The world’s biggest “artificial sun” is currently being built in the German town of Jülich, as part of an attempt to discover more efficient ways to harness solar power. Dubbed as Synlight, this spectacular system is made up of a large collection of incredibly-powerful film projector spotlights that work together to produce a glow nearly…
If the latest bill gets passed, 100-percent of Hawaii's ground transportation will run on green energy by the year 2045. At present, the region relies heavily on imported fossil fuel, a major portion of which goes into powering over one million cars. Of these, only around 5,000 are electric vehicles. According to lawmakers, converting to…
Back in February of this year, we revealed France's plan to install solar panels on 1,000 km of its roads. As part of that initiative, the country's Minister of Environment Marie-Ségolène Royal recently unveiled what they are claiming is the world's very first solar road. Extending over a distance of one kilometer, the pathway in…
Thanks to a particularly windy weekend, South Australia recently saw nearly 83-percent of its total electricity coming solely from eco-friendly wind energy. Although the harsh weather conditions led to power outages in some of the places, its advantages far outweigh the temporary inconvenience. According to officials, wind turbines installed in the area captured much of…
Known for its breathtaking natural beauty, Iceland, a Nordic country with a population of only 329,100 people and an area of around 103,000 sq km, currently runs almost entirely on renewable energy, coming chiefly from its vast geothermal resources. Its unique location between the North Atlantic and the Arctic Oceans also makes this tiny European…
Despite its several advantages, renewable energy, such as solar and wind power, is known for being considerably less efficient than traditional fossil fuels. As part of a new project, recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, an international team of researchers has come up with an innovative power system, known as…
Chile-based renewable energy company Valhalla is planning the impossible: constructing a hydroelectric power plant in the middle of the world’s most arid desert. Situated along the Pacific Ocean, west of the Andes mountain range, the Atacama Desert will provide this South American nation, whose net energy largely comes from fossil fuels, with an innovative new…
Oceans have an abundance of renewable energy which, due to the lack of proper technologies, sadly goes to waste. Netherlands-based innovator Koen Olthuis, and his firm Waterstudio.NL, have come up with an innovative way of harvesting untapped wave power, in the form of a giant floating breakwater with towering columns similar to that of the…
Oceans cover over 70-percent of the Earth’s surface, and are home to a wide variety of life forms, ranging from the microscopic plankton to the giant blue whale. Furthermore, oceans are a valuable source of renewable energy, be it wave power, tidal energy or ocean current energy. While much of this remains unexplored, efforts are…
When it comes to renewable energy, the United Kingdom seems to be winning the race. Currently, wind turbines and solar panels provide more than 25-percent of the nation’s total electricity, making it one of the few places in the world where renewables are more widely used than coal. What is more, it will soon be…