Kenya launches Africa’s biggest wind farm
“Kenya on Friday formally launched Africa’s biggest wind power plant, a mammoth project in a gusty stretch of wilderness that already provides nearly a fifth […]
New Device Purifies Water While Generating Solar Power
“Conventional wisdom dictates you should keep water and electricity far away from one another. But now, a team of Saudi Arabian researchers say they’ve created a […]
A Finnish Startup Is Making Food Out Of Carbon Dioxide
“Solar Foods has developed a process that uses renewable energy and the carbon dioxide polluting our atmosphere to create an alternative protein it calls Solein. The company says […]
Robot Uses Machine Learning To Harvest Lettuce
“Crops such as potatoes and wheat have been harvested mechanically at scale for decades, but many other crops have to date resisted automation. Iceberg lettuce […]
Volkswagen will share electric car platform with Ford, says Reuters
“On Friday morning, Reuters reported that the collaborative alliance between Ford and Volkswagen is to deepen. Back in January, the two car makers announced plans to share technology […]
Can’t take the heat? ‘Cool walls’ can reduce energy costs, pollution
“If these walls could talk, they might tell you that cutting energy costs and pollution may be as easy as giving them a fresh coat […]
Alphabet Releases Its Master Plan for Toronto’s New Smart City
“Ever dreamed of living in a giant experiment? If so, Toronto may be the city for you. Sidewalk Labs has released blueprints for its proposed […]
Why Autodesk is investing in an urban prefab construction startup
“Factory_OS, a Mare Island, Calif.-based home construction startup, received strategic investments from Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) and Citi (NYSE: C). The amount of the deal […]
Capturing heat wasted in solar panels for use in distilling clean drinking water
“A team of researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology has developed a way to use waste heat from solar panels to distill […]
Dutch Company Reveals An Electric Car That Charges Itself With Sunlight
“A Dutch company from Eindhoven has released a prototype car that has already sold 100 orders to be filled in 2011. What’s special about the […]
Scientists Gene Edited Plants To Make Them Better At Carbon Capture
“It’s not enough for humans to pump less carbon into the atmosphere. To address climate change, many experts say we’re going to need to find […]
[VIDEO] ‘The future of mobility is electric’: Jaguar Land Rover to build electric cars in UK
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Utility-Scale Energy Storage Will Enable a Renewable Grid
“A roadblock to sustainable energy solutions is coming unstuck. The way the world gets its electricity is undergoing a rapid transition, driven by both the […]
Why the Future Is Happening Faster Than You Think
“People have no idea how fast the world is changing. So said Peter Diamandis to the audience at Singularity University’s Global Summit, taking place this week […]
World’s Largest Solar PV Project Commissioned In Abu Dhabi At 1.2 Gigawatts
“The virtual battle of being the solar power leader between Dubai and Abu Dhabi has reaped immense benefits to the Unites Arab Emirates. For the […]
Volkswagen’s 1962 bus is back as the all-electric Type 20
“It may look like the Type 2 bus from back in the 1960s (yes, it’s sometimes called a hippie bus), but the Type 20 bus unveiled Tuesday […]
Toyota testing improved solar roof for electric cars that can charge while driving
“Toyota is testing a new and improved version of the solar power cells it previously launched on the Japan-exclusive Prius PHV, in a pilot along with partners […]
Graphene Coates clothing exists and we’re finally living in the future
“Part jacket, part science experiment, this is perhaps Vollebak’s most ambitious project yet… and that’s after making jackets that can last on Mars, and apparel […]
National Trust to divest £1bn portfolio from fossil fuels
“The National Trust is divesting its £1bn portfolio from fossil fuels in an attempt to help tackle the escalating climate crisis. The organisation, which looks after […]
Interview with Massimo Bricchi of Kuraray on 3D Printing Biodegradable Materials
“Massimo Bricchi is Kuraray Europe‘s Regional Marketing Manager. The company is involved in the production of chemicals and resins, fibers and textiles, high-performance material, and medical […]
US generates more electricity from renewables than coal for first time ever
“The US generated more electricity from renewable sources than coal for the first time ever in April, new federal government data has shown. Clean energy […]
3D Printed Homes Could Be an Efficient Low-Income Housing Solution
“3D printing — or additive manufacturing as it’s also known — is used for a lot of different things from conceptual and prototype design to […]
The 3 Pictures That Explain Everything About Smart Cities
“Suddenly, the world is awash in smart cities. Google is about to build one in Toronto. Hudson Yards in New York City is one, kind of. China […]
New Balance and Formlabs Launch TripleCell 3D Printing Platform and Rebound Resin for Athletic Shoes
“While I’m not much for recreational jogging these days, I’ll always remember my first real running shoes – a pair of dark gray Sauconys, which […]
After 40 years of searching, scientists identify the key flaw in solar panel efficiency
“Solar panels are fantastic pieces of technology, but we need to work out how to make them even more efficient – and scientists just solved […]
Thorium and the Future of Nuclear Energy
” Energy too cheap to meter – that was the promise of nuclear power in the 1950s, at least according to Lewis Strauss chairman of […]
Supercar Smackdown: Tesla Roadster vs. Ferrari SF90 Stradale
“Ferrari has taken an important baby step towards electrification with its latest production supercar, the Ferrari SF90 Stradale plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). The car […]
Nissan unveils a solar-powered, zero-emissions ice cream van
“To celebrate the U.K.’s Clean Air Day, Nissan has unveiled an impressive electric ice cream van that generates zero emissions while serving up a variety of cool […]
New unprinting method can help recycle paper and curb environmental costs
“Imagine if your printer had an “unprint” button that used pulses of light to remove toner—and thereby quintupled the lifespan of recycled paper. A Rutgers-led […]
Blockchain In the Automotive Sector: Who’s Driving Adoption?
“Blockchain tech is rapidly gaining ground in the automotive sector. Thanks to its practically limitless applications, auto companies have been using the blockchain to handle […]
How Owning A Tesla Model 3 For 1 Year Has Changed My Life
“I’ve owned the Model 3 for exactly one year now. What I like most about the car is that it’s 100% electric, burns no gas, […]
From Clean Water Supply to Rebuilding Notre Dame: Crypto and Blockchain in Charity
“The technology that underpins cryptocurrencies has been gradually entering the charity sector, purportedly providing more transparency and trust to the industry — especially given a decrease in […]
Bill Gates and Big Oil back this company that’s trying to solve climate change by sucking CO2 out of the air
“In Squamish, British Columbia, there’s a company that wants to stop climate change by sucking carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. It’s called Carbon Engineering, […]
Alphabet-Owned Company Unveils Plans for Smart City
“Alphabet-owned subsidiary, Sidewalk Labs, just releaseda massive 1,524 page document outlining its plans for a $1.3 billion 190 acre smart neighborhood in Toronto, Canada. Plans for […]
Largest offshore wind farm in the U.S. to go ahead
“The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) has selected Danish energy company Ørsted to develop a 1.1 gigawatt (GW) offshore wind farm to be […]
BMW accelerates electric car plans by 2 years, unveils new EV concepts
“BMW announced today that it is accelerating its electric car plans by two years as it unveils new electric vehicle concepts – showcasing its latest […]
Startup Unveils World’s First Long-Range “Solar Car”
“The fact that the newly unveiled Lightyear One electric car has a better range than any other EV on the market is enough to set […]
Inspiring woman invents refugee tents that collect rainwater and store solar energy
“Since 2011, the Syrian Civil War created one of the most devastating humanitarian disasters in the world, with an estimated number of 13.5 million Syrians […]
‘Self-healing’ polymer brings perovskite solar tech closer to market
“A protective layer of epoxy resin helps prevent the leakage of pollutants from perovskite solar cells (PSCs), according to scientists from the Okinawa Institute of […]
Carbon-Neutral Fuel Made from Sunlight and Air
“Researchers from ETH Zurich have developed a novel technology that produces liquid hydrocarbon fuels exclusively from sunlight and air. For the first time worldwide they […]
Using Carbon Nanotubes to Strengthen Graphene-Based Membranes Used for Desalination
“A team of researchers from China, the U.S. and Japan has developed a way to strengthen graphene-based membranes intended for use in desalination projects—by fortifying […]
Injection-Molding Wood Powder for Sustainable Fabrication
“Biomass materials such as wood are environmentally-friendly alternatives to fossil resources. As an example, wood is typically non-toxic and carbon neutral. Furthermore, wood can be […]
New AI system manages road infrastructure via Google Street View
“Geospatial scientists have developed a new program to monitor street signs needing replacement or repair by tapping into Google Street View images. The fully-automated system […]
Inching Towards Abundant Water: New Progress in Desalination Tech
” If only there was a cheap, easy way to take the salt out of the billions of gallons of seawater sitting within a few […]
A new look at autonomous-vehicle infrastructure
“What infrastructure improvements will promote the growth of autonomous vehicles while simultaneously encouraging shared ridership? Imagine a future in which fleets of autonomous buses and […]
Next-gen solar cells spin in new direction: Phosphorene shows efficiency promise
“A nanomaterial made from phosphorus, known as phosphorene, is shaping up as a key ingredient for more sustainable and efficient next-generation perovskite solar cells (PSCs). […]
This Company Has a Plan to Pull All the Excess Carbon Out of the Atmosphere
“Since the Industrial Revolution, humans have pumped an estimated 1 trillion tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, causing the current climate crisis that the […]
COBE debuts ‘green oasis’ charging station to power electric vehicles in 15 minutes
“COBE presents the first of 48 ultra-fast charging stations in scandinavia, marking the inception of a new way of recharging vehicles on the road. the […]
Robert Downey Jr. announces footprint coalition to clean up the world with advanced tech
“Robert Downey Jr. used his part of the opening keynote for Amazon’s Re:Mars conference in Las Vegas Tuesday evening to announce the launch of a […]