Early Monday, a federal judge ordered the shut-down and emptying of the Dakota Access Pipeline and later in the day, the Supreme Court denied an emergency bid by the Trump administration to allow the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline to move forward while legal issues are resolved.
A giant flywheel in north-east Scotland could soon help to prevent blackouts across Britain by mimicking the effect of a power station but without using fossil fuels. The trailblazing project near Keith in Moray could help keep the lights on by stabilising the energy grid’s electrical frequency.
Alphabet’s Loon division, which uses floating balloons to provide internet, has launched its first commercial service in Kenya. The company’s balloons have already provided internet connectivity in the wake of disasters, like in Puerto Rico in 2017, but never as part of a large-scale commercial deployment.
Sloths in Costa Rica inspired professor Magnus Egerstedt at the Georgia Institute of Technology to create a new type of conservation robot. The slow-moving and energy-efficient robot lingers in the trees, observing “things we can only see by being present continuously for months or even years,” says the professor.
An Indian architect has developed a revolutionary new way to serve the housing needs of a population, while also fighting air pollution. Carbon Craft Design’s new tiles could be a game-changer.
Spreading rock dust on farmland could suck billions of tonnes of carbon dioxide from the air every year, according to the first detailed global analysis of the technique.
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