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

Gear

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

By Nick Hilden, Stan Horaczek

Steaming pipes at Svartsengi Geothermal Power Plant. This image is shot using a drone.

Technology

‘The world is not prepared:’ How AI energy thirst might tap into geothermal power ‘The world is not prepared:’ How AI energy thirst might tap into geothermal power

By Mack DeGeurin

cellular shades

DIY

Ditch your old blinds for cellular shades Ditch your old blinds for cellular shades

By Lauren Leffer

The Best Solar Power Banks Of 2024 on a plain white background.

Gear

The 7 best solar power banks to keep devices going on the go in 2024, tested by experts The 7 best solar power banks to keep devices going on the go in 2024, tested by experts

The best portable chargers for 2024

Gear

The best portable chargers for 2024 The best portable chargers for 2024

By Brittany Vincent, Brandt Ranj

offshore windfarm

Environment

Environmentally, offshore wind is… fine Environmentally, offshore wind is… fine

By Ashley Braun / Hakai Magazine

a hotel in the ground

Environment

Subterranean retreats: How underground hotels harness Earth’s natural insulation Subterranean retreats: How underground hotels harness Earth’s natural insulation

By Alisha McDarris

The 8 best portable solar panels for on-the-go charging in 2024, tested by experts

Gear

The 8 best portable solar panels for on-the-go charging in 2024, tested by experts The 8 best portable solar panels for on-the-go charging in 2024, tested by experts

Solar farm panels in meadow

Environment

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

EF EcoFlow River 2 portable power stations arranged in a pattern

Gear

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

Environment

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

Environment

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.

Technology

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

Environment

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.

Gear

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

Environment

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

By Nicola Jones / Knowable Magazine

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’