SAROS, Portable Desalination Plant Powered by Waves
SAROS is one of a kind, portable desalination plant, which converts sea water into drinking water, powered by sea waves.
With climate change taking its...
3 Projects Making Fundamental Changes to Agriculture
The Sustainable Food Lab's winter newsletter this year highlights some programs that will lead the agricultural industry in developing new sustainable systems to feed...
The Value of Energy in Developing Countries
Here at Green Optimistic, we've talked about biomass stoves before. While the Mayon Turbo Stove doesn't advance the design, it demonstrates how energy value...
Apple’s Operations in Singapore Fully Powered by Sunlight
Tech giant Apple announced that all their operations in Singapore will be powered by sunlight.
The guys at Apple have made quite a solid long-term...
Climeworks: World’s First Carbon Capture Plant Turns CO2 Into Usable Fuel
Climeworks was founded in 2009 by Christoph Gebald and Jan Wurzbacher. These two young minds knew that CO₂ was harmful to the atmosphere and in...
Finland’s Nuclear Waste Problem Will Be Buried at Olkiluoto
Posiva Ltd has been an expert in the business of Nuclear Waste final disposal since 1995 and they have a lot of know-how when...
Mercedes-Benz Air Conditioning is Greener and Safer
In the 1990’s automotive air conditioning systems started switching over from CFC R-12 dichlorodifluoromethane to HFC R-134a tetrafluoroethane, which has significantly less of an...
Foodfully – How to Reduce Food Waste with a Smartphone
Food waste can leave a pretty big carbon footprint. The farther the food had to travel to get to your fridge, the bigger the...
Leaked Emails Reveal Truth about UK’s Renewable Energy Target
Amber Rudd, the energy secretary in the UK, revealed that she does not believe the country will be able to meet their renewable energy...
Here’s How World’s Biggest Cities Will Look Like If Temperature Goes 2 Degrees Higher
Study shows that with 2 degrees rise in global temperatures, the world's megacities might find themselves under water.
Scientists from Climate Central, Princeton, and Potsdam Institute for...
