8 Energy-Saving Solutions on the Horizon

Source: energy.gov Published: December 18, 2015 Paul Lester Click here to watch “Saving You Energy and Money at Home”: https://youtu.be/IZRH0h3i3LI From heating and cooling to electronics and appliances, it takes a lot of energy to power our daily lives. Our homes use...

Dutch Trains Are World’s First to Run on 100% Wind Power

Source: ecowatch.com Published: January 10, 2017 Lorraine Chow The Netherlands, aka Windmill Country, is now operating 100 percent of its electric trains with wind energy. As of Jan. 1, 600,000 daily train passengers have been traveling completely carbon neutral,...

UK Tidal Wave Project Will Propel Renewables to New Levels

Source: breakingenergy.com Published: July 7, 2016 By Richard Boud Harnessing tidal power for clean energy has recently taken a huge step forward in the UK, the world’s leading region for development of this important new renewable resource. The MeyGen Tidal Array...

This Device Uses the Power of Waves to Make Ocean Water Drinkable

Source: fastcoexist.com Published: October 28, 2016 By Ben Schiller Off the coast of North Carolina, two friends are developing a new way to desalinate water–a notoriously high-energy, high-cost process. Their solution: use the power of the ocean itself to clean the...

The StingRAY Wave Energy Converter

Source: cleantechnica.com Published: March 7, 2016 Another Milestone For US Wave Energy. #ThanksObama! by Tina Casey  Clean, renewable wave energy has been sloshing up against the shores of North America for millennia, only to disappear into the ether, and it looks...

Kinetic Architecture: New Technologies in Building Skins

Source: usgbc.org Published: April 10, 2015 Digital technology, controls, and sensors have radically altered our lives, bringing automation and connectivity to nearly every aspect of our daily existence. Increasingly, this technology is finding itself used in the...