Energy

Students drove a solar-powered car they designed nearly 2,000 miles, earning the club’s first road race finish since 2017.

A new SLAC study could improve simulations used to identify materials that can withstand the intense heat of future fusion reactors.

AI is contributing to a rising demand for electricity – a pressing sustainability challenge. Professor Will Chueh says it can also be part of the solution.

By uniting researchers, health experts, and community groups, Electrification for Health aims to help households move off gas appliances and onto electric alternatives.

Two Stanford water experts discuss the safety, economic, and environmental tradeoffs driving debates over dam removal.

Stanford researchers have developed interactive modules to help regulators worldwide adapt to electricity markets reshaped by wind, solar, and AI.

Electricity rates have risen 10% in the U.S. since last year. Stanford experts discuss the causes and propose solutions to ease costs for ratepayers.

The Precourt Institute for Energy at the Doerr School of Sustainability has launched a cross-campus initiative to fundamentally rethink how people and goods move across land, sea, and air.

From deep underground heat to solar on farms, researchers are leading efforts to make clean power affordable and reliable as energy costs rise and electricity demand climbs.

By disrupting the atomic structure of lithium-ion batteries, SLAC researchers eliminated the expansion and contraction that causes degradation.