The cost of high-efficiency solar panels fell 37% in 2017
In 2017, the price for high-efficiency solar panels dropped from 72¢/W to 45¢/W, representing a 37 percent decline...
HOW TO: Turn your food waste into clean energy
Each year, 1.3 billion tons of food ends up lost or wasted — 46 percent of the world’s garbage. While the global...
World's first floating wind farm performing better than anticipated
The 30 megawatt Hywind Scotland floating wind farm started operating last fall, and Statoil recently said the farm...
This idyllic 15-acre farmhouse is the world’s second ‘Living Building’ residence
A picturesque farmhouse on 15 acres in Ann Arbor, Michigan was just officially crowned the world's second "Living...
Scientists create world's first solar fuel reactor that works at night
Researchers have developed the world's first solar fuel reactor that is able to function at night. Called CONTISOL,...
Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski wants her party to talk about climate change
Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), the senior senator from her state and the chairwoman of the Senate Energy and...
Nova Scotia Power pioneers new energy storage system using Tesla Powerpacks
Nova Scotia Power has established a pilot project that utilizes Tesla's Powerpack 2 home batteries and their utility-grade...
The Netherlands plans 26,910-square-foot floating solar farm at sea
Around 26,910 square feet of floating solar panels could provide clean energy for the Netherlands. Six Dutch companies...
Moya Power seeks to harvest wind power from speeding trains in London
We can harness the power of wind in a field or on the ocean - but what about in drafty train tunnels? 27-year-old...
Platio unveils next-gen solar sidewalk that can charge electric vehicles
The sidewalks of the future could be paved with solar panels - and the clean energy they generate could power electric...
Australia's solar energy capacity could almost double in one year
Australia is in the midst of a solar power boom. According to The Guardian, industry analysts said the country's...
Hanergy's thin solar panels break multiple world records for efficiency
China-based Hanergy just launched the highest efficiency single-junction solar panel ever created. Hanergy's US-based...
New quantum tunneling application captures electricity from Earth's heat
Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia have learned how to...
Fish-friendly whirlpool turbine makes hydropower green again
A company from Belgium wants to make hydropower green again. Turbulent's whirlpool turbine can be installed in...
Gravitricity is turning old mine shafts into power generators using giant weights
The coal mining industry is dying (despite what some people would have you think), and it isn't coming back. But...
