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Energy Production

How IKEA-Style Wind Turbines Could Change Offshore Energy

You know what an offshore wind turbine looks like. A giant pole, three blades, bolted to the seafloor. The catch is it only ...

By Matt Ferrell1 week ago0

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Energy Production

How the Super Soaker Inventor Built the Most Efficient Heat Engine Ever

What if all the heat your car engine, a factory, or a power plant throws away could run the grid instead? A new ...

By Heather Hunsperger2 weeks ago0

Energy Production

Why China’s Supercritical CO₂ Turbine Matters

For over 200 years, we’ve been generating electricity essentially the same way: by boiling water. And it’s worked! Today, steam turbines power the ...

By Matt FerrellApril 14, 20260

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Energy Production

The National Grid Is Dead. Here’s What Replaces It.

In April 2025, most of Spain and Portugal went dark. A cascading failure knocked out the Iberian peninsula’s grid in seconds. Just four ...

By Vincent M.April 8, 20260

A solar cell next to a chemical bonds cube

Energy Production

Why Waiting for Perovskite Solar Isn’t Worth It (Solar 3.0)

Perovskite solar cells could hit 35% efficiency and cost half as much as silicon, but they’re still years away from your roof. Meanwhile, ...

By Jon OkunMarch 3, 20260

A kesterite solar cell held next to a chunk of metal

Renewable Energy

The Solar Underdog That Could Rival Perovskite

Perovskite solar cells are smashing efficiency records and starting to hit the market, but what if the real future of solar is a ...

By Heather HunspergerJanuary 20, 20260

Energy Production

Why Coastal Cities Are Betting on Osmotic Power

What if you could power cities just by mixing river water with seawater? Around 15,000 TWh of energy pours into the oceans each ...

By Heather HunspergerDecember 9, 20250

A bag of graphene powder in front of a solar panel

Energy Production

How Two Overhyped Materials Could Change Solar Forever

What if solar panels could generate twice the power for a fraction of the cost, making them cheap enough that you’d actually want ...

By Jon OkunDecember 2, 20250

A pair of gloved hands stretching hydrogel in front of solar panels

Energy Production

How Hydrogel Can Double Solar Panel Lifespan

Why are the world’s most efficient solar panels learning to sweat? When it comes to solar, you’d assume more sun equals more power, ...

By Jon OkunSeptember 23, 20250

A gloved hand holding up a bifacial solar panel

Energy Production

How This Bifacial Solar Panel Reaches 91% Efficiency

What if I told you there’s a way to get up to 30% more power from the same solar panel footprint? No breakthrough ...

By Jon OkunSeptember 9, 20250

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How IKEA-Style Wind Turbines Could Change Offshore Energy

How the Super Soaker Inventor Built the Most Efficient Heat Engine Ever

Why China’s Supercritical CO₂ Turbine Matters

The National Grid Is Dead. Here’s What Replaces It.

Why Waiting for Perovskite Solar Isn’t Worth It (Solar 3.0)

The Solar Underdog That Could Rival Perovskite

Why Coastal Cities Are Betting on Osmotic Power

How Two Overhyped Materials Could Change Solar Forever

How Hydrogel Can Double Solar Panel Lifespan

How This Bifacial Solar Panel Reaches 91% Efficiency

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