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98 lifestyle and work resources for digital nomads
More and more “digital nomads” create their own work and have their “offices” in coffee shops. Their autonomy and independence goes hand in hand with their lack of “staff” support. However, the Internet provides many tools to support the independent professional. Here are some helpful Read More...
Ditch the bus: Self-driving electric golf carts are ferrying students on university campuses
Google guesses it will be 30 years or more before truly autonomous vehicles can drive anywhere on public roads. Shortening that timeline means improving the technology, or simplifying the environment. Auro Robotics is choosing the latter. The three-year-old startup is starting to deploy autonomous Read More...
Michigan utility company closes 7 coal-fired power plants, shifts to solar
The Michigan utility company Consumers Energy recently finished the process of shutting down 7 regional coal-fired power plants, and, at the same time, beginning operations at a new community solar energy project in the area. The new 3 megawatt (MW) solar energy project is located on a 17-acre site Read More...
India adds 7.1 GW renewable energy capacity, beats target
The renewable energy sector in India registered impressive growth in the financial year 2015–16, which ended March 31st, 2016. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy recently reported that India added 6,937 MW of grid-connected renewable energy capacity during FY2015–16. This is one and a Read More...
Two German states hit 100% renewable electricity
The German states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Schleswig-Holstein generated more renewable power in 2015 than households and businesses in each state consumed. Germany has 16 federal states, three of which are city-states, leaving 13 area states known as Flächenländer. Renewable energy Read More...
Solar can be beautiful; look at these stunning buildings
The sight of solar panels inspires because of the clean, renewable energy potential. But the aesthetics of the panels are often disappointing. The cold, blue surfaces break the beauty of architectural designs. But it can be different. Here are ten stunning examples of solar architecture. Read More...
Feeding a growing world population does not require deforestation
We cannot escape deforestation in developing countries because we need more farm land to feed growing populations. That is the implicit assumption in most future scenarios. However, as a major Austrian study shows, people don’t have to go hungry to conserve the planet’s forests. By 2050, the UN Read More...
Smart grid uses blockchain to record transactions in its sustainable energy network
Rapid change happens when new technologies “marry”. When the telephone and the computer wedded, the Internet was born. Now, an interesting marriage emerges between microgrids, providing sustainable, renewable energy and the blockchain, the bitcoin technology to record transactions. Read More...
New cheap solar-powered energy system turns salt water into drinking water
Lack of access to fresh water is fast becoming the biggest threat to the future of humanity. The easiest solution is turning salt water, abundantly available in the oceans, into drinking water. That’s why rich countries invest in water desalination plants. But such plants are too expensive for Read More...
5 recipes using honey for beauty and health
Many heavily advertised beauty products consist of chemicals that may not be healthy for us at all. However, it’s possible to detoxify your beauty routine. A first step is focusing on edible ingredients in homemade beauty recipes, which ensures that what you are putting on your body is, in fact, Read More...