Remove Engine Remove Global Remove Laos Remove Renewable
article thumbnail

Materials science as key enabler for clean energy transition

Green Car Congress

If you don’t change direction, you will end up where you are heading,” said Lao Tzu, the father of Taoism. The global emissions of CO 2 doubled from 1975 to 2015, and are projected to triple by 2040 if we stay on our present course4. Renewable energy future. Where are we heading? —Chu et al.

Clean 150
article thumbnail

A Skeptic’s Take on Beaming Power to Earth from Space

Cars That Think

Energy experts have been warning that electricity is likely to get more expensive and less reliable unless renewable power that waxes and wanes under inconstant sunlight and wind is backed up by generators that can run whenever needed. The challenges for their engineering and assembly are equally gargantuan.

Power 136