Ben Gross

bhgross144.bsky.social

08 October 2026 14:41

Why are many Sardinians opposed to renewable energy projects? As @spectrum.ieee.org's @emwaltz.bsky.social discovered, it all started with the Phoenicians. Then came the Romans, the Byzantines & the Iberians... Read more in today's #histSTM & #envhist lunch read: spectrum.ieee.org/sardinia-ren...

Stephen Cass

stephencass.bsky.social

11 May 2026 19:34

Read my colleague's @emwaltz.bsky.social's fantastically reported story about Sardinia, renewable energy, and the legacy of intra-European colonialism: spectrum.ieee.org/sardinia-ren...

IEEE Spectrum

spectrum.ieee.org

10 February 2026 02:56

When #BadBunny climbed utility poles at last night's #SuperBowl halftime show, his point came across loud and clear: Puerto Rico's power grid is crumbling, and the U.S. isn't doing enough about it. Here's what's happening in Puerto Rico. Photo: Kathryn Riley/AP. spectrum.ieee.org/puerto-rico-...

IEEE Spectrum

spectrum.ieee.org

10 February 2026 02:55

Despite a policy shift away from #renewables from the #Trump administration, energy companies are still turning to the fast and cheap power of solar and wind #energy to provide power. The thing that’s actually changing? Their messaging. spectrum.ieee.org/trump-renewa...

IEEE Spectrum

spectrum.ieee.org

30 September 2025 21:25

The world’s largest #airplane ever made will only carry wind turbine blades. This airplane will be longer than a football field and enable wind farms to scale up their size. spectrum.ieee.org/wind-turbine...