solar power
Wind and Solar Farms Could Make it Rain Regularly in the Sahara Desert
Climate models reveal that renewable energy projects in the Sahara could spark a twofold increase in local rainfall, enabling vegetation to take hold.
How Students Are Trying to Bring Solar-Powered Cars to Our Roads
Solar-powered commercial cars are still far off, but it may be undergrads who get us there.
The Neighbourhood Where Google Plans to Kill the Private Car
Inside the internet giant’s plan to build a utopian car-free neighborhood on Toronto’s waterfront.
We Find Out How Renewable Energy Could Finally Overtake Fossil Fuels
Experts are banking on solar and hydrogen fuel as the future of green energy, but it might not be an easy ride.
This Orbital Fruit Roll-Up Could Be the Future of Solar Power in Space
The Roll-Out Solar Array Experiment (ROSA) deployed on Sunday, and will remain open for seven days.
Hawaii is banking on Tesla to help cut its addiction to oil
Hawaii wants to be energy independent before 2045. The state just opened a Tesla owned and operated solar facility in Kauai.
Choosing Coal Will Kill 52,000 People
A new study puts a body count—and a financial cost—on backing out of the Paris Accord.
This Device Zaps Water With Electricity to Make It Drinkable
A big step toward a scalable, energy-efficient water purification device.
This Solar-Powered Device Sucks Drinking Water Out of Thin Air
This could benefit people in arid climates and water-starved regions.
Getting Inked: How Kiwi Scientists Could Solve the World’s Energy Problem
Powering up might soon be as easy as grabbing yourself a roll of solar cell ink from the hardware store.