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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building facade covered in photovoltaic panels

Modular facade of renewable tech firm’s HQ features photovoltaic panels

Daylight and shading studies helped create the new facade on a South...

At its testing facility in Regina, Saskatchewan, Volt Lithium uses this equipment to treat oil field brine before it enters the company’s direct lithium extraction process. (Image courtesy of Greg Huszar/Volt Lithium)

New methods could extract large lithium stores from brine

Many brine sources were previously considered unviable for lithium extraction.

A multibuilding campus sits next to a filled landfill and large body of water.

A California wastewater treatment plant is on track to generate its own power

Plant upgrades will ensure higher efficiency and increased capacity, creating a world-class...

view of oversized batteries near a waterfront

Large battery energy storage system now operating in Hawaii

Advanced system includes features that help stabilize Oahu’s electric grid.

EXTERIOR SHOT WITH WATER (Image © MVRDV )

Project Highlight: Solar 'armadillo' to power up in Taiwan

The solar-panel covered structure can generate 1.2 million kWh annually.

The Emsworth Locks and Dams facility includes two gated dams situated on either side of an island in the Ohio River. The addition of a powerhouse with three turbines will enable the generation of almost 100,000 MWh per year. (Image courtesy Rye Development)

Pittsburgh dams to be converted to ‘low-impact’ hydropower

A private company plans to add generation capabilities to existing Corps dams.

Technology: Ocean waves to generate power at the Port of Los Angeles

The grid stands to benefit if renewable wave-power technology commercializes.

Renewable energy to grow a record amount in 2023, report says

Global renewable energy capacity will grow an estimated 107 GW this year.

A closer look at a 3D-printed fixed guide vanes ring. (Image courtesy of ORNL, U.S. Department of Energy)

Advanced manufacturing and materials could benefit hydropower

Novel manufacturing processes and materials could help hydropower, report says.

Piles of sand can act as energy storage in underground gravity energy storage. The sand would wait on the surface at a repurposed mine until it was lowered down a shaft in containers, producing energy along the descent. (Image courtesy of PxHere)

Can sand be used to create energy on demand?

Researchers explore how abandoned mines could be locations for energy storage.

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Affordable and clean energy

This curated content from the ASCE Library contains key journal papers, books, and proceedings papers that address the United Nations Sustainability Development Goal #7 for Affordable and Clean Energy.

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Standard practice for sustainable infrastructure

Standard Practice for Sustainable Infrastructure, ASCE/COS 73-23, addresses development and implementation of sustainable infrastructure solutions through the entire infrastructure life cycle.