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The Hurricane Questions (The Carolina Mercury | Aug. 2, 2020)

August 2, 2020

Good morning, veteran hurricane reporter here. Of course you shouldn’t lose track of how powerful a storm is. That said, please don’t concentrate on categories and windspeed. North Carolina has been devastated by repeat disasters, major storms, but almost none … Read more

Department of Energy funds milestone North Carolina-led initiative to advance solar energy research (UNC: University Communications | Jul. 31, 2020)

July 31, 2020

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will provide $100 million in funding to new artificial photosynthesis research projects, including a $40 million award to the North Carolina-based Center for Hybrid Approaches in Solar Energy to Liquid Fuels (CHASE) to accelerate fundamental research of the production of fuels from sunlight.    The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill leads the CHASE … Read more