Planting tiny urban forests can boost biodiversity and fight climate change
“How much space do you think you need to grow a forest? If your answer is bigger than a couple of tennis courts, think again. Miniature […]
GM in Michigan inks a deal for 500,000 More MWH In Renewables to power all GM facilities by 2023
“Renewable energy developers are wilting under the economic pressure attending the COVID-19 crisis, but major US clean energy buyers are still keeping the decarbonization movement […]
Vertical farming of wheat: up to 600 times greater yield
“A study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences examines the efficiency of vertical farming methods to grow wheat. Wheat accounts for about 20% of the […]
Renewable Energy Growth Continues At A Blistering Pace
“This article is the fifth in a series on the BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2020. The Review provides a comprehensive picture of supply and demand […]
Decarbonisation brings job opportunities to Latin America
“Latin America could be 15 million jobs better off by 2030 in a zero emissions economy, a new IDB and ILO report has found The […]
Apple Plans To Go 100% Carbon Neutral — Including Supply Chain — By 2030
“Apple is making big changes to its supply chain and products by committing to be 100% carbon neutral by 2030. The company announced on its website that […]
BP Pledges to Cut Oil and Gas Production 40% by 2030, Invest Billions in Renewable Energy
“BP has announced it will cut oil and gas production 40 percent over the next decade. The announcement follows the oil giant’s reported $16.8 billion […]
Breakthrough technology purifies water using the power of sunlight
“A global research team has been able to transform brackish water and seawater into safe, clean drinking water in less than 30 minutes using metal-organic […]
‘The time has come’: Leading corporate CEOs call for acceleration of ‘purpose-first economy’
“Economic recovery strategies should “catalyse the power” of so-called purpose-first businesses in order to grow this “critical” emerging sector and allow it to assume greater […]
Construction of the World’s Biggest Nuclear Fusion Plant Just Started in France
“Fusion power promises to provide limitless green energy using cheap and abundant fuel, but it’s a long-running joke that it’s always 20 years away. Last week, though, construction started on the ITER fusion plant […]
Superstrata unveils ‘world’s first’ 3D-printed unibody electric bike
“Arevo is not a well-known name in the cycling world. But the Silicon Valley-based company is using its expertise in composites manufacturing and 3D printing […]
Influx of electric vehicles accelerates need for grid planning
“Electric vehicles are coming—en masse. How can local utilities, grid planners and cities prepare? That’s the key question addressed with a new study led by […]
Indian Railways gears up to become “Green Railway” by 2030
“If everything goes as planned, Indian Railways will be transformed into ‘Green Railways’ by 2030. The railways has taken a number of initiatives toward combating […]
Morgan Stanley commits to tallying its climate impact
“Morgan Stanley will become the first major U.S. bank to publicly disclose the how much its loans and investments contribute to climate change, the latest […]
Can renewable energy really replace fossil fuels?
“As global temperatures and energy demand rise simultaneously, the search for sustainable fuel sources is more urgent than ever. But how can renewable energy possibly […]
The Largest Solar Farm In The U.S. Has Been Approved
“The Gemini project, a $1 billion solar farm 30 miles northeast of Las Vegas, Nevada, has been approved by the Interior Department (it will be […]
Microwaved bamboo could be used to build super-strong skyscrapers
“Scientists have created an exceptionally strong, lightweight material out of microwaved bamboo that could be used to construct the next generation of skyscrapers, cars and […]
America’s Renewable Energy Sources Have Produced More Electricity Than Coal Every Day for 40 Days Straight
“Renewable sources including solar, wind and hydropower generated more electricity than coal-based plants every single day in April, a new report says. Analysis shared by the Institute […]
Physicists Discover New Trick To Stabilize Fusion Reactors
“A team of research physicists at Princeton University may have found a new way to control fusion reactions — an incremental step towards making fusion energy, the […]
Taiwan-based company launches electric-only fleet of Tesla cars
Tesla car taxi service — sounds like future, right? The future is here — meet ZEV, the first eco-friendly mobility service in Taiwan. Now you […]
Solar and wind energy sites mapped globally for the first time
“Researchers at the University of Southampton have mapped the global locations of major renewable energy sites, providing a valuable resource to help assess their potential […]
New renewable energy capacity hit record levels in 2019
“Almost three-quarters of new electricity generation capacity built in 2019 uses renewable energy, representing an all-time record. New data from the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena) shows solar, […]
Future VW electric vehicles will send power back to the grid
“VW says EV owners will be able to charge when production exceeds demand and sell power back to the grid during peak electricity usage. The […]
Era of wireless charging for electric vehicles is coming
“Wireless charging for electric vehicles is today’s most cutting-edge technology. Why? It is the most efficient, futuristic, scalable–in short–awesome alternative we have to gasoline. While […]
Six-junction solar cell sets two world records for efficiency
“Scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have fabricated a solar cell with an efficiency of nearly 50%. The six-junction solar cell now holds […]
Tesla teardown finds electronics 6 years ahead of Toyota and VW
“Toyota Motor and Volkswagen each sell 10 million cars, give or take, every year. Tesla delivered about 367,500 in 2019. But when it comes to electronics […]
Delta commits $1 billion to carbon neutral plans
Delta has made a ten-year, $1 billion commitment to mitigate all emissions from its global business, starting next month. The US carrier said it would […]
New machine learning method could supercharge battery development for electric vehicles
“Battery performance can make or break the electric vehicle experience, from driving range to charging time to the lifetime of the car. Now, artificial intelligence […]
Tesla just made its one millionth car
“Tesla has produced one million electric cars, the company’s CEO Elon Musk announced on Twitter. Musk made the announcement by sharing a picture of the car, […]
Researchers one step closer to creating organic batteries
“Using organic materials are the way forward and that has scientists like Professor Thomas Baumgartner of the Faculty of Science and his team busy developing […]
Fusion Startup Claims Breakthrough Will Provide “Unlimited” Energy
“An Australian fusion startup called HB11, a spin-off from the University of New South Wales, claims to have found a way to revolutionize current nuclear […]
Scientists Invent Device To Generate Electricity From Rain
“There have been numerous attempt to generate electricity using rain, but this may be one of the more effective solutions yet. Researchers have developed a generator that uses […]
49% of world’s GDP now covered by net-zero targets, study says
“Just under half of the world’s annual GDP is now covered by nations, regions and cities that are legislating for a net-zero emissions target, a […]
MIT Spinoff WaveSense’s Ground-Penetrating Radar Looks Down for Perfect Self-Driving
“Ground-penetrating radar may soon be the sensor that makes your car autonomous in all weather conditions. It turns out that when you scan the 10 […]
Carmakers Expected To Roll Out Wireless Car Chargers This Year
“Carmakers are expected to release wireless charging pads for electric cars based on a universally agreed-upon standard as soon as this year, CNET reports. The chargers work […]
GM shows 13 electric vehicles as it tries to run with Tesla
“General Motors, trying to refashion itself as a futuristic company with technology to compete against Tesla, rolled out plans Wednesday for 13 new electric vehicles […]
‘Boy Genius’ Who Said He’d Make Oceans Clean Themselves Just Created Solar-Powered Barges That Clean Rivers
“All of us go through life-changing experiences from time to time, whether it’s our job or personal life. But some of us are inspired to […]
The breakthrough material that can turn any surface into a solar cell
“University of Queensland researchers have made a breakthrough on next-generation solar technology that could potentially turn any flat surface into a solar generator. The team, […]
China installed 30GW of new solar in 2019, 12GW in December alone
“Reports out of China show that the country managed to install 30GW of solar PV in 2019 – an unsurprising decrease on previous years – […]
Simple, solar-powered water desalination
“A completely passive solar-powered desalination system developed by researchers at MIT and in China could provide more than 1.5 gallons of fresh drinking water per […]
Clear Solar Panels Could Power Next Generation of Greenhouses
“Many greenhouses could become energy neutral by using see-through solar panels to harvest energy—primarily from the wavelengths of light that plants don’t use for photosynthesis. […]
Researchers In US & China Use Machine Learning To Make Better Solar Panels
“Solar power and advanced computing are a key cleantech intersection point. From renewables return on investment optimization to optimal rooftop commercial solar deployment, machine learning is helping us […]
Scotland to Reach 100% Renewable Energy This Year
Wind power in Scotland is the fastest-growing renewable energy technology, with 8423 MW of installed wind power capacity as of December 2018. This included 7800 MW from onshore wind in Scotland and 623 MW […]
Rhode Island Is 1st US State To Commit To 100% Renewable By 2030
“The littlest state in the US has set the biggest goals for renewable energy. Governor Gina Raimondo signed an executive order this month calling for an end […]
This Three-Wheeled Trike Boasts a Sub-4-Second 0-60MPH Time & A 1,000-Mile Range
“In 2005, an executive in Southern California by the name of Steve Fambro was becoming increasingly fed up with driving a gas-guzzler of a car […]
Scientists Are Working On Spray-On Solar Panels
“A team of researchers at the University of Central Florida say their new AI’s work on a special liquid called “perovskite” could one day be […]
5 emerging energy technologies to watch out for in 2020
“2019 was a year of consolidation rather than breakthroughs for clean energy technologies. Will 2020 be different? This year will likely be remembered as a […]
Elon Musk’s Plan for One Giant Solar Farm Is a Little Insane, but Not Completely Insane
“Elon Musk has revived his idea to power the entire U.S. with one single, giant solar farm. In a recent tweet evidently directed at fellow […]
Oregon Nears Launch Of A Solid Community Solar Program
“Adopted by the legislature in 2016, it’s been a long wait for Oregon’s community solar program to launch. Technically, it hasn’t yet, but the program […]
No land, no problem. Floating solar panels might be the next big thing.
“A blue lagoon sits outside of Sayreville, New Jersey, inside a lush preserve of spruce, maple, and oak trees. The 35-acre basin holds some of […]