Yet another record efficiency is achieved with solar cells developed by Alta Devices, a small startup in the field of solar energy.
In times when finding cheaper renewable energy sources is the essence of combating greenhouse gas emissions, solar companies...
Flexibility is what makes the petroleum-powered vehicle so desirable and the Audi Sportback G-Tron multifuel vehicle could be the most flexible alternative-fuel vehicle to be revealed yet, and is carbon-free, almost.
Some alternative fuel vehicles like the Tesla Model...
While motorcycles may appeal to the spirit of freedom or the fuel conscious, there will always be those who can't get over the fact there's only two wheels, so check out the Toyota i-Road concept, an electric three-wheeler.
Maybe we're...
Electric Vehicle Range Anxiety may be the scourge of electric vehicle marketing, but BMW is using a different tactic to attack this very real problem.
Ask anyone what they fear most about an electric vehicle, and invariably you'll hear...
Photovoltaic solar cells generate electricity that must be used immediately or stored, but an artificial leaf could store solar energy in a different manner, chemically.
Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology have recently unveiled an artificial leaf prototype...
A recent study suggests that the only way to reduce aviation pollution would be to set a price on airline carbon emissions. This statement goes opposite to common beliefs that emission targets would be reached by improvements in technology...
The Ivanpah solar thermal power facility in California boasting a capacity of 377 MW recently achieved its first landmark by passing its ‘first flux’ test.
Brightsource Energy’s VP of Construction Management explained the ‘first flux’ as indicating that the facility...
Joshua Pearce, a Michigan Technological University professor, is working on a way to recycle items and use the raw materials to create anything – golf tees, a garlic press, even children’s’ toys.
Pearce’s tool of choice is an open-source 3D...
In Lagos, Nigeria, the community of Makoko is accustomed to life on the water. The residents have adapted to constant flooding for many generations and have been building houses on stilts and using canoes as the main mode of...
That's right, Washington State wants to tax cyclists for their use of the roads, citing carbon emissions and the fact they pay no gas tax. For the most part, the gas tax goes toward road maintenance, but since cyclists...
