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Conservation

There’s a right and a wrong way to build a solar farm There’s a right and a wrong way to build a solar farm

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Energy

Get an EcoFlow portable power station with a solar charging panel for just $179 before they sell out on Prime Day Get an EcoFlow portable power station with a solar charging panel for just $179 before they sell out on Prime Day

By Stan Horaczek

two people standing and looking at a cuckoo clock on a hotel

Energy

This 500-year-old hotel in Germany’s Black Forest is an energy self-sufficient wonder This 500-year-old hotel in Germany’s Black Forest is an energy self-sufficient wonder

By Alisha McDarris

co2 collector containers

Climate Change

Why carbon capture needs to evolve Why carbon capture needs to evolve

By Natasha Gilbert / Knowable Magazine

Joby retrofitted a prototype electric VTOL with a liquid hydrogen system that traveled 523 miles with net-zero in flight emissions.

Energy

A hydrogen-powered air taxi flew 523 miles emitting only water vapor A hydrogen-powered air taxi flew 523 miles emitting only water vapor

By Mack DeGeurin

WIPP site in New Mexico

Climate Change

Finding a forever home for nuclear waste Finding a forever home for nuclear waste

By Sarah Scoles/Undark

The Best Home Wind Turbines Of 2024 on a plain white background.

DIY

The best home wind turbines for 2024, according to experts The best home wind turbines for 2024, according to experts

By John Alexander, Nick Hilden

Climate Change

The greening of planes, trains, and automobiles The greening of planes, trains, and automobiles

By Nicola Jones / Knowable Magazine

The best solar generators including Jackery 2000 Pro, Anker 767 and the EcoFlow

Energy

The best solar generators for 2024, tested and reviewed The best solar generators for 2024, tested and reviewed

By Nick Hilden, Stan Horaczek

Concept art of superstructure with gravity battery inside

Climate Change

Colossal skyscrapers could harness height for gravity batteries Colossal skyscrapers could harness height for gravity batteries

Close-up of three cows

Agriculture

Cow poop might make cleaner hydrogen gas a reality Cow poop might make cleaner hydrogen gas a reality

Private jet on tarmac at sunset

Aviation

Tracking private jets just got much harder Tracking private jets just got much harder

Factory worker overseeing steel forge

Climate Change

Zero-emission ‘electric cement’ is an ‘absolute miracle’ Zero-emission ‘electric cement’ is an ‘absolute miracle’

An artist’s impression of ESA’s ExoMars rover, Rosalind Franklin.

Energy

Europe’s first Mars rover will use nuclear-powered heaters Europe’s first Mars rover will use nuclear-powered heaters

Chicken looking at camera against black background

Agriculture

Chicken fat supercapacitors could store green energy of the future Chicken fat supercapacitors could store green energy of the future

Project 821 hydrogen fuel superyacht in port

Climate Change

Welcome aboard the world’s first hydrogen fuel cell superyacht Welcome aboard the world’s first hydrogen fuel cell superyacht

A tidal stream energy generator called the O2, made by Orbital Marine Power Ltd, extracts energy from the tides off the coast of Scotland and feeds it into the electric grid.

Energy

Testing the waters: Scotland surges ahead on ocean Power Testing the waters: Scotland surges ahead on ocean Power

By Dan Falk / Undark

Energy

Battery prices are plummeting. That’s good news for the planet. Battery prices are plummeting. That’s good news for the planet.

By Mack DeGeurin

Energy

In the rush to decarbonize, the shipping industry is exploring alternative fuels In the rush to decarbonize, the shipping industry is exploring alternative fuels

By Chris Baraniuk / Hakai Magazine

Geothermal power heats up

Energy

Geothermal power heats up Geothermal power heats up

By Katarina Zimmer / Knowable Magazine