsci.com)
Working with utilities to create a new model for clean energy (google)
Hysata electrolyzers produce cheapest hydrogen at 95% efficiency (hysata.com)
Most clean power purchasing strategies do little to cut emissions (research.princeton.edu)