Scientists get closer to artificial photosynthesis for renewable energy
Scientists at Berkeley Lab are getting close to a long-held goal of using artificial photosynthesis to generate...
A zero-waste, self-sustaining home of the future
Designed by Shanghai-based firm YANG Design, the Green Concept House is a futuristic concept that envisions a residence...
Low-impact summer retreat boasts solar panels and a green roof
Seattle-based firm Heliotrope Architects has just completed work on a gorgeous summer home located on Orcas Island,...
Powerbarn is a bioenergy plant offering power to 84,000 families
In the rural commune of Russi in northeast Italy, Italian architecture firm Giovanni Vaccarini Architetti has converted...
ZHA gets the green light for world’s first all-timber soccer stadium in England
After years of delays, Zaha Hadid Architects has finally gained planning approval for Eco Park Stadium, the world’s...
Windwords proposal turns wind turbines into public art
In a bid to clamp down on the NIMBY (“not in my backyard”) opposition to wind farms, international design collective...
12 good things that happened for the environment in 2019
For folks who read — and write — about sustainability, dire projections are revealed every day. Between rainforest...
Fuksas designs a “zero-impact” public square in the heart of Sofia
Italian design firm Studio Fuksas has recently revealed designs for the new Sveta Nedelya Square, a “zero-impact”...
Experimental, net-positive energy development in India is a prototype for future sustainable housing
Communities around the globe are struggling to find feasible options for affordable and sustainable housing to...
FAAB reimagines Warsaw’s largest public square as a solar-powered cycle park
In 2018, after celebrating the 100th anniversary of Poland regaining its independence, Warsaw-based firm FAAB Architektura...
Fukushima on track to become a renewable energy hub
In hopes of reinventing its image, new life is breathing into Fukushima, the Japanese northeastern prefecture that...
Global renewable energy is projected to rise by 50% in the next 5 years, IEA finds
The International Energy Agency (IEA) recently released its Renewables 2019 market forecast, detailing analysis...
First-of-its-kind device prototype harnesses renewable energy from ocean waves
Our planet is a water world, covered with 70 percent oceans. For centuries, it’s been widely known that the high...
Renewable energy surpasses fossil fuels in the UK
In a first for the United Kingdom, wind turbines, solar panels and other renewable energy sources have generated...
Old Paris railway site will transform into a carbon-neutral “ecosystem neighborhood”
An abundance of green will soon take over the heart of Paris with the transformation of the city’s old railway...
G7 summit: Fashion companies make a pact to protect the planet
Known as The Fashion Pact, a group of 32 major luxury brands, labels and companies, such as Adidas, Burberry, Kering,...
Wisconsin plans to go carbon-free by 2050
Following a year of historic flooding and sweltering heat waves across the Midwest, some states are ready to fight...
Chattanooga becomes first 100% solar-powered airport in US
Tennessee’s fourth largest city, Chattanooga, became the first American airport to be 100 percent solar powered...
This off-grid caravan offers escape into the magical Hoh Rainforest
Near one of the largest temperate rainforests in the U.S. lies a magical glamping getaway that lets you reconnect...
Glenwood Springs, Colorado set to run on 100 percent renewable energy
Like many cities around the world, Glenwood Springs, Colorado has set a goal to run on renewable energy. But instead...
Meet Solar Cat, a cute and creative take on renewable energy
Solar power just got an adorable new makeover. New York-based technology company Grouphug opened Solar Cat at the...
India will surpass Paris Agreement pledges with renewable energy investment
The Indian government has embarked on many large scale renewable energy projects that are predicted to enable the...
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...
Labour Party launches solar panel program for 1.75M homes
Britain's Labour Party has announced a major new green program, pledging to install solar panels on up to 1.75...
Britain celebrates first week without coal power since 1882
England has officially gone seven days without using any coal-powered source of electricity for the first time...
New credit card limits spending based on carbon emissions
This Spring, the Swedish financial tech company Doconomy launched the first ever banking service and credit card...
Renewable energy surpasses coal for the first time in U.S. history
This April, for the first time in U.S. history, the renewable energy sector is expected to have generated more...
A growing number of states are aiming for clean energy
While President Donald Trump tries to ease environmental regulations and shirk responsibility for climate change,...
Scientists find a way to produce renewable energy from snow
Solar panels have trouble producing renewable energy whenever it snows. With winters expected to increase in severity...
The world’s tallest wood building was just completed in Norway
In March 2019, the Mjösa Tower became the tallest wooden building in the world at 18 floors (for a total of 85.4...