Energy Transition in the US Must Quicken to Attain Net-Zero Targets

According to the Globe Economic Forum ETI, the world has achieved steady, albeit moderate, progress on its energy transformation journey over the last decade. Forward motion, however, should be lauded.
The need for revolutionary solutions to combat climate change has intensified. Over the last three years, a succession of systemic disruptions has had a severe impact on national and geographic energy networks.
The COVID-19 epidemic caused energy supply-demand mismatches, which have recently been exacerbated by the …

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Solar Cell Efficiency Sets a New Peak

Researchers at the US Department of National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) constructed a solar cell with a record 39.5 percent efficiency in 1-sun global irradiation. This is the most efficient solar cell of any sort when measured in the same conditions. 
The record was set under sunlight-like lighting conditions. While previous experimental solar cells achieved an efficiency of up to 47.1 percent, it is important to note that they did so in highly concentrated illumination.
In fact, researchers used multi-…

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The White House Has Announced New Clean Energy Initiatives

The Biden administration has come up with an action plan with clearly set timelines to help quicken the environmental review process.  The administration announced further plans to invest $3.16 billion to renovate a large number of low-income houses to make them more energy-efficient and reduce power bills for Americans.
President Biden’s $1.2 trillion comprehensive infrastructure bill, passed …

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