The Alternative Energy Thread

scientists invent slime that produces electricity when squeezed

https://insideevs.com/news/751481/mercedes-benz-eqs-solid-state-battery/

Japan turns cow pats into hydrogen to produce 18,500 gallons of clean fuel

UK firm turns plastic waste into hydrogen, targets 35 tons daily for clean energy

China Unveils 'Track 1000' Liquid Hydrogen System for Trucks, Breaking 1,000Km Barrier Without Refueling

World’s first certified hydrogen-electric light jet to be delivered by 2030

China’s Maglev rescues Elon Musk’s dream from oblivion, slashing build costs by 60%

Mexico’s first homegrown EV faces a bumpy road

China builds world’s first working thorium reactor using declassified US documents

Dual-atom innovation keeps zinc-air batteries alive for 3,600 continuous hours

MIT’s Sodium Fuel Cell Powers Planes, Captures Carbon, and Outruns Batteries

Korean scientists unveil most efficient platinum-free system for hydrogen electrolysis yet

Game-changing rust battery to deliver 100-hour backup in California’s grid by 2026

Huawei Patents Solid-State Battery That Would Let You Road Trip From Miami To Maine On A Single Charge

Ireland shuts last coal plant, becomes 15th coal-free country in Europe

https://electrek.co/2025/06/20/batteries-are-so-cheap-now-solar-power-doesnt-sleep-ember/

Stellantis Stops Trying To Make Hydrogen Happen Because It's Too Niche

European Solution for Burning EVs: Drop Them in a Dumpster Filled with Water

Mama bird: I decided to stop laying eggs because I don't wanna push my babies out of the niche to make them fly.

ARES' Brilliant, Low-Tech Energy Storage System Uses Recycled Materials, Gravity and Rocks

I mean....lifting a rock over your head counts as storing energy...

wouldn't that be a continual expenditure of energy?

it's not like your health bar is increasing over time.

The rock still has potential energy while you burn calories.

https://www.carbonbrief.org/iea-renewables-will-be-worlds-top-power-source-by-2026/

But then all that power will be slurped on by AI.

Solar becomes top source of electricity in California

This ‘Magical’ Material That Dissolves Like Candy Is Exactly What EVs Have Been Missing