Green batteries? Renewable energy storage will cost nature
Our quest to save the world by achieving 100 percent renewable energy will unfortunately also be devastating for...
Are bioenergy facilities the solution to the growing garbage problem?
Have you ever heard of bioenergy? Or, have you ever wondered where your garbage goes once you throw it out? For...
Meet your gadget's next power supply: you
No power outlet? No problem. Juicing up your gadgets may soon be as easy as lifting your finger. Scientists from...
New Japanese turbines harvest wave energy and protect coastlines from erosion
Surf's up! Researchers from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) in Japan are working to create...
New material converts sunlight, heat, and movement into electricity—at the same time
Like harnessing the power of the sun or getting a charge from physical movement, the conversion of ambient energy...
Revolutionary flapping wind turbine mimics hummingbirds to produce clean energy
A new flapping wind turbine from Tunisia marks a revolutionary breakthrough in the field of mechanics. Until recently,...
World's first streetlights powered by footsteps installed in Las Vegas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHnuH_gUcRw “We want to provide the highest service levels while also looking...
World's first typhoon turbine could power all of Japan for 50 years
An engineer in Japan is looking for a silver lining in the destructive typhoons that regularly drench the island...
New type of fabric harvests energy from the sun and movement
What if your clothes could harvest energy to power your smartphone? Eight Georgia Tech engineers pioneered a new...
MIT's new liquid battery charges with gravity - like an hourglass
Harnessing the force of gravity, researchers at MIT have designed a new liquid battery that functions similarly...
New wave energy generator taps into hard-to-reach low frequencies of the ocean
Wave power—energy harvested from ocean currents—is likely to be the next big thing in renewable energy generation,...
Australian wave energy project sets a new world record with 14,000 operating hours
Surfers at Sydney's Bondi Beach aren't the only Australians catching waves. The Perth-based Carnegie Wave Energy...
Las Vegas gambles on green with world's first solar-kinetic street lights
Las Vegas is gambling on green, making a big bet on clean energy with a plan to go 100 percent renewable. Most...
InStep NanoPower shoes harvest kinetic energy while you walk
Harnessing abundant but inaccessible energy from unlikely sources may soon be as simple as taking a walk in the...
Poo could power 138 million homes in developing countries
A new study demonstrates how poop could generate enough energy to power 138 million homes. Researchers at the UN...
