Energy
Transitioning to a world powered by renewable energy is key to tackling climate change. Here you can find the latest good news related to our clean energy transition, covering wind, solar, green hydrogen, hydropower, and more.
Portable self-cleaning smartflower POP produces 40% more solar energy
Combining smart technology and clean energy generators is easily the next biggest trend in the renewable energy industry, and the developers of smartflower POP are ahead of the curve. Since its emergence in 2010, the clever solar power system has honed in on what private homeowners want from a Read More...
Food wastes as source of renewable energy
In California, one county is converting food waste into useful energy. When food scraps break down in a traditional landfill, they release methane, a potent heat-trapping gas. So Sacramento County now requires food manufacturers, cafeterias, and other large producers to separate food waste from the Read More...
Unless investors see light on solar, women will still give birth in the dark
High in the Usambara Mountains of northern Tanzania, a woman prepares to give birth in the pitch black. Her family clusters around her. With no electricity at the birthing clinic, someone shines a mobile phone above the midwife’s head. The baby is the last to be born in near darkness at the Read More...
A smart grid to bring India’s rural masses online
Roughly 200 million people in India live off the grid. One Indian entrepreneur sees a massive opportunity to bring them online. India's green energy sector has a tendency to "sell and run"—high-end equipment is installed, but a lack of maintenance support for remote villages means systems often Read More...
California solar generation grew 1,378% in 5 years
The total electricity generated from solar in the US state of California between 2009 and 2014 increased an astonishing 1,378%. This is one of the key findings from the 8th edition of Next 10’s California Green Innovation Index, released in late June. In addition to the mind-blowing solar Read More...
UK solar energy breaks new record
The UK solar industry broke a new record in June, generating 23.9% of UK electricity demand, according to the UK Solar Trade Association. The UK solar industry had plenty of reasons to celebrate its third “Solar Independence Day” on Monday, with the UK’s solar trade body, the Read More...
Clean, renewable batteries: Microbes that poop electricity
Many devices depend on batteries that are unsustainable because they require rare earth metals like lithium. Now, scientists have discovered a clean, renewable alternative: a microbial-fuel cell that does not require an external power source to create an electric current. The microbial cells Read More...
SolarCity PV modules have useful lives of 35 years or longer
The solar photovoltaic modules used by SolarCity in its residential and commercial installations have useful lives of 35 years or longer, going by new data and information recently presented by the company. The new findings are the result of independent, third-party, accelerated stress testing of Read More...
Study: Even at current prices, energy storage makes economic sense for many renewables projects
Even at current market prices, various different energy storage options make economic sense for renewable energy projects in some locations, according to new research from MIT. The energy storage options profiled by the study included: battery systems, pumped hydroelectric storage, and compressed Read More...
Google buys 12-year output from Norwegian wind power farm
Google has bought the entire 12-year power production from a yet-to-be-built Norwegian wind power farm to supply its European data centers with renewable energy, its developers said on Thursday. Norway's Zephyr and Norsk Vind Energi said the 160-megawatt capacity onshore Tellenes wind power farm Read More...