Since the disaster in Fukushima five years ago, various countries have committed to a nuclear power phase-out. However, engineer Leslie Dewan is working ...
Smart City: Between real inventions and high-performance gadgets
The takeoff of the “smart city” concept has introduced a vast amount of innovations and inventions to our cities. L’Atelier outlines the ...
Will solar roadways soon become a reality?
America’s Main Street, the historic Route 66, will become the testing ground for a technology that might change all of our roadways: In December, ...
Apple pushes its suppliers to use clean energy
Since running almost all of its operations on renewable energy sources such as solar and wind, technology giant Apple aims to convince its suppliers to ...
Will Tesla’s Gigafactory succeed or fail?
The name “Gigafactory” is a pretentious term which raises great expectations. But experts wonder if Tesla’s flagship project is really ...
Is nuclear crucial for achieving climate change targets?
After the United Kingdom has given the go-ahead for its first new power plant in more than 20 years, experts diverge on the role of nuclear energy in ...
Food waste could store solar and wind energy
Despite all the technological advancements, a storage device is still needed in order to save excess solar and wind energy for times when the sun is not ...
Aktionsplan Nanotechnologie 2020 soll E-Mobilität beflügeln
Am gestrigen Mittwoch hat das Bundeskabinett den Aktionsplan “Nanotechnologie 2020” beschlossen, mit dem Förderaktivitäten auf Bereiche wie ...
Hinkley Point C: Why investing in renewables is a better idea
Nuclear energy is risky and expensive, yet the UK government has given the green light for a new nuclear power plant (via BBC). Damian Carrington of The ...
IEA: Renewables short of targets
Even though global investments in renewable energy projects such as solar and wind have hit their highest mark, it may not be enough: According to the ...
