Malawi Inventor Lights Up His Whole Village Basically for Free-Starting With a Bicycle and a River
Colrerd Nkosi is a tinkerer who created an electric turbine out of junk for his Malawi village that uses the river to power up all the homes.
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When Walked On, These Wooden Floors Harvest Enough Energy to Turn On a Lightbulb
When walked on, these wooden floors harvest enough energy to turn on a lightbulb, according to a Wood Materials Science study.
Irrigation System Talks to Plants to Find Out When they Need Water - Cutting Water Use by 30-50%
Compared with drip irrigation, a new technology that "listens" to when plants are thirsty could cut water use on farms and lawns by 30-50%.
Tens of Millions Now Have Power Thanks to Off-Grid Solar Systems -Many of Them Recycled
Millions remain around the world without affordable access to electricity, but could the second-hand solar panel market solve it for cheap?
Company Says its Multi-Day Storage Batteries For Renewable Energy Are the Holy Grail We've Been Waiting For
A firm that's attracted enormous investment say they have the "Holy Grail" of renewable storage technology in a battery powered by rust.
How Scientists are Managing to Trap the World's Coldest Plasma in a Magnetic Bottle
Physicists at Rice University have discovered a way to trap the world's coldest plasma in a magnetic bottle.
'Future Belongs to Renewable Energy' Says India's Largest Oil Baron and Greenland, Which Ended Search for Oil
The richest oil baron in Asia has said 'the age of fossil fuels is over' while Greenland has cancelled all future oil and gas exploration.
The World Has Achieved Huge Milestones in 6 Areas of Renewable Energy So Far This Year
Painting the picture of a changing energy sector the world over, the first 6 months of 2021 saw momentous milestones to carbon neutrality.
Retired Wind Turbine Blades Get Turned into Bridges and Reinforced Concrete
To prevent thousands of first gen. wind turbine blades ending up in landfills, Ireland uses to make bridges, reinforce concrete, and more.
U.S. Suspends Oil and Gas Leases in One of Nation's Largest Wilderness Areas
The U.S. administration has suspended drilling in the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a move environmental groups are praising.
Sustainable Wind Turbine Towers Being Made of Eco-Friendly Wood
Super-strong laminated veneer lumber is a Swedish company's answer to the carbon emissions from steel used to make wind turbines.
As the World Runs on Lithium, Researchers Develop Clean Method to Get It From Water
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is using magnetic nanoparticles to capture critical lithium, from wastewater sources.
'Radical' Solar Breakthrough Allows Energy to Now Be Stored for Up to 18 Years, Say Scientists
With this new device and method, Swedish sunlight was absorbed, stored in water, shipped to China, and converted to electricity.
Methane-Eating Bacteria Converts Greenhouse Gas to Fuel (And Could Clean-up Fracking Sites)
Northwestern findings ultimately could lead to the development of human-made biological catalysts that convert methane gas into methanol.
The Perfect Energy Source Is Already Here - Endless Geothermal Is Poised for Release From Deep in the Earth
Laser drilling is now allowing engineers to drill far deeper into the Earth's crust and Quaise from MIT is defining this new energy reality.
Old Wind Turbine Blades Used For Bridge Construction After They're Retired
A new bridge has appeared in County Cork in Ireland that's made from decommissioned wind turbines. Take a look.
Nuclear-Fusion Reactor in UK Smashes Energy Record in Ambitious Power Bid, 'Really, Really Impressive'
A mock-up nuclear fusion reactor has created 11 megawatts of energy using deuterium and tritium, which they say proves ITER will work.
Scientists Achieve Milestone in Self-Sustaining Fusion Energy, Burning Plasma in U.S. Experiments for First Time
New fusion experiments in U.S. achieved a burning plasma state for the first time at National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore Lab.
South Australia Smashes Renewable Record Using 100% Solar And Wind For Full Week
For 6.5 days the denizens of South Australia enjoyed 101% of their electricity needs coming from solar and wind power.
Solar Power Will Account for Nearly Half of New U.S. Electric Generating Capacity in 2022
In 2022, almost half of the planned utility-scale electric generating capacity coming online are solar, according to the U.S. Energy Admin.
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