Transparent solar cells could be used onto entire buildings, screens, and more
This has the potential to be the holy graal of solar energy - UCLA researchers have developed a new organic ...
Tag: renewable energy
Architects reveal plan for China’s first self sufficient, carless city
Most people perceive China as a greatly polluted, overcrowded country, with little to no interest in renewable energy and a ...
Ikea to produce 100% renewable energy by 2020 – sets sustainable standard
I'm not necessarily a big fan of Ikea, but you have to admire this kind of initiative. The Swedish corporation ...
Saudi Arabia wants to transition to 100% renewable energy
Saudi Arabia is by far the most oil-blessed country in the world - only Russia coming even close to it, ...
Military scientists announce they are close to turning seawater into jet fuel
According to their own statements, the US Naval Research Laboratory is working to extract the carbon dioxide and produce hydrogen gas ...
Pacific island nation Tokelau to become first entirely solar powered nation in the world this year
Tokelau is a small island near Samoa, not far from New Zealand; at a first glance, it wouldn't seem significantly ...
National Renewable Energy Laboratory: Solar Has The Most Potential Of Any Renewable Energy Source
A recent study of gargantuan proportions estimated that the technical potential of photovoltaic cells and concentrated solar power (CSP) in ...
US electricity demand could be 80% supplied by renewable sources by 2050
According to a recently publicized rapport by the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), renewable energy sources could account for ...
Large wind farms might cause local (not global) warming
Large wind farms might have a warming effect on the local climate, a research conducted in the US claims, casting ...
Over half of Germany’s renewable energy is owned by citizens and farmers – not utility companies
Germany keeps setting a right example of how renewable energy should be treated by the authorities, as opposed to the ...
Asia responsible for biggest spike ever in global warming gases
Amid all the talk about Asia's economic growth and their stable financial future, two major problem arise to cloud their ...
Google maps entire US geothermal resources – capable of producing 10 times more than coal plants
A new massive research from SMU’s Geothermal Laboratory, funded by a grant from Google.org has documented significant geothermal resources across ...
Economists claim every 1$ of coal electricity causes 2$ damage in the US
We all know coal energy is bad, but at least if you ask me, I would say that it's used ...
Japan plans to make solar panels mandatory for all buildings
Japan shows us yet again that they are leading the world in terms of renewable energy, in taking a plan ...
Iceland to build longest underwater cable, sell renewable energy
Iceland is definitely one weird country; it is extremely rich in geothermal and volcanic energy, and has access to a ...
How many planets are in the Milky Way? Over 50 billion
Yes, you've read that right. There are over 50 billion planets in our galaxy alone, according to the Kepler telescope, ...
Rhode Island goes for offshore energy
In the ever developing struggle for alternative energy, Rhode Island made a significant step towards achieving their goal of fifteen ...
Green (and not only) reasons why Denmark is the planet’s green leader
The quality of the place of your residence is defined by many characteristics, which include natural and man-made factors, and ...
