Rafe Chang
Energy Transition Beyond Russia: Europe’s Path to Diversity and Sustainability
In the EU, approximately 20.9% Â of the electricity is generated using natural gas, also widely used for heating and cooking. In 2021,...
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Rafe Chang
Nov 201 min read
Refineries are Endangering Health, Climate, and the Future of EnergyÂ
Fossil fuels' environmental and health impacts begin long before they’re burned in power plants. Oil refineries  process crude oil into...
Rafe Chang
Nov 132 min read
Hurricane Helene: A Call to Action to Invest in Grid Resilience
In late September, category four  hurricane Helene traveled over 500 miles from Florida to the Southern Appalachians, bringing...
Rafe Chang
Nov 62 min read
Cali Went Too Sunny
California’s Senate Bill 100 requires renewable energy and zero-carbon resources to supply 100%  of the state’s electric retail sales by...
Rafe Chang
Oct 192 min read
Transportation Goes Hydrogen
The first commercial passenger ferry that is entirely run on hydrogen has started its pilot service  for six months in San Francisco....
Rafe Chang
Oct 192 min read
Google Plans to Reuse Heat from Data Center Operation
Google is making a $1.1 billion investment to expand its data centers in Finland. As part of the plan, the company partnered with the...
Rafe Chang
Oct 52 min read
Improve Panel Recycling to Reduce Heavy Metal Pollution
Most solar panels have a 25-30-year  lifespan before degradation leads to a noticeable reduction in productivity. Weather events such as...
Rafe Chang
Sep 212 min read
EV Adoption Delayed by Reliability Issues
As the global shift towards electric vehicles (EVs) continues, major automakers like Ford, General Motors, Volkswagen, and Mercedes-Benz...
Rafe Chang
May 262 min read
Portugal's Renewable Transition with Hydroelectric Power Plant
In the first four months of 2024, Portugal is averaging 91% Â of its electricity from renewables while having the lowest wholesale...
Rafe Chang
May 212 min read
Overcoming Perovskite Solar Cells' Instability Issues
Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Venture is backing CubicPV, a perovskite solar tandem manufacturer. Perovskite is a common crystal...
Rafe Chang
May 52 min read
Electric Vehicle Charging Is Stressing the Grid
On January 11th, a polar vortex  caused the average temperature across the province of Alberta to be -31°C. On that day, the province set...
Rafe Chang
May 42 min read
Energy and Environmental Impacts of Denmark's Largest Offshore Tender
As of 2022, wind energy generated 55.03% of Denmark’s electricity, marking the highest share in the world. Policy plans for decentralized...
Rafe Chang
Apr 42 min read
Data Centers Are Driving Electricity Demand
The forecast for U.S. electricity demand for the next five years has seen a notable increase, with expected growth rising from 2.6% in...
Rafe Chang
Mar 181 min read
Wind Turbine Recycling Challenges and Solutions
The project-life assumption of wind turbines is around 30 years. Notably, around 85% of turbine components such as steel and copper wire...
Rafe Chang
Mar 121 min read
Arkansas Transforms Old Oil Fields to Lithium Sites
Direct Lithium Extraction, DLE, is a technology that is faster and lower in energy and water use  when compared to traditional brine...
Rafe Chang
Mar 52 min read
Electric Vehicles Are Exacerbating Tire Pollution
Tesla’s Model Y generates 26 percent more tire pollution  than a similar Kia hybrid, with the same distance traveled. Electric Vehicles...
Cristy Nguyen
Feb 263 min read
Navigating the Path to Decarbonization
Colder winters, suffocating summers and rising water levels are significant effects caused by climate change. Countries all over the...
Lyndsey Bryden
Nov 30, 20234 min read
Hydrogen - A Fuel of the Future
Hydrogen is the smallest element on the periodic table, the most plentiful element in the universe, and an increasingly important part of...
Cristy Nguyen
Oct 16, 20234 min read
Key Summary of the G20 Summit
WHAT IS THE G20? Founded at the turn of the 21st century, the G20 are a collective group of the world’s largest and industrialized...
Cristy Nguyen
Sep 9, 20233 min read
The Types of Renewable Energy
Demand for renewable energy sources has skyrocketed in 2023, with annual global investments reaching an all-new high at 1.7 Billion USD....
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