solar energy
Hillary Clinton's Climate Change Pledge Is Only 'Half the Way There,' Say Environmentalists
Clinton's plan says the number of solar installations will increase by 700 percent if she becomes president, but reveals nothing about the candidate's positions on fracking, the Keystone XL pipeline, or oil drilling in the Arctic.
It's Official: SpaceX Is Building Elon Musk's Hyperloop
The hyperloop will launch passengers down a pressurized tube at 760 miles per hour.
Much of the US Energy Infrastructure Was Built When Elvis Topped the Charts
The White House says many of the nation's pipelines and transmission wires are 'simply old or obsolete' and vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.
This Digital Camera Doesn't Need a Battery Because It Powers Itself
"When you have a well-lit room, the camera will run forever."
The Eiffel Tower Is Going Green
Two wind turbines have been installed within the tower's structure, which is part of a clean energy and efficiency upgrade aimed at reducing the monument's ecological footprint.
Africa Could Become the Next Bright Spot for Solar Power Production
Many African households rely on dirty, expensive, and sometimes deadly kerosene lamps for light, but solar power generation has begun to provide a cheap — and safe — alternative source of energy.
Drone Footage Shows Extent of Damage From Greenpeace Stunt at Nazca Lines
Peru's government has released video providing visual evidence of the human impact the publicity stunt had on the centuries-old geoglyphs.
How Jackie Chan's 'Supercop' Inspired a More Efficient Solar Panel
The engineers who developed Blu-ray data encoding inadvertently solved one of solar cell engineering's oldest problems.
John Gerrard's Virtual Reality Solar Power Plant Opens Today In Lincoln Center
At the center of the Lincoln Center, a giant LED screen recreates a solar power plant in Nevada in real time.
Make It Wearable | The Concepts: Pauline van Dongen's Solar-Powered Fashion Designs
In Episode 4 of The Concepts, fashion designer Pauline van Dongen shares with us her clothing that can charge smartphones, and her goals to create more energy-efficient haute couture.
This 18th Century Mansion Is Heated with Seawater
The UK's largest marine heat pump has replaced a system that used up to 1,500 litres of oil a day.