clean energy
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The Real Problem With Fusion Energy
The longstanding joke about fusion — that it’s the energy source of the future, and always will be — may be the field’s biggest problem.
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CSIRO’s Solar Hackathon Brings 100 Aussies Together To Create Clean Energy Startups
With hackathons proving their worth as a way to nurture creativity and spur innovation, CSIRO is getting in on the action, inviting potential clean energy innovators to #hackthesun for $10k in prize money. This will be Australia’s first solar hackathon, with the same model internationally already having produced a number of successful solar startups.
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Elon Musk Is Probably Our Best Hope Yet For Moving Beyond Fossil Fuels
As the leaders of 196 countries negotiate a carbon emissions goal for the planet to prevent an environmental apocalypse, the real work will fall to the companies that will need to deliver change to consumers. And no single person is doing as much to help change our energy consumption as one Elon Musk.
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Obama’s Big Plan To Make Solar Energy More Efficient And Affordable
Earlier this month, US President Obama launched an ambitious plan to move states away from coal plants and towards more renewable energy generation. Now he’s focusing on the consumer side with a suite of initiatives to help Americans collect energy at home, encourage manufacturers to make more efficient appliances, and — perhaps most critically —…