The Monitor

Recently, Xcel Energy reimbursed customers who volunteered to pay extra to support wind power, which is now one of the cheapest electricity sources. A program launched by Xcel Energy in 2003, which helped subsidize wind energy, is wrapping up as prices continue to fall, with money left over that will be sent back to participants. […]

President-elect Joe Biden said that transition to green energy is not easy during the presidential debate, but it’s a journey many countries have to go. In New York City, there is a larger build-up of greenhouse gases from the big transport industry. In America, another source of greenhouse gas comes from power production. For the […]

The Connecticut Council unanimously agreed to develop a solar farm that will host over 45000 solar panels to generate solar energy in Waterford. Although the GRE Gacrux LLC took this news well, environmental activists are against it because it might sabotage the water sources and the landscape. Two years ago, the plan was denied by […]

The subsequent flight of Virgin Galactic to suborbital space won’t occur in the following days after all. The company will arrange the third crewed trial flight of its VSS Unity spaceplane, which had been plagued to take off from Novel spaceport  America in Mexico Spaceport November (19) and November (23), because to roll of COVID-19 […]

Toshiba has declared that it will be halting all the programs and activities it had planned for its new coal-fired power plants. The company hopes that this move can prepare it to transition to clean energy, although it would still resume operations for those companies that were already in action. Toshiba revealed that it would […]

Telesat, a Canadian satellite operator, revealed that it would be listing the companies it has selected to develop satellites to fill up its 298-satellite Telesat LEO constellation. The chief executive of Telesat, Dan Goldberg, explained that they are in the process of finalizing the launch contracts they were filling up with different commercial satellite manufacturers. […]

Almost every part of the world is transitioning towards electric vehicles to save the environment and cobalt climate change. Smithville is no exception, and the installation of an electric vehicle charging station on November 2 is a clear indication of the same. The location was its parking lot that is opposite the Love Cantrell Funeral […]

  Welding is a critical procedure in production, and the vital element is knowing how the atoms are put together to form a complete structure. Pre-pandemic research by the Center for Welding, Joining and Coatings Research of Colorado School of Mines, Tim Pickle and Ben Schneiderman, conducted at the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Oak Ridge […]

A while ago, space exploration company Lockheed Martin announced its intentions to be the first company to use the newly proposed launchpad in Scotland.  The latest news shows that the company decided to shift its operations to an additional spaceport in Scotland.  This announcement comes two years after it released the initial information. According to […]

NASA is categorically pushing forward the launch of the commercial crew mission to November to have more time to evaluate the Falcon 9 engine that proved to be problematic in the recent launch trial. NASA reported that the mission, slated for October 31st, will now be moving to November. The agency revealed this while the […]