Energy
Transitioning to a world powered by renewable energy is key to tackling climate change. Here you can find the latest good news related to our clean energy transition, covering wind, solar, green hydrogen, hydropower, and more.
The Solar Sunflower can harness the power of 5,000 suns
Sunflowers have been reborn for the future, and these ones you can’t give your loved one in a bouquet. Engineers in Switzerland has developed a massive solar sunflower, combining both photovoltaic solar power and concentrated solar thermal power in one package with a total efficiency of around 80 Read More...
New catalyst may hasten commercialization of fuel cell vehicles
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have developed a new fuel cell catalyst using earthly abundant materials with performance that is comparable to platinum in laboratory tests. If commercially viable, the new catalyst could replace platinum in electric cars Read More...
Fuel cells: From the Toyota Mirai to Apple and an iPhone 6
iPhone 6 battery (L) and Intelligent Energy UPP fuel cell-based recharger. A fuel-cell fits inside the iPhone. (Credit: iFixit, Intelligent Energy) Intelligent Energy, primarily an intellectual property firm (based in the U.K.), has developed a prototype of an iPhone 6 that runs for a week on one Read More...
Device that makes hydrogen fuel from sunlight and water
A new prototype that turns the sun’s energy into hydrogen fuel could point the way to commercially viable artificial photosynthesis. Fuels produced using the sun’s power offers many advantages over conventional solar power. Fuel made inexpensively through artificial photosynthesis could Read More...
The solar wind energy tower generates power in the desert
This tower of power could generate clean electricity in desert-type environments its creators says – a lot of it. SWET consists of a very tall hollow cylinder with a water injection system near the top and wind tunnels containing turbines near the bottom. Pumps deliver water to the Read More...
Plant in Chile opens South America’s doors to geothermal energy
The El Tatio geyser field in the northern Chilean region of Antofagasta. Geothermal energy comes from the earth’s internal heat, and the steam is delivered to a turbine, which powers a generator. Credit: Marianela Jarroud/IPS OLLAGÜE, Chile, Aug 26 2015 (IPS) - Chile, a land of volcanoes Read More...
'Plonkable' mirrors promise cheaper solar energy
It is a problem that has so far stumped even Google's brainy engineers - how to generate cheap solar electricity using a small-scale array of mirrors to concentrate the sun's energy. Now a team at a South African university - led by a former Intel strategic planner - believes they have cracked it. Read More...
This Danish power plant will poetically inform residents of how much carbon they’re using
In less than a decade, Copenhagen expects to become the first carbon-neutral city on the planet. There are plenty of reminders around the Danish capital to will the locals towards achieving a zero-carbon future by 2025: a 20-turbine wind farm, half of its population zipping around in bikes (and an Read More...
New Record-Breaking Solar Device Could Be Game-Changer for Powering Homes
Researchers at Monash University have designed a solar fuel generating device that has established a new record in energy efficiency for the production of solar fuels. The new device can produce hydrogen fuel at 22 percent energy efficiency, breaking the previous record of 18 percent. Lead Read More...
Windows can harvest solar energy to power your house
Waking up to the sunlight shining through your window will give you an extra reason to feel good in the morning. Thanks to a new luminescent solar concentrator, gleaming sunlight can now be harvested into energy that could turn any window into a daytime power source. These new windows can become Read More...