renewables
This 18th Century Mansion Is Heated with Seawater
The UK's largest marine heat pump has replaced a system that used up to 1,500 litres of oil a day.
Most of Europe's Running Out of Fossil Fuels
Global maps give the UK just five years left of oil, gas, and coal. But one thing we all have plenty of is debt.
Solar Farms Can Grow Biofuels—Just Add Agave
Stanford's Sujith Ravi has come up with a symbiotic partnership between agave-based biofuels and photovoltaic cells. It's a bonafide triple-win.
All of This Island's Energy Will Be Renewable
The residents of Eigg already produce 90-95 percent of their energy from wind, water, and solar.
A New California Law May Make Renewable Energy More Viable Than Ever
By the end of the decade, enough energy storage for 1 million homes will be created.
Arizona Residents Can Now Get Solar Power After Dark
Solar power is going to power the future; even Big Oil admits that.
Renewable Energy Cuts Emissions Even If Fossil Power Plants Have to Cycle More
Yeah, it wears them down faster, but the benefits outweigh the costs by far.
Wind Turbines Don't Decrease Property Values
The real question is how much sea-front property is worth when its under water or bombarded by hurricanes?
China's Next Big Export Will Be Nuclear Reactors
When it comes to carbon-free nuclear, China is positioning itself to be a world leader, and to get paid while doing it.
Behold the First National Algal Biofuel Testbed
We need biofuels, and we need them #asap. Because peak oil is here, even if it's not technically "peak oil." Because oil is getting scarcer and harder to extract and more expensive and yet our global economy still pretty much depends on the black stuff...