Are industry leaders and policymakers betting on batteries? Lithium-ion batteries are widely used in electric vehicles due to their environmental benefits, but excessive heat from […]
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Biodiesel on the Roads
In an era where the whispers of climate change have escalated into urgent innovations, the quest for sustainable fuel alternatives has never been more sought. […]
Read MoreA Look at Producing Biodiesel
What do the methods of producing biodiesel look like? Biodiesel is increasingly viewed by some as an attractive alternative to conventional diesel fuel. Biodiesel produces […]
Read MoreLiters and Tires and Batteries, Oh My!
Stay tuned for this new Alternative Fuels blog series For almost a century, gasoline and diesel have been the cornerstone of global transportation, powering everything […]
Read MoreMicroreactors & EV Charging
Imagine the freedom of driving an electric vehicle without the constant worry of running out of juice. Yet, for many drivers, range anxiety looms large. […]
Read MoreA National Comparison to Washington D.C.’s Infrastructure
When our Founding Fathers picked ten square miles of swampland on the Northern bank of the Potomac River to house the budding nation’s capital, none […]
Read MorePreparing Infrastructure for a New Kind of Natural Disaster: Solar Storms
Severe natural disasters are increasing in frequency –at least as measured by cost impact – in the United States, costing billions of dollars to infrastructure […]
Read MoreThe Role of Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling in Sustainability
Just over a month ago, the U.S. Department of Energy announced a $2 million investment in Lithium-ion battery recycling. You can find these batteries in […]
Read MoreWater and Irrigation in the Western U.S.
The western United States needs more water. The 2022-2023 winter season brought record amounts of snowpack and has filled reservoirs across the west, but it […]
Read MoreIs Climate Throwing the Housing Market into a Frenzy?
At any given moment the United States is facing an unparalleled number of crises. While there’s much debate over which ones are actual threats to […]
Read MoreHow Smart Vehicles Can Change Our Roads
As technology and connectivity continue to improve, many things around us continue to become “smarter” – smartphones, smart watches, smart TVs, and even smart refrigerators. […]
Read MoreFederal Government Push Away from Diesel Buses
The Department of Transportation under the Biden administration recently announced $1.7 billion in federal grants will be awarded to regional transit agencies so that they […]
Read MoreHow 3D Printing Can Change Infrastructure Construction
3D printing has come a long way over the past few decades, with the first iterations patented in the 1980s. Since then, the technology has […]
Read More21st Century Mining and the Renewable Energy Transition
Much of the developed world is undergoing an energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable and technology-based natural energy sources. To date, 96 countries representing […]
Read MoreCleaning Up Clean Energy and Handling Renewable Waste
In the past decade, wind and solar have made massive strides in our energy economy. As of 2022, they account for 13.6 percent of the U.S. energy […]
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