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Africa is the source of some great startup companies that are increasing access to renewable energy across the continent, and now a South African research team has announced that they have found a solution to a problem than has stumped...
When I started writing about alternative energy, I was also amazed by the sheer number of videos on YouTube that were showing magnet motors of all sorts, and how these were supposed to revolutionize the energy industry and rock...
When professional sports come to mind, "environmentally-conscious" does not usually follow in the same line of thought. Large parking lots, bright lights and plenty of trash are much more commonly associated with sports stadiums. However, the San Diego Padres' food trucks are...
Renewable energy like solar and wind power can only truly replace coal power plants when it saves money for people who are not personally concerned about the environment. Fortunately, investment bankers from Citigroup believe that the solar and wind industries will...
Water shortages already cause problems for millions of people around the world, and the problem will likely only be exacerbated in the future. Get ahead of the curve and start saving water now by building a grewyater recycling system. These systems...
Universities are often caught between the bottom line and their responsibility to the environment. Since electricity costs are still currently so low, monetary concerns often overshadow environmental ones. To combat this problem, Californian company DC Solar Freedom, in collaboration with...
The President has just announced a new plan to help homeowners get access to renewable energy. Barack Obama plans to use financial incentives to help develop and disperse solar energy, calling on the Department of Energy to provide $1 billion for...
Australian researchers have found a new way to use a very old source of solar energy. Plants have been converting sunlight into energy for millions of years, and the team at Monash University in Melbourne have built a device...
Climate scientists now concede that in order to mitigate the effects of climate change, it is not enough to simply reduce fossil fuel emissions. No, the situation is dire enough that we need to find a way to actually remove...
The 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show will host the worldwide debut of the Audi e-tron Quattro Concept, an all-electric SUV. Audi’s off-again on-again electric vehicles program seems like it could be back for good. Audi has already proven its electric vehicle...