Riversimple has a production prototype for a mass-marketable hydrogen-powered car, and an unconventional plan for how people will use it. The company is hoping to have the vehicles come to market by 2018, but real-world […]
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How a Hotter Climate Destroys Thermal Electricity Generation
Both hydropower and conventional thermal combustion electricity is depleted in a hotter new climate. A new paper published at Nature Climate Change, Power-generation system vulnerability and adaptation to changes in climate and water resources provides a comprehensive look […]
“Game” Your Ride to Improve Fuel Efficiency
Embedding haptic signals into a gas pedal just might be the next big step forward in driver-controlled fuel efficiency. With this tool helping the car and driver to work together to use as little fuel […]
New Water Collection Method Inspired By Bugs
Harvard researchers are perfecting methods to collect water from the air via dropwise condensation so that not one precious drop gets away from us. Water is critical to life on Earth, and is in increasingly short […]
Cloud Computing Giant Signs Huge Wind Contracts
One of America’s biggest cloud computing companies has recently entered into long-term contracts with West Virginia and Texas wind farms, which will supply clean renewable power for its data centers.
Could Oyster Shells Sequester Carbon?
We’ve all heard about how as more CO2 is released into the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels; more is being absorbed by oceans, and that is making the ocean too acidic so that shellfish can’t […]
Portland Gets on Board With Tall Wood Construction
Portland, Oregon, is getting a new 12-story building with an innovative award-winning design – and it’s going to be built with wood. The Framework building, planned for Portland’s Pearl District, will be a mixed-use retail, […]
US Navy’s Biofuel-Powered Great Green Fleet Sets Sail
The US Navy is ushering in an era of unprecedented military energy innovation with the deployment of its Great Green Fleet. On January 20th, the missile destroyer USS Stockdale officially became the first US Navy […]
Record-Breaking Milestone For American Wind Power
Wind power has hit an important milestone in America, with 980 working wind installations generating 70 gigawatts of renewable electricity. Solar power gets a lot of attention because it’s so much more visible to many […]
German Energy Giant Brings Residential Solar Storage to US Market
German energy storage giant Sonnen is forging ahead in the American renewable energy market by partnering with new distributor Sungevity in California. Their storage system will be sold as an add-on for new residential solar installations.
Renewable Microgrids: A Solution For Remote Communities
Remote communities face unique challenges where electricity is concerned. Renewable microgrids help them overcome those challenges and provide reliable power for individuals living there. To live in a remote place is to depend on oil. Fuel for […]
California Wind Farms Swap Out Turbines To Save Birds
Wind power companies operating in the Altamont region of California are reducing the environmental impact of their older turbines, which are a threat to several protected bird species. The Altamont pass, in the mountains east of San […]
Have Saudis Left it Too Late to Go Solar?
Saudi Arabia has yet to move on its grandiose solar plans announced in 2012 – and now it might be too late. The Gulf States’ biggest greenhouse gas emitter and the world’s largest oil exporter has […]
“Eternal Flashlight” Powered By Body Heat
A New York-based engineer has designed a small flashlight that runs entirely on the heat of the human body and requires no batteries or charging of any kind. The Lumen flashlight is the design of […]