Source: greentechmedia.com Published: September 27, 2016 New York City Sets the First Citywide Energy Storage Target Photo Credit: ventdusud / Shutterstock.com Julian Spector Only two U.S. states, California and Massachusetts, have set targets for energy storage...
Source: news.gatech.edu Published: September 13, 2016 A piece of fabric woven with special strands of material that harvest electricity from the sun and motion. By Josh Brown Fabrics that can generate electricity from physical movement have been in the works for a few...
Source: theguardian.com Published: September 12, 2016 Work on the hull of the Energy Observer in Saint Malo, western France. Photograph: Loic Venance/AFP/Getty Images Agence France-Presse Vessel aiming to be the ‘Solar Impulse of the seas’ will be powered solely by...
Source: indiegogo.com Published: September 14, 2016 Overview The first of her kind, Caia illuminates your home with real sunlight. She’s a smart robot that finds and redirects natural light for you. Caia remembers where to send the sunlight and keeps it there all day...
Source: nytimes.com Published: August 22, 2016 Garry Charnock near some of the many solar panels in Ashton Hayes, England. Mr. Charnock, a former journalist, started the town’s emissions-reduction effort about 10 years ago.Credit…Elizabeth Dalziel for The New...
Source: trueactivist.com Published: August 24, 2016 Credit: LAPI 2016 by: Amanda Froelich It’s no secret that California is in the midst of a devastating drought. Though Governor Jerry Brown implemented California’s first-ever mandatory water restrictions last year,...
Source: kqed.org Published: August 15, 2016 The tiny water purifier doesn’t require batteries and uses the visible spectrum of light to help kill bacteria. (Chong Liu and Jin Xie/Stanford University) Lindsey Hoshaw A tiny black tablet could prove to be a...
Source: matteroftrust.org Published: August 4, 2016 It’s never too early to learn about solar energy, especially when tasty treats are involved. The Kids Club preschoolers in San Francisco had a fun time making their solar ovens. Ovens made, now for the nachos The...
Source: ecowatch.com Published: June 24, 2016 Solar Roadways’s hexagonal solar panels feature LED lighting and smart technology that allows them to “communicate” with each other. Photo credit: Solar Roadways Lorraine Chow Missouri’s Department of Transportation...
Source: edf.org Published: May 25, 2016 A small solar array on a lake in Thailand. Uwe Schwarzbach By Kate Zerrenner With drought becoming the new normal in some parts of the country, an emerging technology brings an unexpected ray of hope: floatovoltaics. Solar...