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California
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

Why California is keeping this unusual solar plant running when both Trump and Biden wanted it closed

California ordered the Ivanpah solar-thermal plant to remain open 13 years despite costs, obsolescence, and bird deaths, citing grid reliability amid rising data-center demand.
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
1 month ago

how a bird's ultrablack feathers inspired researchers to create the darkest fabric ever made

Researchers at Cornell University have developed a method that allows them to create the darkest fabric ever made, inspired by the ultrablack feathers of the magnificent riflebird. In the study, the group says that material can be used to improve solar thermal systems as well as camouflage clothing designed for thermal control. It is because the bird's feathers can absorb almost all light with their complex physical structure and the melanin inside them.
Science
Environment
fromFast Company
3 months ago

The 5 next big things in sustainability and energy

Companies are developing battery, solar, and emissions-tracking innovations to enable a clean-energy transition and support growing data center power demands despite reduced federal funding.
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