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Student Dreams of Stadiums Harnessing Crowd Noise for Electricity–Inspired by Monsters Inc.
Have you ever been in a sports stadium when the crowd is so loud it shakes the concrete skeleton of the stands? What if...
Man Builds an Electricity-Generating Windmill in His Own Garden
Often called windmills out of habit, wind turbines generate electricity kinetically from the force of the wind.
However an Englishman has further complicated things by...
Researchers Create Nanogenerator Capable of Using Greenhouse Gas to Produce Electricity
University of Queensland scientists had a remarkable eureka moment when they accidentally turned the most common greenhouse gas into electricity.
By using positive and negative...
Incredible 60% of Europe’s Electricity Was Powered by Clean Energy in the First Two Months of 2024
According to an energy think tank, Europe's generation of 516.5 terawatt hours of renewable electricity in January and February satisfied 60% of overall power...
New Google Geothermal Electricity Project Could Be a Milestone for Clean Energy
An advanced geothermal project funded and developed by Google has begun pumping carbon-free electricity onto the Nevada grid to power the company's data centers...
Scientists Manage to Generate Electricity From the Deadly E-coli Bacteria in New Breakthrough
Scientists have managed to generate electricity from the deadly E-coli bacteria—a finding that could lead to a valuable by-product from waste water.
Bioelectronic experts from...
Discovered Enzyme Turns Air into Electricity, a New Clean Way to Make Energy Dreams Come True
Australian scientists have discovered an enzyme that converts air into energy by using the low amounts of hydrogen in the atmosphere to create an...
Creating Electricity From Moisture in the Air, Even in the Sahara Desert
A totally science-fiction device developed by scientists in Massachusetts would allow people to pull electricity out of thin air.
Back in 2020, GNN reported on...
Newly Discovered Enzyme Turns Air Into Electricity, Promising a New Clean Source of Energy
Imagine being able to draw moisture from the air through your fingertips and create an electrical current as a result—that's pure comic book superhero...
Lebanese Man Builds Wind Turbine from Recycled Plastic–Producing Electricity for his Family and Neighbors
In Lebanon's windy northwest governate of Akkar, a literature student taught himself engineering to build a wind turbine on his grandmother's roof.
With government-supplied electricity...
92-Year-old Helped His Indian Neighbors Save 200,000 Liters of Water And Cut Their Electricity Bills in Half
A 92-year-old Mumbai man took action to transform his housing society with renewable energy and rainwater catches, saving the residents thousands.
In the year 2000,...
Swedish Firm to Unlock the Electricity of the Sea With Largest Wave Power Station in the World
Turkey will soon host the world's largest tidal power station—a 77 megawatt system of large pier-like machines that generate clean energy from the sea's...
This Ancient AC System will Cool your House Without Electricity
A designer has adapted ancient methods of A/C into a modern, stylish wall ornament that powerfully regulates indoor temperatures without a watt of electricity.
The...
Renewables Met 100% of the Increase in Global Electricity Need This Year in 2022
In a stunning piece of accounting, solar, wind, and hydroelectric power supply was found to have met 100% of new power installations globally during...
Scientists Invent Ultra-Thin Battery-Like Device that Generates Electricity from Air Moisture—Perfect for Health Monitors
Imagine being able to generate electricity by harnessing moisture in the air around you with just everyday items like sea salt and a piece...
Scientists Power a Computer Using Only Algae and Daylight to Make the Electricity
Researchers have used a widespread species of blue-green algae to power a microprocessor continuously for a year—and counting—using nothing but ambient light and water.
Their...
French Town to Light its Streets With Bacteria Luminescence That Needs No Electricity
A French design startup wants to reimagine public lighting by introducing—much like in a fantasy or sci-fi story—bacterial and fungal bioluminescence to street lights.
One...
Solar Panels That Make Electricity at Night are Finally Here – And They’re Cheap and Don’t Need Batteries
About 750 million people in the world do not have access to electricity at night. Solar cells provide power during the day, but saving...
Device Wraps Around Hot Surfaces to Turn Wasted Heat to Electricity
The energy systems that power our lives also produce wasted heat—like heat that radiates off hot water pipes in buildings and exhaust pipes on...
These Underwater ‘Kites’ Are Generating Tidal Electricity As They Move
If there's plenty of sky, but little sun; plenty of wind, but little land, where can the Faroe Islands look for renewable energy?
The answer...