European Commission Stops Subsidies For Renewables, Gives Green Light to Coal And Gas

Earlier this week, The European Commission decided against governmental subsidies for renewable energy projects, by issuing new guidelines in support of back-up energy generating facilities,...

Move Over Noisy Compressors, Phononic’s Thermoelectric Heat Pump is Here

A quiet energy efficient fridge, coffee table that can chill drinks, radiant on-demand temperature control for rooms. All this could become reality with large...

Evaporation-Powered Energy Generator, The Latest Renewable Energy Technology

If you thought that all means and potential of different sources of renewable energy have already been identified and tested on a large scale,...

Bio-Batteries Produce Clean Electricity from Bacteria

Proteins on the surface of microbes can be harnessed for electrical power, according to a study in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy...

Apple’s Greenest Data Centers Will Be Located In Europe

Last month, Apple announced their plans to build brand new data centers in Europe, which will be powered solely by renewables and will have...

New Surface Architecture Could Improve Power Plants’ Condenser Performance

Steam from power plants is turned back to water using condensers. They have are essential, not only for most power generation systems, but also...
Sea level rise means this Portland, Maine, lighthouse is too close to the water.

Maine Passes Net Energy Metering Reform Bill

Solar energy is in the spotlight once again, as legislators in Maine have overridden a veto on a bill that addresses how net energy metering users,...

Newly Discovered Property of Graphene to Boost Fuel Cells Efficiency

The founder of graphene discovered one more incredible property of the material that can give the ever-so-needed to boost fuel cells and hydrogen-based technologies....

Researchers generate electricity from water

By Phoebe Dey, ExpressNews Staff Dr. Daniel Kwok and Dr. Larry Kostiuk (centre) with graduate students Fuzhi Lu (left) and...

€3 Billion Dutch Offshore Wind Farm Boosts European Renewable Energy Market

The European renewable energy sector is yet again reaching new heights. With Germany being a record holder in solar energy production, the competition is...