Nuclear Radiation: Causes, Effects, and Current Solutions
For over 60 years, nuclear radiation and radioactive pollution have been major environmental concerns. The proliferation of nuclear material has been driven by its use in energy generation, healthcare, and wide-ranging
Batteries and energy storage can actually increase
Hittinger and Azevedo estimate that storage in the US today has carbon dioxide emissions of 104 to 407 kilograms per MWh of delivered energy, depending on location and marginal energy prices.
Does Big Data Cause Pollution?
Energy-hungry information technology has an environmental cost that is by no means virtual. The computer science specialists Jean-Marc Pierson and Laurent Lefèvre explain the nature of this pollution. Does Big
Environmental and Health Impacts of Air Pollution: A Review
It is of note that three billion people around the world are using the above sources of energy for their daily heating and such as asthma, pneumonia, bronchitis, and lung and heart
Energy Storage FAQ | Union of Concerned Scientists
Battery storage does not emit localized pollution that is harmful to human health. Indeed, battery storage systems can reduce air pollution from conventional power plants or emergency backup generators that burn
As Use of A.I. Soars, So Does the Energy and Water It
Meanwhile, the International Organization for Standardization, a global network that develops standards for manufacturers, regulators, and others, says it will issue criteria for "sustainable A.I." later this year. Those will include
How much CO2 is emitted by manufacturing batteries?
Producing lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles is more material-intensive than producing traditional combustion engines, and the demand for battery materials is rising, explains Yang Shao-Horn, JR East