Terra Daily — May 23, 2026

Research Worth Reading

• Guest post: How CMIP7 will shape the next wave of climate science — CMIP7 is the next phase of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project, producing the climate models that will underpin future IPCC assessments. Engineers working on climate modeling should track its new experiments and the computational demands they’ll bring.
• Is U.S. Clean Energy Manufacturing Booming or Busting? — Breaks down conflicting reports on U.S. clean energy manufacturing using data from Rhodium Group and the American Clean Power Association. Gives engineers a grounded look at deployment trends and policy effects on domestic clean tech supply chains.
• Transcript: How Los Angeles Cleaned Up the World’s Air Pollution — Walks through the engineering and regulatory moves—catalytic converters, emissions standards—that cut LA smog. A concrete historical case study for urban air quality work.

Open Source Projects

• Sales Executive, Energy Storage — Peak Power is hiring a Sales Executive for energy storage solutions. Peak Power builds battery energy storage systems for grid-scale and commercial use, supporting renewable integration and grid stability.
• mobility-team/mobility — Open-source library for mobility modeling with carbon footprint calculations. Useful for transportation engineers and urban planners building scenario analyses.
• Virtual Production Operations Assistant — Hylio is hiring a Virtual Production Operations Assistant. Hylio develops agricultural drone technology for precision crop spraying, reducing chemical usage in farming.

Implementation Guides

• How to Build a Socially Responsible Data Center — Interview with Duncan Campbell from the DER Task Force on integrating distributed energy resources and sustainability into data center design. Practical guidance for engineers working on energy-efficient computing infrastructure.

Today’s Synthesis

Today’s items reinforce a concrete path for engineers: data centers are one of the fastest-growing energy loads, and the supply chains behind clean power equipment directly shape what’s available to power them. Using the How to Build a Socially Responsible Data Center guide, engineers can integrate distributed energy resources and prioritize facilities that source from domestic clean manufacturing—trends tracked in Is U.S. Clean Energy Manufacturing Booming or Busting? . The Rhodium Group data shows domestic production of solar panels and batteries is still scaling, so procurement teams have a realistic window to lock in domestically produced clean energy assets for new facilities. For those modeling urban emissions, the mobility-team/mobility library offers a practical way to calculate carbon footprints across transportation scenarios, building on lessons from LA’s historical smog reduction through catalytic converters and emissions standards. The actionable takeaway: start with energy procurement strategy for infrastructure, then layer in demand-side modeling tools to measure the impact of cleaner supply chains on emissions.