Alternative Sources

Scientists Develop Flexible Energy-Harvesting Rubber Sheets

Piezoelectric energy is nothing new, but researchers at Princeton University have developed a new type of electricity-harvesting...

Energy storage is one of the greatest milestones facing the renewable energy industry. You can't control the winds...

Still making plans for New Year's Eve? Why not brave the crowds of Times Square and help generate the power needed...

Any one point on a busy street can receive up to 50,000 steps a day, so imagine if you could take all that foot...

The serene back-and-forth movement of a rocking chair is nothing if not relaxing. It can also be useful and productive,...

Fast food lovers may finally feel a little less guilty about getting greasy burgers. One New Jersey Burger King...

Next time you feel like generating a little energy, just roll into your local Sainsbury's! The third largest British...

Every year millions of tourists and locals descend upon Tibet’s temples and spin the prayer wheels contained...

Here's a brilliant invention that makes us wonder why all city sidewalks aren't covered in piezoelectric tiles....

Hot air balloons have long fueled the imagination and now Brisbane-based Solartran has conceived of a way to harness...

Imagine never having to plug your cellphone into the wall again! Now you can just plug it into your bike with...

Engineers at Innowattech in Israel recently created a new type of road that generates electricity as vehicles pass...

Umbrellas that light up with integrated LEDs are nothing new: from Instructable's DIY illuminated umbrella to patio...

When the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) decided to invest in alternative energy sources, it only had to look...

Harvesting the kinetic energy generated by crowds of people is one of our favorite approaches to renewable energy....