renewable energy
This Renewable Energy Device Powers 100 LEDs with a Single Drop of Water
What if an umbrella could charge your phone? By tweaking well-known principles, scientists have created a highly efficient generator that can pump out lots of renewable energy with just a bit of water.
Renewable Energy Is the Climate-Change Solution that Republicans Can Get Behind
The right and the left disagree about the climate crisis, but there is one place they have common ground.
How Croissants Could Help Solve One of Solar Power's Biggest Problems
Inspired by the flaky pastry, scientists invented a new device for storing renewable energy.
Plastic Waste in Meghalaya Will Now Be Used as Fuel for Cement Companies
The state government has made a deal with cement companies to recycle more than 17 tons of plastic.
This $30 Device Turns the Cold of Outer Space Into Renewable Energy
“It literally is generating visible light out of the darkness of the sky. This is not even paraphrasing, this is exactly what it is."
How Climate Change Will Kill Your Internet
From melting ice caps to having to ration the available power supply, here’s why your internet access may be endangered with global warming.
Workers Seize the Shipyard That Built the Titanic, Plan to Make Renewable Energy There
The closure of the last shipyard in Belfast would end centuries of ship building in the city. A group of workers are demanding the U.K. nationalize the yards.
The Philly Oil Refinery That Blew Up Last Week Is Closing
The people who live near the plant say the air has been making them sick for years.
Renewables Outstrip Coal in the U.S. for the First Time Ever
It's a big milestone for renewable energy, though the victory will likely be short-lived.
Trump's EPA Knows Its New Coal Rule Could Kill 1,400 People Per Year
The Affordable Clean Energy rule prioritizes making coal-fired plants more efficient.
Researchers Developed a Technique to Turn Nearly a Quarter of Our Plastic Waste into Fuel
The process could help convert millions of tons of plastic we generate every year into an gasoline and diesel-like fuel.
We Don't Mine Enough Rare Earth Metals to Replace Fossil Fuels With Renewable Energy
Rare earth metals are used in solar panels and wind turbines—as well as electric cars and consumer electronics. We don't recycle them, and there's not enough to meet growing demand.