cleantech
One Quarter of the World Will Run on Clean Energy by the End of the Decade
That's “a remarkable shift in a very limited period of time.”
Astronauts Will Test a New Way to Recycle Urine and Sweat into Drinking Water
A much smaller and lighter device could provide clean drinking water in space and on Earth.
GE's New 'UFO' Dome Promises to Make Wind Turbines More Powerful
A new dome-shaped add-on to wind turbines may help them generate more power and bring construction costs down in the process.
To Save Our Cities, We May Need to Turn Them Into Power Plants
New research shows that small-scale solar built in cities could generate enough energy to light up California three to five times over. Think of it as a blueprint for the future.
Egypt's Silicon Valley-Inspired Plan to Build a Utopian Capital to Replace Cairo
Egypt says it's going to build a brand new Capital city for five million people, from scratch.
The US's First Offshore Wind Farm Will Slash Local Power Prices by 40 Percent
America is finally getting its first offshore wind farm—by next fall, five floating turbines in Rhode Island will break open a new cleantech market in the United States.
Japan Is Building Underwater Kites to Harness the Power of Ocean Currents
The new year will see at least one fresh, promising, and experimental cleantech idea put to the test: deploying fleets of underwater kite turbines that can harness ocean currents for power.
Denmark Plans to Be Coal-Free in 10 Years, Totally Clean-Powered in 35
The tiny Scandinavian country is paving the way for the clean energy revolution.
How Solar Power Could Become the World's Dominant Energy Source in 35 Years
By 2050, the sun could be the main source of electricity for human civilization.
Twenty-Two Percent of the World's Power Now Comes from Renewable Sources
"In 2013, renewable power capacity expanded at its fastest pace to date."
California Will Run on 100 Percent Clean Energy by 2050, Stanford Professor Says
"I know it's possible!" Mark Z. Jacobson told me.
Nearly One Third of Germany Is Now Powered by Renewable Energy
One of the most industrial nations on the planet is running on an immense amount of clean energy.