Angular cedar-clad home in New Zealand is designed to go completely off-grid
New Zealand firm Herriot Melhuish Oneill has created a beautiful eco-friendly home deep in the rolling farmland...
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...
11 Solar-powered homes that show the future of architecture
What will the homes of the future look like? If the impressive solar structures at this year’s Solar Decathlon...
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...
TAXA unveils ultra-lightweight Mantis camper with pop-up roof
The camper designers at TAXA Outdoors have outdone themselves with their latest off-grid masterpiece. Weighing...
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...
This prefab concrete house harvests rainwater with food-growing vertical gardens
Students from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri designed this beautiful solar-powered home completely...
Student-built solar-powered tiny home represents new vision for the American dream
The future of tiny home design is looking very bright. A team of students from Sacramento State, working under...
Net-zero Genesee Park residence in Seattle is built out of recycled materials
This high-performance home in Columbia City, Washington is a perfect example of sustainable design. It features...
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...
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...
Solar Vertical City is a self-contained, green-infused tower planted into the ocean floor
Resigned to the fact that rising sea levels are inevitable at this point, architects are starting to create feasible,...
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...
Couple builds tiny A-frame cabin in three weeks for only $700
If you've ever dreamed of building your own affordable tiny house you've gotta check out this cozy solar-powered...
The world’s first mobile, solar-powered recycling plant just popped up in the middle of London
The mobile recycling factory of the future just landed in the 19th century courtyard of the historic Somerset House...
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...
Dubai to expand massive solar park to include world’s tallest solar tower
There are 2.3 million photovoltaic panels at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park near Dubai. And now...
Trump’s DOE invests $62 million in concentrated solar power
President Donald Trump doesn't usually mention solar power, unless it's talk of covering his beloved border wall...
SOLARKIOSK E-HUBBs put goods, services, and power back into Africa’s hands
The game-changing power of solar energy is a gift to all of the global community. Nations of the world, having...
New North African solar farms could send 4.5 gigawatts of energy to Europe
The age-old plan to power Europe with solar farms in North Africa and the Middle East may finally become a reality....
France aims to become the first country to ban all fossil fuel production
To meet its carbon neutral goal by 2050, the French government plans to phase out all oil and gas production in...
Japan’s new mushroom solar farms produce sustainable energy and food
Japan's agricultural sector could find a much-needed boost with an innovative approach to growing that combines...
UK government to install solar on 800,000 low-income houses
Investing in solar doesn’t just benefit the environment, it can also add some cushion to your wallet through...
Incredible Algae Dome absorbs sun and CO2 to produce superfood and oxygen
Industrial agriculture is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions - but what if there was a way to sustainably...
Tesla begins production of solar roof tiles in Buffalo, New York
It’s official! Tesla has started producing solar roof tiles at its factory in Buffalo, New York. Several hundred...
Florida power company scraps nuclear project, will pursue solar power instead
A controversial nuclear project won't be moving forward in Florida. Power company Duke Energy Florida filed a proposed...
