Renewable energy sources are widely popular in today’s consumer market. For instance, it’s common to see“green” features in just about every electronic device imaginable, whether it’s a home thermostat or a luxury sports car. However, one of the biggest hurdles ...
The Future of Solar Power: The Cheapest Energy Resource To appreciate what solar power can do for the planet’s future, you first have to understand what the world might look like without solar’s help. Along with wind power, solar produces ...
We have come a long way in clean energy production, especially in methods of harnessing the wind to make power. We have seen our fair share of larger than life wind turbines and growing wind farms, both on land and ...
Fukushima Recovery, Experimental Offshore Floating Wind Farm Project (Credit: University of Tokyo) Japan recently announced a ambitious plan to replace all its nuclear reactors with renewable energy sources and is planning to erect the largest wind farm in the world ...
Scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB in Stuttgart have found a way of converting air humidity into drinkable water. The developed method could prove extremely useful in desolate areas such as deserts, where dry soil ...
Vincent Callebaut Architectures, a Belgian firm lead by architect Vincent Callebaut, designed an ecologically friendly floating city able to house 50,000 people completely self-sufficiently. Inspired by the lilypad of the Amazonia Victoria Regia but enlarged over 250 times, the city ...