renewable energy

Virginia: The First Southern State to Use 100% Renewable Energy?

Medicine & Technology Mar 16, 2020

In September last year, Gov. Ralph Northam inked an executive order for Virginia to operate on 100 percent renewable energy, to be completed by 2050.

Air-gen Device Makes Electricity 'Out of Thin Air'

Feb 27, 2020

New green technology uses natural protein to make electricity from moisture in the air which could lessen climate change and power medical devices.

Development of Solar Energy Gets a Boost With Molecules That Produce Hydrogen for Alternative Energy

Jan 23, 2020

Using chemistry to make solar energy a better and more efficient power source is not easy. Recent developments have allowed scientists, to use the whole spectrum of light not just several to create hydrogen.

Newer Wind Turbine Design May Decrease Bird Fatalities, Study Finds

Oct 21, 2019

A taller and shorter-bladed wind turbine may decrease bird mortality rates from getting caught within the blades.

New Poll Says US Citizens Want Green Energy, Not Coal

Oct 03, 2019

Solar and wind power were the top two preferred alternative energy sources among both groups of respondents.

Gradual Shift In Energy Source Should Help With Proper Transition

Sep 27, 2019

Experts fear that the sudden shift from fossil fuels to natural sources of energy may bring about a sudden spike in temperatures, making it go extremely high it could be deadly.

Nighttime Panel Generates Power from the Cold Night Sky

Sep 14, 2019

The nighttime generator works best at night, compensating for lost time when solar cells do not work.

Solar Power: New Technology That Could Harness Energy Better

Aug 20, 2019

The desire to harness more renewable energy like that of the sun is only getting stronger and it seems new research has found a way to make it happen.

Hydrogen May Be the Next Star in the Global Market for Renewable Energy

Aug 19, 2019

South Africa is the ideal place for the production process to be put up, but through electrolysis, transportation to other countries will not be a problem.

France’s Solar Panel Road Deemed a Complete Failure

Aug 16, 2019

In 2018, 300 feet of the road had to be demolished since it wasn't salvageable.

Windfarms May Be Causing More Deaths Among Birds, Government Is Alarmed?

Aug 05, 2019

Building windfarms may be bringing in more power to renewable sources of energy, but it seems it comes with a downside that’s hurting the ecological balance too.

Shifting to Renewable Energy Can Drive up Energy Poverty, Study Says

Jul 13, 2019

In nations like the United States where fossil fuel energy is substituted for renewable energy as a way to reduce carbon emissions, it comes at the cost of increased inequality

Coal Waste In Australia May Be Putting The Country At Risk

Jul 12, 2019

Environmental Justice Australia has recently released a report that sites problems in ash dumps from coal-fired plants are found in every mainland state.

Germany Plans to Eliminate Coal and Nuclear Power by 2040

Jun 06, 2019

The plan to eliminate coal-burning plants as well as nuclear means that Germany will be counting on renewable energy to provide 65 percent to 80 percent of the country’s power by 2040.