Energy
Ormat Renegotiates California Geothermal Contracts With 27% Higher Pricing
Ormat Technologies has locked in sharply higher prices for electricity from one of its California geothermal plants, extending two power contracts by…
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Hugo Rojas
Hugo Rojas is the editor of GCN. With a Master of Science in Engineering, he specializes in technology, data, and science, and brings a human-centered perspective informed by psychology.
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Energy
Utah hosts America’s largest next-generation geothermal plant but gets none of its power
Fervo Energy's Cape Station geothermal plant in southwestern Utah is projected to reach 4.3 gigawatts of peak capacity, yet none of that…
Society
A weekly app seats five strangers at a $20 dinner table every Wednesday night, but researchers find real friendship needs dozens of paid sittings before it actually forms
A host seats five strangers at a reserved table, slides menus across the cloth, and says the same line she says every…
Automotive
New 400-plus mile EVs arrive at luxury, not mass-market prices
A new generation of electric vehicles capable of traveling more than 400 miles on a single charge is reaching US showrooms this…
Energy
A geothermal loop under a new home promises a $10-to-$40 monthly lease instead of a $40,000 bill, but selling that house still means disclosing a long-term lease contract
A yellow service van idles outside a half finished house while two workers lower a boxed heat pump unit into the garage.Behind…
Energy
A Maryland pilot quoted homeowners a flat $12.50 a month for shared geothermal heat, but regulators found nonparticipating neighbors would pay $5 to $8 more every month too
A cul-de-sac of brick rowhouses sits quiet under a gray Maryland sky.Pipes run just beneath the frost line, buried there months ago.Somewhere…
Technology
Google Pixel 6 and 6 Pro lose software support this month
Google has released what is widely expected to be the final software update for the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, closing…
Technology
OnePlus 16 debuts in China with Qualcomm’s new 2nm gaming chipset
OnePlus launched its newest flagship phone, the OnePlus 16, in China this week, built around Qualcomm's just announced Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme…
Automotive
A three-row electric SUV recharged from 10 percent to 80 percent in 23 minutes and 19 seconds during an independent test, beating its own maker’s claimed charging time
A family hauler built for seven people just outran a stopwatch nobody expected it to beat. At a highway charging stall, its…
Automotive
A Lucid SUV pulls 400 kilowatts through its charging cable in Arizona testing, and that peak rate ties it for the fastest charging speed among electric vehicles sold in America
Dust rises off a cracked test track as a thick black cable locks into the nose of a crossover SUV under the…
Society
Half of US adults say they spend too much time on phones, Pew finds
Just over half of American adults, 53%, say they spend too much time on their smartphone, according to a Pew Research Center…
Society
Nearly half of US adults try cutting phone use, most fail
Nearly half of US adults, 45%, say they tried to cut back on their smartphone use in the past year, but only…