Solar-Powered Airplanes by SolarWorld and PC-AERO
SolarWorld and PC-Aero recently announced plans to launch two new solar-powered electric aircraft at the AERO Global Show for General Aviation in Friedrichshafen, Germany this month. The show, scheduled to begin tomorrow, will feature … Continue reading
[VIDEO]: Hank from SciShow explains the power of Solar Energy
Disclaimer: Hank mentions a Watt is a unit of energy. He says this 30 seconds into the video. This statement isn’t true since energy is NOT measured in Watts. A … Continue reading
German energy surplus quadruples despite renewable push
For a country phasing out its nuclear plants, you might expect a downturn in energy production. But Germany has actually seen its power output quadruple between 2011 and 2012. Europe’s leading economy has … Continue reading
Going really green: World’s first bio-building powered by Algae opens in Hamburg
Multinational firm Arup has created a building with a facade of bioreactors The bioreactors contain algae with generate biomass and heat sustainably System also provides heat and noise insulation for … Continue reading
London Array becomes world’s largest windfarm as last turbine comes online.
England’s London Array just placed its last wind turbine and switched online as the world’s largest wind farm. Located in the Thames Estuary, the farm consists of 175 turbines that will power the area from … Continue reading
Global Wind Power Progress, Production to Break 300,000 MW This Year
After reaching record levels of production in 2012, the world’s wind power generation is set to continue along a sharp incline to reach 300,000 MW by the end of 2013. With some … Continue reading
[VIDEO]: Solar panels finally produce more energy than it takes to make them, Stanford University
Solar energy has a reputation as being a clean energy source but to some researches it hasn’t earned it — at least not up until now. That’s because the power … Continue reading
Tokelau Leads the World on Renewable Energy, to be 100% Solar Powered
On 29 October, 2012, Tokelau became the first country in the world to be producing one hundred percent of its electricity from a renewable source—the sun. The population of 1,411 people … Continue reading
Recyclable Organic Solar Cells from Trees Created by Researchers
Researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology‘s Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics (COPE) who collaborate with Purdue University have unveiled a new efficient, recyclable organic solar cell prototype made from trees. The material from trees used … Continue reading
World’s Largest [Proposed] Offshore Wind Farm Could Power a Million Homes, Scotland
The race to title of ‘world’s largest offshore wind farm‘ has been batted about many times in the past few years – from the 100-turbine Thanet Wind Farm in the North … Continue reading
[VIDEO]: Transition to Renewable Energy: What will replace Nuclear Reactors?
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Four Nigerian Girls Create Pee-Powered Energy Generator
Four Nigerian teen girls have wowed visitors to Maker Faire Africa by creating a generator that is powered with pee. Using a resource that everyone has, the girls developed a … Continue reading
