We all know about ways to build greener more energy-efficient buildings, but what about the other side of this coin? Is there such a thing as “green demolition”? Many of today’s small buildings are ...

The Pope has a new all-electric ride to roll around Vatican City in, if he so chooses, though I doubt you’ll see him directly behind the wheel of this recently donated green car from Italy’s NWG. In ...

On the hot, sweeping deserts of Rhajastan, India has built the world’s largest solar farm – and they aren’t even done yet. The 2.5 GW solar farm, known as the Bhadla Solar Park, is just one small part ...

New Jersey is the Germany of the United States when it comes to solar power. It’s a place not known for its sunshine, but thanks to some sound policy the state has become a solar leader. In the first ...

Some 40,000 people pounded the pavement – and Pavegen Systems’ energy harvesting panels – on Sunday at the Paris Marathon. Working with race sponsor Schneider Electric, London-based Pavegen installed ...

If these UCLA researchers are right – and we might find out pretty soon – energy storage could be in for a big change. Richard Kaner and his graduate student Maher El-Kady have been trumpeting ...

A nice hot shower can be an invigorating way to start your morning or the perfect end to a long day. Wouldn’t it be nice to enjoy those hot showers without having to worry about wasting energy or ...

The first floating wind turbine in U.S. history went upright and onto the water in Brewer, Maine, on Friday, on its way to being put in place and connected to the grid off the coast near the town of ...

Batteries lose their charge over time, especially vehicle batteries. If you have a car or motorcycle that you only use seasonally, then you have probably experienced that horrible feeling of turning ...

One of the most common elements included in an energy-efficient passive house design is a roof that is coated with materials to help reflect the sun’s rays and prevent solar gain in the interior. Most ...

There are vampires in your house. No, not the pale-skinned, toothy, teenage-angsty, kind. The kind that like to take a painful bite out of your wallet instead of your neck. Energy vampires lurk within ...

Mark Jacobson, the Stanford professor who specializes in designing scenarios for a massive transition to renewable energy, is at it again – in a more high-profile way than ever. After coming up with ...