20
May
Scientists hack photosynthesis for electricity
New technology tricks plant cells into making electricity for human use, potentially sowing the seeds of literal ‘power plants’ that yield clean, renewable energy.
20
May
Scientists hack photosynthesis for electricity
New technology tricks plant cells into making electricity for human use, potentially sowing the seeds of literal ‘power plants’ that yield clean, renewable energy.
17
May
7 fictional energy sources from pop culture
Wouldn’t it be great if your car was powered by dilithium crystals?
15
May
Wind energy may be cost efficient, but it’s costing us over half a million birds each year.
13
May
“An odd set of corporate, municipal and grassroots bedfellows has coalesced in Northwest Arkansas around opposition to a proposed Southwestern Electric Power Co. power-line project that critics say could encroach on some of the most scenic places in the Ozarks. The proposed project would push through a 150-foot-wide cleared right-of-way studded with 150-foot-tall electrical transmission towers. One route for the project would bring the power lines within 1,000 feet of the iconic Thorncrown Chapel in the woods near Eureka Springs.”
via Arkansas’ Thorncrown Chapel under threat from energy company
09
May
Solar industry is evolving — and experiencing growing pains
A well-known Chinese solar power company has filed for bankruptcy, but this may actually be a sign of health for the industry.
07
May
A solar-powered plug that sticks to windows and out from the crowd
Sure, there are a few kinks to be worked out, but the designers behind the clever and unfussy Window Socket are onto something: A solar converter-charger that serves as an outlet on windows, not walls.
As the demand for more efficient and more affordable wind power grows, designers are pushing the limits of the technology well beyond the traditional windmill spinning on a grassy hilltop. Often this leads to some pretty wild ideas.
28
Apr
America now has more solar energy workers than coal miners
As of 2012, the U.S. employs more than119,000 people in solar jobs, an increase of 13 percent over 2011.
via treehugger