Renewable Energy
From solar to wind and other power sources with potential, renewable energy is not only about tapping into limitless energy, it's also about reducing climate-changing carbon in the atmosphere.
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Researchers explore how abandoned mines could be locations for energy storage.
![Energy self-sufficient lagoons and villages set to be built in Canada](jpg/geolagon_image_vers_fontaine_004_7500-highres%20copy%20resizede624.jpg)
GeoLAGON plans to build four of the villages in Quebec, starting in March.
![Solar panels over California canals test possible joint-siting benefits](jpg/projectnexus-maincanal-rendering_final%20copy%202%20resized4303.jpg)
The project could save water, and its solar power generation has strong appeal.
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Hydropower’s agility and flexibility help stabilize the grid.
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In a digital, connected world, communities increasingly rely on readily available and uninterrupted electricity. In this episode of ASCE Interchange, Youn Sim, Ph.D., P.E., principal engineer at the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works, discusses the surge of renewables in energy infrastructure.
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![One of the first Superfund sites is becoming a solar park](jpg/derek-sutton-sxdpskcgk40-unsplash%20copy%20resized499e.jpg)
The New Jersey site will contribute to the township’s sustainability efforts.
![Private entity sought to develop San Diego pumped-storage energy facility](jpg/san-vicente-dam-and-reservoir-drone-view%20copy%20resizedcf06.jpg)
Funding from the state of California will pay for initial efforts to pursue a 500 MW pumped-storage hydropower project in the San Diego region.
![Zero-carbon Fusion Demonstration Plant moves forward](jpg/fdp-highres%20copy%202%20resized232a.jpg)
Construction will begin later this year on a facility that is intended to demonstrate a new, zero-carbon approach to generating energy from nuclear fusion.
![Companies join forces to develop carbon-negative bioenergy facility](png/ces%20dsg%20without%20steam%20copyb485.png)
The facility will use biomass to generate electricity. The carbon dioxide produced during that generation will be sequestered underground.
![Micro-hydropower project launched in Oregon](jpg/21%20technology38ca.jpg)
An innovative micro-hydropower system in use in Hillsboro, Oregon, will help generate clean, renewable electricity.