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Tips For Calculating Your Solar Power Needs
Investing in a solar system is one of the smarts solutions for homeowners today. The latest type of…
The First Solar-Powered Town Will Come From Down Under
The push to go green is in full swing. This steadily increasing trend has pushed industries and the…
At Last, Las Vegas’ Glitz Shines More With Solar & Foot Power
Cities consume a considerable amount of energy per year on lighting. And if that city happens to be…
Cutting Carbon Emissions On The US Power Grid
An online model enables users to calculate the least-cost strategy for a specific regional grid under various assumptions;…
Power and Profit: The Global Oil Industry’s Imperial Domination and Environmental Impact
Few industries can match the oil industry’s vertical integration and central role in power politics. Over time, imperial…
Top 4 Reasons For Going Solar
According to the Department of Energy’s Solar Futures Study, solar power could account for up to 40% of the United…
Renewable energy could power the world by 2050. Here’s what that future might look like
It’s possible to switch to a fully sustainable global energy landscape within the next 30 years, according to…
Solar Air Conditioning – Is It Efficient
In today’s average Singaporean home, a big share of the power bill goes to air conditioning, as high…
Solar Panel Price Guide to Keep Handy When Installing New Panels
A solar panel is a device that absorbs energy from the sun’s rays and converts it into electricity.…
What You Should Know About Solar Energy
After years and years of numerous political debates, whether solar energy is beneficial or not, people have finally…
Understanding The Benefits Of Going Solar
As humans develop radical new technologies, we are changing the face of the earth, the chemical make-up of…
The 100 Most Solar Cities In America
45 of the 57 largest cities in the United States doubled in solar capacity over the past six…
How Japan’s Renewables-Powered Olympics Could Kick Off A Global Race For Clean Energy
Japan is aiming to host the first Olympic Games powered solely by renewable sources. If successful, this could…
Saudi Arabia Is Building Neom City, A Futuristic Green-Powered Megacity
Saudi Arabia recently announced a plan to build a megacity called Neom City, meaning “New Future”. The dream…
Neil deGrasse Tyson: We Can Use Hurricanes To Power The Cities Of Tomorrow
Astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson is tired of how people deal with hurricanes and wants scientists to look into…
This “Duck Curve” Is Solar Energy’s Greatest Challenge
Electricity is very difficult to store. But most consumers use it in a very predictable pattern. So utility…
Big Old-School Companies Going Big On Solar & Wind Energy
A who’s who of the corporate world is turning to renewables, notably wind, as they make massive new…
Roofs Not The Only Place For Solar Panels, Try Floating Them As In London
Five years in planning and due to be finished in early March, more than 23,000 solar panels will…
How A Large-Scale Solar Deployment May Look Like
Researchers are examining measures to ensure a reliable future power system. Deploying solar power at the scale needed…
How Chile’s Solar Ambition Begins Sky High
Towering 200 metres above the desert, the Atacama 1 will harvest the sun’s energy from a surrounding field…
The Surprising Places Where Solar Is Rising
Golf courses, landfills, and parka pockets become unlikely power sources with the advent of smarter solar. Breathtaking desert…
The Top 20 Cities Embracing Solar Energy
While giant new solar farms located in rural areas and deserts have been grabbing the headlines lately, America’s…
Australia’s Queensland Set To Become Sunnier With Largest Solar Farm
A sea of glass panels may soon be sprawling across a paddock in Queensland’s Darling Downs cranking out…
How Solar Panels That Faces Up Can Doubly Provide Shade
South Korea has created a PV-covered bike lane connecting Sejong and Daejeon which offers a clean transit option…
Solar Juice + Battery + Beautiful Design @ Home
The world currently consumes 20 trillion kWh of energy annually. Enough energy to power a single family…
Portland’s Hyrdropower: Energy From Drinking Water
Turn on the tap and you’re getting water and energy for the price of one. If you live…
Poo Power: Turning Human Waste Into Clean Energy in Kenya’s Slums
Bio-centres turning human waste into electricity prove that faeces is the ultimate source of renewable energy. They call…
Clean Air Is A Valuable Economic Asset. Here Are 4 Steps To Achieve It
The benefits of clean air extend well beyond the environment; it is also key to human health. There…
US Housing Recovery Offers Sustainable Recovery
We would like to thank our generous sponsors for making this article possible. Increased activity in U.S. housing…
6 Ways Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Can Help Transition to Clean Energy
What makes hydrogen fuels “clean”? How can they help reduce emissions? Here are the answers. While energy is…
How Online Casinos are Helping to Create a More Sustainable Future
There are many industries and sectors that are leading the way as the world strives to avert what…
Why Choose Green Energy For Your Home In 2020?
The world has witnessed many unfortunate events this year; the outbreak of Coronavirus, fires, and crashes are only…
Google’s Third Decade Of Climate Action: Realizing A Carbon-Free Future
A few years ago flooding devastated Chennai, where I grew up. Seeing the images of the city—which had…
COVID-19: How Past Crises Are Helping The World’s Cities To Respond And Rebuild
In early 2018, parched by a severe drought, Cape Town rallied its residents and businesses to slash water…
How To Design And Build An Eco-Friendly Smart Home
Smart cities can only come to fruition once homes themselves have been optimized. This is a bit of…
Inversion Solutions — Tackling Utah’s Pollution Problem
Inversion season is over, but expect another spell by November. Even without inversion, Utah’s air pollution problem stands…
How To Use Renewable Energy In Your Home
Not only can renewable energy have a positive effect on the environment, it can also help cut down…
How Green Spaces Boost The Workforce’s Efficiency
There is a common perception that green initiatives are bad for business. Typically, going green entails higher costs.…
These Are The Meta-Trends Shaping The Future (At Breakneck Speed)
Life is pretty different now than it was 20 years ago, or even 10 years ago. It’s sort…
Titanium, For The Safe And Sustainable Modern City
City skylines are often dominated by concrete, steel and glass, but underneath, titanium often provides the core structure…
Why The World Should Be Watching India’s Fast-Growing Cities
The UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) predicts that future increases in the world’s urban population will…
Why The Actions Of Cities — Not Nations — Will Be The Key To Our Survival On Earth
While some world leaders resist global cooperation, city leaders are working across borders to tackle big issues like…
The Good & The Bad Of Driverless Cars For Cities
The age of driverless cars is rapidly approaching, and no one seems to know what to do about…
The World’s Biggest Sources Of Renewable Energy
In the last few decades, we have come to realise the potentially devastating impact of fossil fuels on…
From Drone Swarms To Tree Batteries, New Tech Is Revolutionising Ecology & Conservation
Understanding Earth’s species and ecosystems is a monumentally challenging scientific pursuit. But with the planet in the grip…
How Long Can The World’s ‘Least Sustainable’ City Survive?
Set deep in the Valley of the Sun, the lush and sprawling ‘megapolis’ has a problem – the…
The Seven Deadly Sins Of AI Predictions
Mistaken extrapolations, limited imagination, and other common mistakes that distract us from thinking more productively about the future.…
The Top 10 Best Places to Stay if You Care About the Planet
Sustainable, spectacular, and engaged with local communities, these lodges are tucked into some of the planet’s wildest places.…
When Even Our Greenest Energy Solutions Have Consequences
There are a number of available low-carbon technologies to generate electricity. But are they really better than fossil…
Singapore Island’s Smallness Drives The Bigness Of Its Ambitions
Jurong Island, a man-made smear of sand, lies just off the southern coast of Singapore. A quarter the…