Hacker News with Generative AI: Clean Energy

A long-abandoned US nuclear technology is making a comeback in China (technologyreview.com)
China has once again beat everyone else to a clean energy milestone—its new nuclear reactor is reportedly one of the first to use thorium instead of uranium as a fuel and the first of its kind that can be refueled while it’s running.

Nuclear Technology, China, Energy, Clean Energy

7 points by gnabgib 22 days ago | 1 comments

China Unveils First 'Meltdown Proof' Thorium Reactor (oilprice.com)
Chinese scientists have achieved a significant milestone in clean energy tech after successfully adding fresh fuel to an operational thorium molten salt reactor, Chinese state media has reported.

China, Nuclear Energy, Thorium, Clean Energy

10 points by PaulHoule 23 days ago | 1 comments

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, Nuclear Energy, Thorium, Clean Energy

10 points by AdeptusAquinas 34 days ago | 1 comments

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.

Nuclear Energy, China, Clean Energy, Thorium

15 points by wslh 35 days ago | 2 comments

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, Nuclear Energy, Thorium, Clean Energy

11 points by sharjeelsayed 35 days ago | 4 comments

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, Nuclear Energy, Thorium, Clean Energy

16 points by the-mitr 36 days ago | 0 comments

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.

Nuclear Energy, China, Thorium, Clean Energy

21 points by tkzed49 36 days ago | 5 comments

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.

Politics, Education, Investments, China, Clean Energy

13 points by jmsflknr 37 days ago | 1 comments

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.

Pakistan, Renewable Energy, Solar Power, Clean Energy, International Development

71 points by blackhawkC17 45 days ago | 35 comments

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.

Clean Energy, Renewable Energy, Environment, Climate Change, Energy

15 points by pseudolus 46 days ago | 6 comments

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.

California, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Clean Energy, Climate Change

11 points by martinpw 91 days ago | 4 comments

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 128 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 187 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 208 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 221 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 256 days ago | 152 comments

Clean Fuel Startups Are Collapsing (wsj.com)

Clean Energy, Startups, Business, Economics

10 points by JumpCrisscross 278 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 287 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 305 days ago | 56 comments

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