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Sand Batteries Could Be The Next Frontier In Renewable Energy–And it’s Already Heating Homes in Finland
Reprinted via EarthTalk®, From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine
Could plain old beach sand be the next frontier in renewable energy?
In the...
Alaskan Inventor is 3D Printing Tidal Power Generators for Houseboats: Just Drop Anchor and Power On
An awesome inventor in Juneau has created a simple way to decarbonize small vessels and houseboats using tidal power, a relatively under-exploited form of...
Hitachi Rail Develops Battery Unit Set to Decarbonize Rail Travel on Retrofitted Trains
The first test trial in Britain's history of a diesel-powered train retrofitted with a battery took place last Friday.
The train's battery unit, which generates...
Green Batteries for EVs and Phones May Use Iron as The Key to Better, Cheaper Lithium-ion Options
Cheaper and greener batteries for electric cars and mobile phones could use our common element iron, rather than scarce, expensive ones, shows new research.
A...
He Saved One of the Largest Forests in India from Coal Mining–and Was Honored With 2024 Goldman Prize
Winning what's been called the 'Green Nobel' an Indian environmental activist has been recognized for saving a 657 square-mile forest from 21 coal mines.
From...
Good News in History, May 18
On this day 976 years ago, the astronomy and mathematician of the Seljuk Dynasty of Persia, Omar Khayyam, was born. Most famous for calculating...
Good News in History, May 15
627 years ago today, one of the most august figures in East Asian history was born—Sejong the Great—scientist, reformer, and engineer of the Korean...
Telecom Boxes Becoming EV Charging Stations Across Britain–60,000 Curbside Cabinets Could Be Adapted
British telecom giant BT Group is now converting curbside cable boxes into charging stations for electric cars, helping Great Britain accelerate its transition to...
Good News in History, May 6
70 years ago today Roger Bannister, a 25-year-old British medical student, became the first man to run a mile in under four minutes—significant because...
Scientists Are Making Jet Fuel from Landfill Gas Aiming to Launch Circular Economy
In a world-first, University of Sydney researchers have developed a chemical process using plasma that could create sustainable jet fuel from methane gas emitted...
Good News in History, April 28
6 years ago, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that India had achieved its goal, ahead of schedule, of providing electricity to every village...
Solar Balconies Are Booming in Germany and You Can Plug in and Install Them Yourself
Solar panels are finding their way onto all sorts of surprising surfaces, and now Central Europeans are beginning to line their balcony rails with...
Good News in History, April 25
70 years ago today, Bell Labs finished the first functional solar cell, allowing for a panel of metal and glass to refract light and...
Baltimore’s Mr. Trash Wheel: a Decade of Garbage Gobbling Equates to 5.2 Million Pounds
The Baltimore Harbor's most beloved resident is celebrating his decennial, and what better way to look back on his years of service than listing...
Millions of Birds Now Migrating Safely Through Darkened Texas Cities After Successful Lights Out Campaign
Texas is in the middle of the most important migratory pathway for birds moving up and down the Americas—nearly 2 billion birds, or 1...
The Car Fueled Entirely by the Sun Takes Huge Step Towards Production
One of the most hotly anticipated concept cars in recent history, the Aptera solar-powered car took a large step towards reality recently as the...
Bill Gates Filled a Pothole With Modern Asphalt Made of Carbon–Captured During Clean Hydrogen Process
Bill Gates has shared a video of himself filling a pothole with Modern Asphalt.
The road repair material is made with carbon that has been...
Waste Heat Generated from Electronics to Warm Finnish City in Winter Thanks to Groundbreaking Thermal Energy Project
Heat stored underground in caverns can be set aside in Finland's summer months to be re-used during frigid winters thanks to a state-of-the-art 'seasonal...
India Approves Massive $9 Bil. Rooftop Solar Plan with Panels for 10 Million Homes
Passed in February, a massive subsidy program to help Indian households install rooftop solar panels in their homes and apartments aims to provide 30...
‘A Beautiful Idea’: This French Town Is Making its Cemetery a Source of Solar Energy
A community on the Loire in France has come up with a solar-powered idea that will clear two hurdles in a single leap.
The town...