Bientôt des BMW propulsées au fumier ?

Lorsqu’on met de côté la question des déchets radioactifs, le nucléaire reste l’une des rares sources d’énergie capables de produire massivement de l’électricité sans émissions de gaz à effet de serre. Son principal défaut demeure toutefois bien connu : les centrales sont longues ...  Afficher plus

L’annonce remonte à octobre 2023, mais elle mérite clairement qu’on s’y attarde à nouveau. Des chercheurs du Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory et de l’Université de Californie à Berkeley ont présenté une technologie de refroidissement radicalement nouvelle, capable de bouleve ...  Afficher plus

Landfills, dairy farms and wastewater plants all emit methane, the potent greenhouse gas produced when organic material decomposes in the absence of oxygen.  But instead of emitting that methane (often called biomethane or waste methane), it’s possible to capture and refine it, r ...  Afficher plus

Sure, a Tesla has zero tailpipe emissions, but it charges from the grid, and the grid is powered by coal, so it can't really be considered clean, right?  Today on Switched On we talk with Logan Goldie-Scot, who leads energy storage coverage for BloombergNEF, and BNEF Energy Stora ...  Afficher plus

At Cop26 was launched the Global Methane Pledge to catalyse action to reduce methane. The problem is that no one really knew how much methane leaked nor who emitted what. Even the emitters didn’t have a clear view of the problem. First came satellites, that provided a regional as ...  Afficher plus

In 2023, the auto industry went through huge changes in pursuit of lower carbon emission. Some automakers, like Ford, Mercedes, and General Motors, announced their plans to stop selling vehicles with internal combustion engines. The reaction from investment analysts was overwhelm ...  Afficher plus