The Obama administration says that SunShot, the R&D program to bring down the cost of solar-generated electricity to where it’s competitive with conventionally sourced electricity, is 60 percent of ...

More companies and organizations are finally putting their money where their mouth is when it comes to sustainability. Most recently, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, which provides non-profit ...

We all know about ways to build greener more energy-efficient buildings, but what about the other side of this coin? Is there such a thing as “green demolition”? Many of today’s small buildings are ...

Drones have been a hot topic in the media lately. Whether they’re for surveillance or combat, the idea of drones patrolling our airspace is one that’s not taken lightly by the public. As we struggle ...

In his speech the European Commissioner for energy, Günther Oettinger, stated that electric mobility was a major focus within European energy policy. “Since mobility does not stop at the borders of ...

On the EarthTechling Utterly Cool Projects Scale™, the EnviroMission Solar Tower project might be unrivaled. More than 2,600 feet tall, with a mile-in-diameter greenhouse canopy at its base creating ...

As the climate warms over the next decades, energy needed for cooling developing nations would far outstrip current air conditioner use in the US. The need to cool people in the rapidly growing ...

Of course, the more efficient your gas-powered vehicle is – and the less you drive – the less you’ll pay in gas taxes. Hybrids and plug-in hybrids are exempt from the EV tax, since they still use ...

If these UCLA researchers are right – and we might find out pretty soon – energy storage could be in for a big change. Richard Kaner and his graduate student Maher El-Kady have been trumpeting ...

A massive blade broke from a Siemens wind turbine this week – and it’s not the first time this has happened. The latest incident, which took place at Pattern Energy’s Ocotillo wind power plant in ...

Soaking up the heat of the sun was never easier than with this solar water heater from Sunbank. These water heaters are closed-loop and ultra-insulated, making them the perfect choice for those who ...

Hydrogen peroxide has been used as an antiseptic since the 1920s and still commonly used today. Not only is it effective against bacteria, but it is also antiviral and antifungal, making it a great ...