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Ford Announces ‘Transformative’ $11.4 Billion Investment in New Electric Vehicle Plants in Tennessee and Kentucky
Ford just announced it is spending $11.4 billion to build two new factories in Tennessee and Kentucky to manufacture batteries and its electric F-series...
Shade From Solar Panels Increases Abundance of Flowers, Benefiting Pollinators
A new study has found that shade provided by solar panels increased the abundance of flowers under the panels and delayed the timing of...
Huge Supply of Water is Saved From Evaporation When Solar Panels Are Built Over Canals
In an interview, famed astronomer Neil DeGrasse Tyson explained that we already have flying cars, in a way, because tunnels and overpasses allow cars...
Amazing Tech Developed by Private Firms Are on the Verge of Creating Nuclear Fusion Reactors to Power Humanity
While industries are harnessing solar, hydro, and geothermal power to solve the world's energy problems, it's been thought by many for sometime that the...
Researchers Boost Performance of Solar Cells By Using Human Hair From a Barbershop
Researchers have used carbon dots, created from human hair waste sourced from a barbershop, to create a kind of 'armor' to improve the performance...
Aptera Solar-Powered Car With ‘1,000-Mile’ Range Gets 7,000 Preorders for Delivery in 2021
Looking like a mix between an F-1 car and the Batmobile, the world's first mass-produced solar-powered car just took several more steps towards its...
The Empire State Building is Now 100% Powered By Wind, Along With 13 Other Related Buildings
The beloved New York City landmark Empire State Building is now run entirely by wind energy—making it a green new year for the 15,000...
This Week’s Inspiring Horoscopes From Rob Brezsny’s ‘Free Will Astrology’
We’ve partnered with our friend Rob Brezsny to provide his weekly wisdom which can enlighten your thinking and motivate your mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology,...
Low Ambient Light Indoors Can Be Harvested to Charge Electronics
In a future where most things in our everyday life are connected through the internet, devices and sensors will need to run without wires...
Tel Aviv to Become First City With Electric Road That Charges Public Transportation
The construction of an electric road will make Tel Aviv the first city worldwide to institute the large-scale rollout of a technology that can...
How Transparent Solar Panels and ‘Quantum Dots’ Could Make Skyscrapers Power Themselves
In labs around the world, scientists and engineers are working to transform skyscrapers into giant solar energy-generating pylons.
This has been made possible by a...
Scientists Hack Photosynthesis to Make Crops Produce More, But With Less Water
A team of researchers are managing to tweak the system of photosynthesis in plants to help them conserve water and increase food yields—and, they...
41 States Have Reduced Their Carbon Emissions While Growing Their Economies
Reducing carbon emissions while increasing GDP is not only possible, but is already happening in almost every state in America, according to a new report.
Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions Estimated to Fall by 8% in 2020—the Largest Recorded Drop in History
Although the COVID-19 outbreaks have shocked global economies, new research says it could be the key to defeating climate change.
Record-Breaking Amounts of Solar Electricity Generated in Germany After String of Sunny Days
No clouds or smoggy emissions during lockdowns in Germany led to clear skies and a new German record for solar power generated in a single day.
World’s Smelliest Fruit Could Charge Your Mobile Phone in ‘Exceptional’ Way, Says New Research
The world's most infamously pungent fruit could one day be a speedy and inexpensive power source for your electronic devices.
Tokyo University Uncovers a Solution to the Problems of Hydrogen Fuel Production – Use Rust
Scientists from Tokyo University have discovered a new ultra-efficient way to help produce hydrogen fuel using rust and light.
CO2 Emissions Stopped Rising Last Year Says IEA, Thanks to Growth in Renewables, Shunning of Coal
Global CO2 emissions actually flatlined in 2019 as renewable energy sources, efficiency, and other factors, chipped away at worldwide carbon dioxide levels.
British Carbon Tax Leads to Whopping 93% Drop in Coal-Fired Electricity
After the tax was introduced in England, Scotland, and Wales back in 2015, coal-fired electricity use fell from 40% to 3% in just three years.
Scientists Develop Exciting New Way to Produce Hydrogen Fuel That’s Safe, Cheap, and Ultra-Efficient
Collectively, their technology improves the efficiency of hydrogen production by 30%—and with a 50% reduction in costs as well.