Indonesia’s abundant nickel reserves are crucial for a low carbon world. But extracting them is ruining local peoples’ lives and causing rampant deforestation
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Nature, Published online: 18 December 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08214-1 A eutectic phase change material composed of boric and succinic acids demonstrates a transition at around 150 °C, with a record high reversible thermal energy
Ahead of Donald Trump’s second term as US president, a rerun of his first trade…
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Harnessing wind, hydro and maybe geothermal power, the tiny Canary Island of El Hierro is blazing a trail for sustainable energy – and the secret is all in the mixWords and
The development of perovskite–silicon tandem solar cells made of stable materials and manufactured using scalable production processes is the basis for the next technological leap in the photovoltaic industry.
National Grid, SSE and ScottishPower submit plans amid global race to shift from fossil fuels to clean electricityEnergy companies have promised to spend almost £70bn over five years to help rewire
Nature, Published online: 18 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04128-0 Materials that store thermal energy can be used to gather and retain large amounts of the renewable energy that is generated by wind and
Nature, Published online: 18 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04109-3 A battery-like technology uses a metal called tantalum to create an equivalent of digital 0s and 1s.
The number of new coal plants under development in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and…
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The world is on the brink of a freshwater crisis. Estimations indicate that by 2025, half of the world’s population may reside in areas facing water scarcity. In response to this