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. Read’s rotary kite turbine prototype is small, but he imagines a big future for kites – he’s created computer models of large […]
People’s perceptions and minimal use of solar power as their main source of electricity could now be positively changing, as prices have plummeted and are intending to stay low. Entering into a new era of clean energy production, the previous few months have brought us increasingly low prices for the renewable energy source, and it […]
A new home battery has been developed and released that runs off of salt water instead of acid, making for a sustainably created piece of technology that can charge your home for years. Conventional lead-acid batteries use two lead plates, submerged in a solution of sulfuric acid and water. The sulfuric acid is highly toxic […]
While the world has been going crazy, solar has quietly tipped over the edge and kicked oil and gas off the cliff of history. A new scientific review finds that scientists are dramatically underestimating the efficiency and power of solar panels, because their data is at least seven years old. And that’s why most of […]
Jason and Nicki Wynn are full-time RVers. Having abandoned the daily grind for a life of travel and adventure, the couple now shares their ups and downs and trials and tribulations on their blog, Gone with the Wynns. In this video, the Wynn’s talk about their solar system and how it’s used in their daily […]
Earlier in 2016, the Pakistani Parliament became the first in the world to become completely powered by solar energy. The panels installed in the house produce 80 MW of electricity, 62 MW of which are consumed by the National Assembly and 18 MW that are contributed to the national grid. The Parliamentary speaker, Ayaz Sadiq, announced the […]
Investors are pouring money into supergrids, which can carry electricity generated by huge but remote wind and solar farms across national borders. Get ready for the supergrid… A new report from Navigant Research finds that investment in supergrids—large-scale power networks that could carry energy from wind and solar farms and across international borders—will hit $10.2 billion […]
A Boston start-up hopes to persuade people to go solar by making photovoltaic panels more aesthetically appealing… When it comes to solar panels, the industry has long embraced Henry Ford’s sale pitch for the Model T: You can have any color as long as it’s black. Now a Boston start-up has developed a technology to […]
Engineers at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Chongqing University, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a fabric that is capable of producing electricity from sunlight and from friction, including wind. Getting power from both (or either) is a huge leap forward in lightweight, wearable power production. Engineer, Zhong Lin Wang, from George Tech, explains “here, […]
This little project might be one of the most simple DIY water heaters I have come across. With a few items from your local hardware store, you can build your own solar water heater that is portable and perfect for any outdoor adventure… Shopping List… Copper Tubing 1/4″ x 50ft Flat Head Phillips Screws (4 […]