No matter what the climate change deniers say, the science and the effects are quite “compelling,” according to President Obama, which has moved many regulators toward greenhouse gas reduction measures.
While climate change science speaks of rising sea levels, aberrant...
It may look like a nuclear cooling tower, but this ingenious wind power device uses the power of the sun to generate its own wind. Wait, could this be adapted to nuclear reactor cooling towers?
Wind power typically depends on...
In the words of billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, “SolarCity was founded to accelerate mass adoption of sustainable energy,” which company is working hard to increase the efficiency and availability of solar power systems.
In an announcement yesterday, Elon Musk revealed...
Hydrogen fuel cell and battery electric vehicles have one very important thing in common: they’re both emissions-free sort of.
While it’s true that hydrogen fuel cell and battery electric vehicles do not generate any emissions in themselves, their upstream emissions...
The Chevy Volt could be one of the best stepping-stone models between hybrid and electric vehicles (EV), and the miles prove it.
While hybrid electric vehicles offer the best fuel economy in a non-plug-in vehicle, they do have the limitation...
The progress of Tesla Motors in the automobile market cannot be described as anything less than astounding, but model releases might seem to be slow in coming, such as the upcoming Tesla Model X.
The business model is sure, and...
Teenagers have proven over the years, that they can come up with incredible inventions that turn people's heads around and leave them there wondering how come they did not think of that.
This is especially the case in poor areas...
So, everyone knows that energy sources, or more precisely, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from them, are the biggest contributors to climate change. But "biggest" does not mean GHGs are the only ones to blame.
According to statistics, around 30% of...
Germans tend to have an incredibly green culture, and this includes their vacations. A guidebook that details 200 green projects around the country sold out its very first printing.
The Holtriem wind farm in Lower Saxony is a very popular...
While Toyota is working hard to bring its hydrogen fuel cell cars to fruition, they haven’t left lithium-ion battery technology entirely.
Even though most of Toyota’s hybrid fleet is still nickel-metal hydride (NiMH), energy density has forced the company to...
