Eco-Innovation Articles From Around the World
How Carbon Farming Could Reverse Climate Change
Source: civileats.com Published: March 16, 2016 Eric Toensmeier's new book explores carbon sequestration through carbon farming as a way to cool a warming planet. By Vera L. Chang As the climate crisis heats up, agriculture is in the hot seat, not only as a...
Carbon Farming: What Is It, And How Can It Help the Climate?
Source: yaleclimateconnections.org Published: October 19, 2016 By Daisy Simmons An ear of corn, swaying gently before a stand of apple trees. A cow chewing slowly on clover. They’re probably not what you think of when you imagine solutions to climate change. But...
Biochar in Colorado
Source: extension.colostate.edu Published: February 8, 2017 Research comparing biochar to other soil amendments for restoring closed forest roads. By M. Ramlow, C.M.H. Keske, M.F. Cotrufo Quick Facts Biochar shows promise for a variety of applications — such as...
Biochar: Helps Increase Crop Yields and Mitigates Climate Change
Source: permaculturenews.org Published: August 24, 2016 Darren North Whenever we hear the word biochar, most of us are thinking that this is not a climate-friendly method since it undergoes combustion process and can aggravate greenhouse effect. Though this is a...
Western Innovator: Farmers Test Biochar’s Benefits
Source: capitalpress.com Published: September 2, 2016 Wilson Biochar Associates Kelpie Wilson heads a project in Southern Oregon in which farmers are making biochar and applying it to their soil. Eric Mortenson Calling Kelpie Wilson a “biochar believer” isn’t a joke....
Scientists Hope Wetland Carbon Storage Experiment Is Everyone’s Cup of Tea
Source: theguardian.com Published: February 2, 2017 Deakin University researcher Peter Macreadie and PhD candidate Katy Limpert bury the first of 50,000 teabags which will be placed in wetlands around the globe as part of a world-first project to monitor carbon...
New Wind Turbines Mimic Hummingbird Wings
Source: seeker.com Published: January 23, 2017 A unique biomimetic design could take wind power in a whole new direction, both for small-scale and large-scale renewable energy systems. By Glenn McDonald A North African company has developed what it contends is a...
Environmental Benefits of Biochar
Source: biochar-international.org Published: February 7, 2017 Sustainable biochar is a powerfully simple tool to address some of the most urgent environmental problems of our time: Climate Change Sustainable biochar can be used now to help combat climate change by...
Bio-Char Solutions
Source: deeproots.co.nz Published: February 7, 2017 By Katerina Seligman Here’s how it works in a nutshell: Charcoal has been used as a soil amendment for thousands of years. The rich black soils of the Amazonians supported huge populations on what otherwise would...
How an Ancient Technology Could Revolutionize Wind Energy
Source: huffingtonpost.com Published: April 25, 2016 Amy Pollock and Mohamed Haddad Click here to watch “The Saphonian – Illustration”: https://youtu.be/ml6hiN4nCDA A bladeless wind energy convertor inspired by the sailing boats of Ancient Carthage is set to...
What Can Bamboo Do About CO2?
Source: ecology.com Published: May 15, 2013 Efforts to thoroughly study the role that plants play in climate change mitigation are increasing. Most researchers focus on the promise of large, leafy forest trees to help remove carbon from the atmosphere; for example Lal...
Scientists Transform Used Cooking Oil into Material That’s Stronger Than Steel
Source: mnn.com Published: February 2, 2017 Researcher holding a graphene film made of cooking oil. (Photo: CSIRO) Scientists in Australia have found a way to transform used cooking oil into the strongest material known to man: graphene. It’s a breakthrough that...
How Is This Bamboo Bike Bringing Change to An Entire Community?
Source: one.org Published: August 22, 2016 Meet Bernice Dapaah – a young entrepreneur from Ghana who decided to build eco-friendly bikes to not only help the environment, but to improve the lives of those living in her community! Bernice (on the left), the founder of...
Could Bamboo Replace Steel in Concrete Structures?
Source: govtech.com Published: March 9, 2016 Flickr/aotaro The fast-growing and prolific bamboo plant has some in the construction industry wondering if its high-tensile strength and resilient nature make it a perfect fit for more sustainable building, Sourceable...
The Bear’s Necessity: Bamboo ‘Corridors’ Could Save Pandas and The Planet
Source: theguardian.com Published: March 20, 2003 Keith Laidler Bambo is one of the most successful plants on earth. With more than 1,500 species colonising a multitude of habitats from sea level to 12,000 feet, bamboo is a phenomenon of the vegetable kingdom. It can...
Why Bamboo Is The ‘Green Steel’ Of 21st-Century Asian Architecture
Source: ft.com Published: February 2, 2017 Strong, cheap, flexible and sustainable, the material is a natural choice for architects across the continent Vo Trong Nghia’s House for Trees in Ho Chi Minh City © Vo Trong Nghia Architects Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore June 10...
Sustainable Afforestation in Togo
Source: goldstandard.org Published: February 2, 2017 PROJECT TOGO is an afforestation project that captures CO2 emissions while engaging communities to provide long-term co-benefits in the areas of energy, water supply, health, education and social affairs . The...
Project Helps Farmers Adapt to Climate Change in China
Source: worldbank.org Published: July 13, 2016 Click here to watch “Helping Farmers Adapt to Climate Change in China”: https://youtu.be/37V_hjaOXyE About 380,000 rural households in six Chinese provinces are benefiting from a project that helps build sustainable and...
Our Forests Aren’t Fuel
Source: nrdc.org Published: February 2, 2017 A clearcut site located near the Meherrin River in North Carolina which devastated an area of mature wetland forest, as well as nearly 100 acres of surrounding natural forest. Investigators tracked whole trees from the cut...
Creating Incentives To Reduce Emissions From Deforestation And Forest Degradation
Source: giz.de Published: February 2, 2017 Project description Title: Climate Protection through Avoided Deforestation (CliPAD) Commissioned by: German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) Country: Laos Lead executing agency: Ministry of...
8 Fantastic Solutions to Deforestation
Source: eartheclipse Published: February 2, 2017 Sonia Madaan Trees play a vital role in protecting our environment in several ways. Fewer forests mean that the sustainability of our planet earth is endangered. So far, there are actions and measures that are being...
Reforestation, Afforestation, and How the Biomass Industry Helps Forests
Source: uzelacind.com Published: June 7, 2016 Over the last several decades, the ongoing destruction of the Amazon rain forest has had a major impact on the world. As trees in the rain forest are cut or burned down to create more grassland for cows or for...
Importance of Afforestation in India
Source: importantindia.com Published: February 16, 2014 By H Patra Afforestation refers to the process of converting a non-forest land into a forest. Afforestation is highly important to maintain the biodiversity. India is an emerging or developing country whereas the...
Afforestation: Meaning, Importance and Current Efforts
Source: en.wikipedia.org Published: February 1, 2017 Afforestation is the effort to plant trees in barren lands so as to create a forest. It is important because it helps check the over-use of natural resources by providing an alternative source pool. Learn more about...
Tesla Moves Beyond Electric Cars with New California Battery Farm
Source: theguardian.com Published: January 31, 2017 The Tesla battery farm will be used to store energy and meet spikes in demand – like on hot summer afternoons when buildings start to crank up the air conditioning. Photograph: Katie Fehrenbacher Katie Fehrenbacher...
New Net-Zero Solar Farmhouse from Deltec Generates All Its Own Energy
Source: inhabitat.com Published: January 30, 2017 In these uncertain times of erratic weather and changing climate patterns, net-zero energy (or NZE) is quickly becoming the gold standard in green building. If you can generate all of your own energy on site, you never...
Can Kite Power Revolutionize the Wind Industry?
Source: ecowatch.com Published: January 30, 2017 Nexus Media By Owen Agnew Rod Read, an engineer and stay-at-home dad, lives on the remote Isle of Lewis in Scotland. For the past seven years, he’s been designing a kite that he thinks could revolutionize wind power....
Antarctica: Ice and Sky (Documentary)
Source: northcoastjournal.com Published: January 31, 2017 From Oscar®-winning director Luc Jacquet (March of the Penguins) comes a stirring portrait of French glaciologist, Claude Lorius, whose groundbreaking research in Antarctica gave us the first clear...
Academics Build Ultimate Solar-Powered Water Purifier
Source: phys.org Published: January 30, 2017 From the top left corner, moving clockwise, the four images depict: University at Buffalo students performing an experiment, clean drinking water, water evaporating, and black carbon wrapped around plastic in water with...
ECO-CENTER – Matter of Trust Exhibits (now at Eco Hub and Eco-Home) 2013 – 2016
WE HAVE MOVED! This page shows past exhibits at our old site in San Francisco's Mission District. We leased this site for 3 years and then moved our charity out of this space and into 2 new ones. For our new sites and exhibits please check out our Eco-Industrial Hub...
These 2 Projects Are Exploring the Potential of Underwater Farming
Source: marketwatch.com Published: January 6, 2017 Nemo’s Garden uses underwater biospheres to grow edible plants and is almost completely self-sustainable. NEMO’S GARDEN Can we grow food beneath the waves in a safe, self-sustainable way? By JURICA DUJMOVIC The...
The Farm That Grows Climate Solutions
Source: greenbiz.com Published: March 26, 2016 By Eric Toensmeier The following is adapted from The Carbon Farming Solution: A Global Toolkit of Perennial Crops and Regenerative Agriculture Practices for Climate Change Mitigation and Food Security by Eric Toensmeier...
English City Combats Climate Change With 3 Million New Trees
Source: mnn.com Published: January 25, 2017 Alexandra Park, a large urban park in Manchester, England, is getting some leafy company thanks to the City of Trees initiative, which will oversee the planting of 3 million new trees while caring for and reviving existing...
Electricity Harvested from Radio Waves Could Power the Smart Home of the Future
Source: telegraph.co.uk Published: September 30, 2015 Freevolt harvests waste energy from radio waves to power devices Photo: (c) John Rensten By Sophie Curtis 1Freevolt, a new technology that harvests electricity from disused radio waves, could be used to power...
Carbon Capture, Use & Storage
Source: worldcoal.org Published: January 26, 2017 Carbon capture, use and storage technology will be key to reducing global CO2 emissions, not only from coal, but also natural gas and industrial sources. To discover more about the pathway towards zero emissions coal,...
BioMason Makes Bricks from Bacteria Without Heat or Clay
Source: ecopreneurist.com Published: February 21, 2016 by Steve Hanley BioMason is a North Carolina startup company that manufactures bricks without heat or clay. About 8% of global carbon emissions come from making bricks, according to the company’s...
Tips for Starting a Home Composting System
Source: homeadvisor.com Published: January 25, 2017 Recycling has become a popular way for people to reduce trash that goes into landfills and help the environment. Many people routinely take actions like separating out their paper, plastics, and metals, dropping off...
The Country Where Unwanted Food Is Selling Out
Source: bbc.com Published: January 24, 2017 Across Europe, 100m tonnes of food ends up in landfills every year, producing large amounts of greenhouse gases as it decomposes (Credit: Getty Images) By Prathap Nair Food waste is a trillion dollar problem around the world...
Paint Innovations Helping to Improve Vehicle Efficiency
Source: sustainablebrands.com Published: February 16, 2016 by Hannah Furlong When it comes to fuel economy, lightweight design and temperature control are important considerations for cars and airplanes alike – and the impact of a coat of paint might surprise you....
New Energy Storage Plant Could ‘Revolutionise’ Renewable Sector
Source: theguardian.com Published: April 8, 2015 A new energy storage plant in Ireland will be able to match variable renewable energy supplies to consumer demand, say it’s designers Photograph: Helene ROCHE Photography / Alamy/Alamy Arthur Neslen Brussels Foundations...
Improved Vehicle Performance with Fuel That’s Better for the Environment
Source: renewableenergyworld.com Published: November 16, 2016 By Alicia Lindauer Is it possible to increase vehicle performance and fuel efficiency while also slowing climate change through reduced greenhouse gas emissions? New research by Oak Ridge National...
Colorado Man Builds State’s Most Energy Efficient House
Source: inhabitat.cpm Published: January 22, 2017 by Andrew Michler Passive House is a globally-recognized building design technique that promises huge cuts in energy use for any kind of building in any climate. In a nutshell, the Passive House Design strategy relies...
Virgin Atlantic Is Using New Behavioral Science Research to Train Pilots to Save Fuel
Source: qz.com Published: June 23, 2016 Reuters/Louis Nastro By Leslie Josephs A new study (pdf) found that Virgin Atlantic Airways pilots used less fuel when they were told their usage was being monitored, a striking example of applying behavioral science techniques...
The Netherlands Is Making Moves to Ban All Non-Electric Vehicles By 2025
Source: sciencealert.com Published: April 13, 2016 David van der Mark/Flickr PETER DOCKRILL Electric vehicles – including self-driving cars – are clearly the future of personal transportation, but the question remains: when does the future begin, exactly? If the...
SolarWindow Unveils New Energy-Generating Glass That Bends
Source: inhabitat.com Published: January 18, 2017 SolarWindow is now developing thin, bendable glass. Written by Lacy Cooke SolarWindow made headlines for their business-card thin solar coating for curved glass surfaces in late 2016, and now they’re going a step...
How to Clean Up the Dirtiest Vehicles on the Road
Source: citylab.com Published: May 19, 2016 Mark Byrnes, Flickr/Jason Lawrence, Paul Sullivan, NYbuspics By Julian Spector Personal cars get most of the attention, but trucks and buses are long overdue for an efficiency upgrade. When it comes to cleaning up automotive...
Dunkin’ Donuts Helps Pittsburgh Electric Car Owners Recharge
Source: nextpittsburgh.com Published: September 13, 2016 A car pulls up to a charging station outside Dunkin' Donuts. Image courtesy of Dunkin' Donuts. Amanda Waltz Electric car owners in the region can quickly charge their cars on the go thanks to a partnership...
Building Greener Ships, to Keep the Sea from Rising
Source: nytimes.com Published: December 8, 2015 A ship in Qingdao, China. The country’s imports and exports have declined, which could temporarily drop emissions.Credit...European Pressphoto Agency By Henry Fountain SAN DIEGO — With its cavernous cargo holds and...
Tesla’s Massive Batteries Are Powering Everything from Exotic Islands to Breweries
Source: businessinsider.com Published: January 19, 2017 NOTE: The article source link is broken; it no longer redirects properly. Tesla In November, Tesla announced it was powering nearly the entire island of Ta’u in American Samoa using solar power and packs of its...
China Builds World’s Biggest Solar Farm In Journey To Become Green Superpower
Published: January 19, 2017 Source: theguardian.com Longyangxia Dam Solar Park – the 850MW plant has the capacity to power up to 200,000 households. Photograph: Tom Phillips/The Guardian Tom Phillips in Gonghe county, Qinghai province Vast plant in Qinghai province is...
What the Green Airplane of The Future Could Look Like
Source: telegraph.co.uk Published: July 31, 2016 Boeing and its Brazilian manufacturers have unveiled the Embraer E170 Donna Bowater, Rio de Janeiro The green airplane of the future will tackle some of aviation’s biggest environmental challenges including fuel...
United Airlines is Flying on Biofuels. Here’s Why That’s A Really Big Deal.
Source: washingtonpost.com Published: March 11, 2016 A United Airlines passenger airplane passes over Whittier, Calif., on its way to Los Angeles International Airport, Sunday, July 26, 2015. (AP Photo/Nick Ut) By Chelsea Harvey On Friday, United Airlines will launch...
This Lightbulb Guide Will Finally Tell You the Difference Between CFLs, LEDs & Halogens
Source: huffingtonpost.com Published: May 7, 2014 LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - OCTOBER 17: Lightbulbs on display in an electrical retailer in Soho on October 17, 2013 in London, England. British Gas, who supply energy to almost eight million households in the UK, have...
NASA Research Could Save Commercial Airlines Billions in New Era of Aviation
Source: nasa.gov Published: January 4, 2016 Researchers with NASA's Environmentally Responsible Aviation project coordinated wind-tunnel tests of an Active Flow Control system -- tiny jets installed on a full-size aircraft vertical tail that blow air -- to prove they...
Learn About Green Vehicles
Source: epa.gov Published: January 19, 2017 What Makes a Vehicle Green? EPA developed the Green Vehicle Guide to help you find information on vehicles that are more efficient and less polluting. Reducing vehicle emissions and increasing your fuel economy helps the...
Improving Operations Delivers Green Benefits
Source: airlines.iata.org Published: June 1, 2016 While aviation looks to the upcoming ICAO Assembly for a global market-based measure for carbon emissions, environmental improvements in daily operations continue apace Fuel efficiency is improving about 2% a year,...
Eco-Friendly Driving Habits Save Fuel and Help the Environment
Source: godfreymorrow.com Published: January 19, 2017 Looking to save money at the fuel pump this summer, earn favorable vehicle insurance rates, and do your part to keep carbon emissions out of the environment? The solution is simpler than you might think, and it’s...
World’s First PV-Powered Solar Water Heating Solution Delivers Net Solar Value
Source: cleantechnica.com Published: July 30, 2016 Originally published on The ECOReport. By Terri Steele Building a better mousetrap isn’t easy. Nor is qualifying for a new category for solar water heating. In truth, ICC-SRCC testing for a solar PV water heating...
Try A Solar Water Heater
Source: greenamerica.org Published: January 18, 2017 By Green America After a year with their solar hot water heater, homeowners Bob Allen and Lyle Rudensey say they’ll never go back to relying on a conventional water heater. Even in gloomy, rainy Seattle, they are...
This Electric Car Is the First Zero-Emissions Vehicle to Finish the Dakar Rally
Source: treehugger.com Published: January 17, 2017 © Acciona By Derek Markham The Acciona 100% EcoPowered rally car powered its way to the finish of the world’s toughest motor event without burning a drop of fuel and with no tailpipe emissions. The iconic Dakar rally...
Rebecca Prince-Ruiz Searches for Real Solutions to Ocean Plastic Waste
Source: wehatetowaste.com Published: January 18, 2017 R. Prince-Ruiz studies ocean plastic waste for the Refill Bristol initiative in Bristol, UK. (Image: Michelle Cassar, Cassar Photography/Being PALL) Rebecca Prince-Ruiz “If you’re like me, you address the issue of...
Levi Strauss & Co. + Evrnu Create First Pair of Jeans from Post-Consumer Cotton Waste
Source: levistrauss.com Published: May 11, 2016 A new pair of Levi’s® from old T-shirts? Welcome to the future of truly sustainable fashion. Unzipped Staff Levi Strauss & Co. A new pair of Levi’s® from old T-shirts? Welcome to the future of truly sustainable...
Australian Solar Hot Water Installations Top One Million Mark
Source: reneweconomy.com.au Published: October 21, 2016 The number of solar hot water systems installed in Australia has topped the one million mark, according to the Clean Energy Regulator, but the rate of installation is at its lowest in a decade. The CER said in a...
Sacramento Has the Most Net-Zero Buildings of Any City in America
Source: greentechmedia.com Published: January 13, 2016 Sacramento Has the Most Net-Zero Buildings of Any City in America Katherine Tweed California is home to more than half of all the net-zero buildings in the U.S., according to a new survey from the Net-Zero Energy...
Retrofits Are Key to an Energy Efficient Building Stock
Source: forbes.com Published: April 13, 2016 Liberty Tower Lobby By Benjamin Freas Even if all new buildings from today on were built to be net zero energy, it would take several decades for the change to have an appreciable effect on overall building energy...
India Looks to LEDs in Massive Energy Conservation Bid
Source: voanews.com Published: March 4, 2016 FILE – High-efficiency LED light bulb “E-CORE”, shown at the 17th Toshiba Group Environmental Exhibition in Tokyo. A street light retrofit is expected to lead to a significant conservation of energy in India and reduce its...
How to Make Cities More Energy Efficient
Source: news.mit.edu Published: April 20, 2016 In this image of Cambridge, Massachusetts, the colors represent which buildings could be retrofitted to obtain different percentages of total energy savings. Converting just red and orange buildings would achieve 40...
6 Ways to Fund Energy Efficiency Retrofits
Source: greenbiz.com Published: November 1, 2011 Shutterstock. By David Metcalfe Energy efficiency is one of the most popular first steps to take when addressing corporate energy footprints, for the simple reason that small investments can produce big results. Not...
Using Green Roofs to Reduce Heat Islands
Source: epa.gov Published: January 13, 2017 A green roof on an apartment building in Portland, Oregon. (Photo courtesy of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services) Green roofs have been proven to help reduce heat islands. This page provides a brief overview of the...
Super Energy Efficient Retrofits Make Low Income Housing Even More Affordable
Source: eesi.org Published: November 18, 2015 DC Mayor Muriel Bowser at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Commons. EESI Chairman Jared Blum is the second from the left (Photo by Khalid Naji-Allah) Author: Michael Martina Weinberg Commons...
School of the Future -Towards Zero Emission with High Performance Indoor Environment
Source: buildup.eu Published: February 7, 2012 The aim of the “School of the Future” project is to design, demonstrate, evaluate and communicate shining examples of how to reach the future high performance building level. School buildings and their primary users...
Native Roofs
Source: nativeroofs.com Published: January 12, 2017 Native Roofs mimic the original state of the land your building is built on. They include diverse native plant species and design elements which attract and support native insects and birds. Design Green roofs...
HVAC Efficiency: What It Is, Why It Matters and How to Get Started
Source: ase.org Published: November 24, 2015 HVAC Efficiency: What It Is, Why It Matters and How to Get Started Heating, ventilation and air conditioning make up a very large minority of energy usage in the United States. As such, making HVAC systems more streamlined...
How LED Lighting Helps Reach the Sustainable Commitment for Educational Facilities
Source: collegeservices.nacas.org Published: January 12, 2017 As a facility manager of a healthcare or education facility, you understand the objective of optimal operation at a minimal cost. You spend a tremendous amount of time keeping up with requests to either fix...
Hollywood Star Commits to Green Lighting
Source: thelightingresource.eaton.com Published: January 12, 2017 Actor-director Ed Begley Jr. earned six Emmy nominations for his work on the hit series “St. Elsewhere” and has starred in hundreds of feature films, television series and theater productions. But he is...
High-Performance HVAC
Source: wbdg.org Published: November 7, 2016 by Carl Ian Graham, PE Viridian Energy & Environmental, Inc., a Vidaris, Inc. company Introduction Heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC systems) account for 39% of the energy used in commercial buildings in...
Green Roofs Take Root Around the World
Source: nationalgeographic.com Published: October 27, 2016 By Jackie Snow This week, San Francisco became the first U.S. city to require that certain new buildings be built with a green roof—an eco-friendly design technique that sows plants above a roofline. This...
Green Roof Benefits
Source: greenroofs.org Published: January 12, 2017 Green roofs offer many public, private, and design-based benefits. Public Benefits Aesthetic Improvement Urban greening has long been promoted as an easy and effective strategy for beautifying the built environment...
Biofeedback System Designed to Control Photosynthetic Lighting
Source: sciencedaily.com Published: May 9, 2016 System helps lights adapt to plants’ needs in controlled environment agriculture Source: American Society for Horticultural Science Summary: A chlorophyll fluorescence-based biofeedback system was used to maintain the...
Are LED Light Bulbs Better Than CFLs?
Source: environment.about.com Published: January 12, 2017 Rafe Swan/Cultura/Getty Images By Larry West Perhaps the ultimate “alternative to the alternative,” the LED (light-emitting diode) is well on its way to dethrone the compact fluorescent light (CFL) as king of...
14 Spectacular Green Roofs Around the World
Source: architecturaldigest.com Published: January 12, 2017 Photo: Michael Moran/OTTO for Andrew Berman Architect By Elizabeth Stamp Green roofs are sprouting up more and more on buildings around the world, from private residences and schools to cultural institutions...
5 Common Ways Homes Are Being Retrofitted for Energy Efficiency
Source: blog.arcadiapower.com Published: January 12, 2017 Redesigning your home has officially turned green to save you green. Whether your home is from a different century or built this year, there are a multitude of ways to revamp the structures that are taking...
How Energy Efficient Homes Impact the Environment
Published: January 11, 2017 Source: homeselfe.com For some people, going green is an economic proposition. It’s about reducing energy bills and saving money long term, and little else. But many of us want energy efficient homes for another reason: the environment....
Energy Efficient Appliances and Their Benefits
Source: greenplanetusa.com Published: January 11, 2017 Electrical appliances account for over 30% of the energy bills charges you receive on monthly or annually basis. Many home appliances manufacturers, as well as the government, have shifted their focus into saving...
Create an Eco-Friendly and Energy Efficient Home
Source: unknown Published: January 11, 2017 Having an energy efficient home will save you money and leave a positive impact on the environment. According to the U.S. Department of Energy (link is external), the average American household spends over $2,000 on home...
23 Gadgets to Improve Energy Efficiency
Source: powershop.com.au Published: January 11, 2017 How can you make a meaningful impact to help the environment, today?Using less energy via energy efficiency technology is a simple way to help. It’s no secret that our planet is warming up and according to the World...
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...
The Latest Innovation in Renewable Energy Is an Army of Huge, Sunken Turbines in Scotland’s Wild Seas
Source: qz.com Published: February 12, 2016 By Cassie Werber Atlantis Resources. To the sea! Take a map of Great Britain and draw a line between its extremities. Far to the southwest is Land’s End. In the northeast corner, your pen will fall into the sea at the...
Powered by the Wave: Tidal Wave Energy Generation Becomes a Reality in U.S
Source: futurism.com Published: September 21, 2016 Jelor Gallego Two Hawaiian buoys mark step forward for the U.S. Two Buoys, One Goal Albeit a younger technology, tidal wave energy generation is a prospective source of endlessly renewable power. Much of the world is...
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...
How I Made Plastic Pollution More Shareable with A Mermaid and 10000 Plastic Bottles
Source: youtube.com Published: December 12, 2016 By VonWong 20170110-How-I-Made-Plastic-Pollution-More-Shareable-with-A-Mermaid-and-10000-Plastic-Bottles Download
BVAU Designs Translucent Bioclimatic Skin for French Social-Security Agency HQ
Source: dezeen.com Published: November 20, 2015 Jessica Mairs Paris firm BVAU has built an extension to the headquarters of a French social security agency, featuring a glass facade that opens and closes automatically in response to the climate (+ slideshow). The...
Scotland The Wave (Tidal Power Takes Over in The North)
Source: earthtimes.org Published: January 6, 2017 The 4-year-old BOLT design by Fred Olsen is one of the most successful wave-power devices, approaching commercial production after extensive testing in the UK’s Falmouth testing area. BOLT image; Credit: © Fred Olsen...
Kimbal Musk Just Launched A Revolutionary Shipping Container Farm Initiative in Brooklyn
Source: inhabitat.com Published: January 6, 2017 by Jennifer Lauren Near Jay Z’s childhood home and an old Pfizer factory, you will find a set of ten steel shipping containers. Inside those seemingly innocuous containers lies a lush urban farm. Launched by Tobias...
From Liquid Air to Supercapacitors, Energy Storage Is Finally Poised for A Breakthrough
Source: theguardian.com Published: February 3, 2016 Tesla’s Powerwall captured attention at its launch, but the lithium-ion batteries it’s based on are just one of a host of energy storage technologies taking root in the UK. Photograph: Patrick T. Fallon/REUTERS...
3 New Waste-To-Energy Projects in Oregon
Source: opb.org Published: January 11, 2013 by Cassandra Profita Several new projects in Oregon propose to turn garbage into energy sources including hydrogen, crude oil and methane. With more and more waste-to-energy technologies emerging, Oregon environmental...