Renewables (Page 2)

The latest on the energy sources that keep on giving, from solar power to wind farms.

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The best portable chargers

The best portable chargers

By Brittany Vincent, Brandt Ranj

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

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

Solar farm panels in meadow

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

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

The best home wind turbines, according to experts

By John Alexander, Nick Hilden

Concept art of superstructure with gravity battery inside

Colossal skyscrapers could harness height for gravity batteries

Close-up of three cows

Cow poop might make cleaner hydrogen gas a reality

Factory worker overseeing steel forge

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

Chicken looking at camera against black background

Chicken fat supercapacitors could store green energy of the future

Project 821 hydrogen fuel superyacht in port

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.

Testing the waters: Scotland surges ahead on ocean Power

By Dan Falk / Undark

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

By Mack DeGeurin

MUSE stellarator fusion reactor

Stellarator fusion reactor gets new life thanks to a creative magnet workaround

data center dark hallway green shade fluorescent light

AI companies eye fossil fuels to meet booming energy demand

By Mack DeGeurin

High traffic road with signs and light trails on sunset

EPA says over half of all new cars must be EVs or hybrids by 2032

CorPower C4 buoy turbine in ocean

Huge 60-foot-tall buoy uses ocean waves to create clean energy

a large telescope sits in a green field next to a white barn in a rural setting

Can EVs drive in National Radio Quiet Zone?

By Cameron Aubernon

Minesto Dragon 4 undersea kite turbine traveling atop water

Huge underwater ‘kite’ turbine powered 1,000 homes in the Faroe Islands

Interior of JET fusion reactor with plasma superimposed

Aging reactor sets new fusion energy record in last hurrah

A colorized view of the DOLCE structure finalizing its uncoiling process, as seen from the boom camera, over Antarctica, on August 22, 2023.

The first-ever space solar power tests are finished after a year in orbit

Completed JT-60SA experimental nuclear fusion facility in Japan

The world’s largest experimental tokamak nuclear fusion reactor is up and running

Google and Fervo's geothermal power plant in Nevada at dusk

Geothermal energy now helps power Google’s desert data centers

Offshore wind turbine being constructed with nearby supply ship

A Danish company just scrapped its ambitious plan for a New Jersey offshore wind farm

Watch a heavy-lifting drone land a perfect delivery on an offshore wind turbine

Watch a heavy-lifting drone land a perfect delivery on an offshore wind turbine

Chicken feather fibers could help make less toxic hydrogen fuel cells

Chicken feather fibers could help make less toxic hydrogen fuel cells

Orsted offshore wind turbines in the UK

Atlantic City’s massive offshore wind farm project highlights the industry’s growing pains

Stella Terra solar powered car action shot on road

This off-roading, solar-powered vehicle just sped across the Sahara

Workers at rare earth mineral mine next to equipment in China

China says it discovered potentially vast amounts of a rare superconducting material

Computer server stacks in dark room

AI could consume as much energy as Argentina annually by 2027

Blue bins of fish and other seafood caught near the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan

This nuclear byproduct is fueling debate over Fukushima’s seafood

Green architecture homes

The EPA wants to tighten up their ‘zero-emission’ building definition

Microsoft wants small nuclear reactors to power its AI and cloud computing services

Microsoft wants small nuclear reactors to power its AI and cloud computing services

Avery Dennison thermal energy factory in Belgium

This Belgian factory’s massive mirror array turns sunlight into thermal energy

Heat pump outside building

Heat pumps still get the job done in extreme cold

Closeup of solar panel installation

This alternative to lithium-based batteries could help store renewable energy

Lithium samples from the proposed Thacker Pass mining site in the McDermitt Caldera lithium deposit

What’s the most sustainable way to mine the largest known lithium deposit in the world?

California high speed railcar concept art

A high-speed rail line in California is chugging along towards 2030 debut

Offshore wind turbines

We can’t ignore that offshore wind farms are part of marine ecosystems

By Becki Robins / Undark

Pyxis Ocean retrofitted with WindWings setting sail for its maiden voyage, August 2023

A cargo ship with 123-foot ‘WindWing’ sails has just departed on its maiden voyage

Japanese bullet train leaving station at dawn

Texas could get a 205-mph bullet train zipping between Houston and Dallas

Aerial view of solar panel farm

Solar power helps keep Europe’s grid reliable in historic heat

Hannover train station

The world’s first hydrogen-powered train has made its final stop

BT Group's green broadband cabinet box

Outdated broadband equipment could find new life as EV chargers

electric vehicle at charger

7 automakers team up to cover the US and Canada with fast EV chargers

By Sara Kiley Watson

Wind turbine with red base in the Golan Heights between Syria and Israel

An Israeli wind project draws scrutiny on turbines and people’s health

Red7Marine kittiwake offshore wind farm habitat

Artificial nests could give endangered birds a home near new offshore wind farm

Wind turbines on green hills

US climate efforts look promising, but there’s more to do

By Sara Kiley Watson

Arco del Tiempo (Arch of Time) mockup

This art installation will tell time and produce solar energy

By Sara Kiley Watson

Limousine and private jet on landing strip.

A cap on ‘luxury’ emissions could make a clean energy transition fairer

Charles Chee Surya holding perovskite/silicon solar cell.

Solar panels are getting more efficient, thanks to perovskite

By Sara Kiley Watson

Eco-runner 13 model

This tiny hydrogen-fueled car just broke a world record for going the distance

By Sara Kiley Watson

How can we decarbonize copper and nickel mining?

How can we decarbonize copper and nickel mining?

By Carla Delgado

Tesla coil experiment to demonstrate how electricity works.

How does electricity work? Let’s demystify the life-changing physics.

Where will electric semi-trucks recharge? California has a big solution.

Where will electric semi-trucks recharge? California has a big solution.

Community-owned solar will soon power this small mountain town in Puerto Rico

Community-owned solar will soon power this small mountain town in Puerto Rico

By Katherine Rapin/Nexus Media

Kraken tests algorithm-based EV charging that won’t sink the grid

Kraken tests algorithm-based EV charging that won’t sink the grid

By Cadence Bambenek / Hothouse

Sea Zero Cruise ship Concept, sails fully extended

This concept cruise ship will have solar-paneled sails, an AI copilot, and zero emissions

Factory emitting pollution at sunset

675 million people still didn’t have access to electricity in 2021

Electric cars are better for the environment, no matter the power source

By Charlotte Hu

How an innovative battery system in the Bronx will help charge up NYC’s grid

How an innovative battery system in the Bronx will help charge up NYC’s grid

Helion Trenta nuclear fusion generator testing in dark lighting

Microsoft thinks this startup can deliver on nuclear fusion by 2028

Taylor Wilson, the boy who built a nuclear reactor as a kid, in his kitchen with his family

How a 14-year-old kid became the youngest person to achieve nuclear fusion

How the US is fighting wealth disparities in climate action

How the US is fighting wealth disparities in climate action

By Carla Delgado

Could aquifers store renewable thermal energy?

Could aquifers store renewable thermal energy?

By Carla Delgado

Baby cod seem to be drawn to the lullaby of wind turbines

Baby cod seem to be drawn to the lullaby of wind turbines

By Emily Harwitz / Hakai Magazine