Micheline Maynard

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A Longer-Lasting Charge

Lithium-ion batteries have quickly become the standard for powering vehicles, but South 8 CEO Tom Stepien says they have three problems: “fire, cold, and cost.” South 8 addresses all three with LiGas, a liquefied gas...

By Micheline Maynard

Using the Power of Gravity

Solar and wind energy are renewable, but rely on the weather. Energy Vault’s EVx Gravity Energy Storage System instead employs massive blocks, which, after being raised, store the energy that went into lifting them, and...

By Micheline Maynard

Geothermal Energy Advances

Fervo Energy’s FervoFlex system involves drilling horizontally into hot rock beneath the earth's surface and pumping in water to create hot water and steam; the resulting geothermal energy can be stored and released strategically for...

By Micheline Maynard

Monitoring Bee Health

Seventy-five percent of crops depend on pollination, but BeeHero CEO Omer Davidi says the bee mortality rate, caused in part by climate change, is alarming. BeeHero’s Pollination Insight Platform was developed to help commercial growers...

By Micheline Maynard

How Cities Are Clamping Down on Traffic to Fight Emissions

Dublin has joined a flock of global cities that have banned or limited vehicle traffic on a regular basis.

By Micheline Maynard and Video by Joey Lautrup

The Challenge of Decarbonizing Long-Haul Trucking

Decarbonizing trucking is key to cutting U.S. emissions. Electrifying fleets is one option, but there are major hurdles to clear.

By Micheline Maynard and Video by Joey Lautrup

We Test Drove The First Wireless EV Charging Road in the U.S.

Detroit has unveiled a stretch of road that can wirelessly charge an electric car as it drives. Here's how it works.

By Micheline Maynard and Video by Lisa Nho

Saving Detroit's Art From The Auction Block

In a bankrupt city of such well-documented woes as blighted houses, broken streetlights and persistent crime, few issues have galvanized Detroiters like the possibility that their art museum could be stripped of its treasures.That prospect...

By Micheline Maynard
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