Hacker News with Generative AI: Clean Energy

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.

Clean Energy, Science, Arson, Crime

29 points by n1b0m 3 days ago | 2 comments

'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, Energy, Electricity, Infrastructure, Clean Energy

9 points by pseudolus 62 days ago | 0 comments

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.

Solar Power, Renewable Energy, China, Clean Energy

8 points by bilsbie 82 days ago | 3 comments

Terraform Industries Master Plan (wordpress.com)
Terraform Industries is making cheap synthetic natural gas from sunlight and air.

Clean Energy, Sustainability, Natural Gas, Technology

5 points by jk_tech 95 days ago | 0 comments

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.

Solar Energy, Clean Energy, Renewable Energy

110 points by akamaka 131 days ago | 152 comments

Clean Fuel Startups Are Collapsing (wsj.com)

Clean Energy, Startups, Business, Economics

10 points by JumpCrisscross 152 days ago | 9 comments

Cyberattacks on clean energy are coming – the White House has a plan (theverge.com)

Cybersecurity, Clean Energy, Government, White House

5 points by rntn 162 days ago | 0 comments

370-mile hydrogen-electric seaplane set to clean up island hopping (newatlas.com)

Transportation, Sustainability, Aviation, Clean Energy

25 points by peutetre 180 days ago | 56 comments

China is on track to reach its 2030 clean energy targets already (electrek.co)