Check out Glasir, the tree-shaped urban farming solution
In a bid to revolutionize agriculture, New York City and Bergen-based innovation studio Framlab has proposed...
Industrial building is reimagined as a zero-carbon paragon for Paris 2024 Olympics
In anticipation of the upcoming Paris 2024 Summer Olympics, French architectural firm Jakob + MacFarlane has set...
Foster + Partners designs solar-powered Tulip observation tower for London
London’s iconic Gherkin landmark could be getting a striking and futuristic new neighbor — if plans for Foster...
Floating, solar-powered 'dragonfly' bridge can sail to new locations
This floating pedestrian bridge can sail along rivers and oceans like a boat. Designer Margot Krasojevic conceived...
Architects transform barns into solar-powered workspaces for Dutch daredevil
Rotterdam-based architecture studio Instability We Trust transformed two barns into a set of contemporary workspaces...
Unique solar-powered home in Scotland functions like a Rubik's cube
This unusual corner house that architect Richard Murphy designed for himself combines sustainable technology with...
Panasonic investing $256M in Tesla's Buffalo solar manufacturing plant
Following Tesla’s recent acquisition of SolarCity, the California-based company just scored another big win....
New solar panel coating could improve efficiency by more than 30 percent
Researchers at University of California Riverside have created a coating for solar panels that could improve solar...
Margot Krasojevic's Fresnel Hydrofoil Trimaran is a solar-powered perpetual-motion vehicle
The hydrofoils, which are similar to airfoils used by airplanes, lift the boat's hull out of the water to decrease...
Semprius' Stacked Solar Cells Could Make Solar Energy Cheaper Than Natural Gas
Two of the main obstacles to the widespread adoption of solar energy are cost and efficiency. However researchers...
Foster + Partners Opens Doors to Lavish Clean Energy-Powered Yacht Club de Monaco Building
In celebration of Monaco's leading yacht industry, Foster + Partners designed the building after the likeness of...
Solar Cell Breakthrough Could Unlock Cheaper Energy
A new breakthrough in the design of silicon-based solar cells has seen a 20-year-old efficiency record broken by...
Foster + Partners Unveil Massive Sand Dune-Inspired UAE Pavilion at 2015 Milan Expo
Located near the center of the Expo, the UAE pavilion will be accessed via a curvaceous, canyon-like entryway with...
Dan Corson's Solar-Powered Sculptures in Portland, Oregon are Inspired by Quirky Tropical Plants
The name of the pieces, Nepenthes, is also a Greek word for a magical potion that makes one forget all the pain...
Green-Roofed Villa L Floats Upon a Daylit Glass Volume in the Netherlands
The upper level of Villa L was conceived as a “village of cabins” - a cluster of detached volumes that follow...
