The world’s first floating wind farm just switched online
Five massive wind turbines floating in the sea near Scotland have started sending energy to the grid. Statoil,...
Toronto’s waterfront to undergo major futuristic redesign thanks to Google’s Sidewalk Labs
In collaboration with Sidewalk Labs, a start-up created by Google to "accelerate innovation in cities around the...
A luscious open-air ‘urban forest’ tops this formerly abandoned penthouse
Parisian firm Matteo Cainer Architects just unveiled plans to convert an old abandoned apartment into a beautiful...
Huge battery in the UK holds the energy equivalent of 500K smartphone batteries
A large new battery storage project could help the United Kingdom's grid handle power from more renewable sources....
Switzerland’s NeighborHub wins first place in the Solar Decathalon 2017
This past week, eleven teams of students designed, built and presented futuristic houses at the Solar Decathalon...
The Netherlands’ sun-powered Nuna9 race car wins the World Solar Challenge
The Dutch have done it once again. Nuon, the superstar team from the Netherlands, won its third straight championship...
World’s first ‘negative emissions’ power plant opens in Iceland
Go, Iceland! On Wednesday, the nation flipped the switch on the world’s first power plant that eliminates more...
Google will be powered by 100% renewable energy by 2018
After 10 years as a carbon-neutral company, Google has announced that all of its data centers and offices will...
MIT battery that inhales and exhales air can store power for months
Could this air-breathing battery help solve energy storage woes? 10 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)...
Renewables keep booming despite Trump administration’s attempts to axe Obama’s Clean Power Plan
It appears wind power and solar power are here to stay, even as President Donald Trump's administration works to...
The entire world could be powered by one deep-sea wind farm
What if the world’s energy problems could be solved with one deep-sea wind farm? A new study, conducted by the...
Uber deploys 50 Tesla electric vehicles to Dubai
Uber just announced plans to add 50 new Tesla electric cars to its ride-sharing fleet in Dubai. "We are tremendously...
Elon Musk declares Tesla could rebuild Puerto Rico’s power grid
Elon Musk just announced that Tesla is willing and capable of rebuilding Puerto Rico's power grid from the ground...
Off-grid camping just got so much better with these solar-powered teardrop trailers
Explorers could venture way off the grid thanks to a new collaboration between teardrop trailer maker Vistabule...
Transformable solar building changes shape to teach people how to live sustainably
How do you persuade people to adopt sustainable lifestyles? A team of Swiss architecture students believes in the...
World’s first solar-powered, indoor vertical farm sprouts in Philadelphia
Future-farming experts Metropolis Farms have opened the world's first solar powered, indoor vertical farm in the...
Report: solar power is the fastest growing source of new energy
The world is going green at an unprecedented rate. In 2016, renewable energy accounted for two-thirds of all new...
The Puerto Rico nursery still up and running thanks to solar power
Solar power is helping flower grower Hector Santiago get back on his feet in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria...
Catholic churches to make massive divestment from fossil fuels
To mark the anniversary of the death of Saint Francis of Assisi, over 40 Catholic institutions have announced their...
Former coal miners receive training for renewable energy jobs
Over half of the United States' electricity came from coal in 2000. That figure has plummeted to around one third...
German company steps in to help Puerto Rico with microgrid installations
As Puerto Rico assesses the full extent of hurricane damage and continues its long, challenging road to recovery,...
India aims to bring electricity connections to 40 million households
Millions of homes in India lack electricity. Prime minister Narendra Modi hopes to change that with his Power For...
Tesla nears halfway mark on world’s largest battery installation in South Australia
Tesla just announced that the world's largest battery installation is about halfway finished. The 100MW/129MWh...
Tesla is shipping hundreds of Powerwall battery systems to Puerto Rico
Tesla is stepping in to aid Puerto Rico in its recovery from Hurricane Maria by sending hundreds of Powerwall battery...
Puerto Rico electricity crisis sparks interest in renewable energy
Hurricane Maria has left swaths of Puerto Rico without power - and millions of people might have to go without...
Evaporation could generate 2.85 million megawatt hours of electricity each year
In a world where much energy is wasted, valuable renewable sources may be disappearing into thin air. Scientists...
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...
Nicaragua joins Paris Accord, leaving the US and Syria as lone dissenters
Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega has announced plans to sign the Paris Accord, leaving President Trump alone...
The cost of solar power has dropped over 25% in one year
The clean energy revolution continues and solar is leading the charge. In a recently published report, the US...
Why some Florida residents couldn’t use their solar panels after Hurricane Irma
Millions of Florida residents lost power after Hurricane Irma raged through the state. But some homeowners with...
