Innovations in Renewable Energy

RMIT researchers have developed a solar paint that can absorb water vapour and split it to get generate Hydrogen - the cleanest source of energy.

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Water flowing through the city’s pipes will generate electricity like a dam with none of the environmental consequences.

Instead of one solid sheet, these highly portable panels are made from a pliable network of glitter-sized solar cells.

Scientists are making the big push to send electricity to Earthlings from the final frontier.

Renewable energy news for solar thermal and Solar PV as well as wind, wave, tidal and bio-fuels. Energy efficiency, batteries,fuel cells, supercapacitors and ocean power

Image by Charles Cook / Creative Commons With Google recently investing a hundred million dollars into the world’s largest wind farm, alternative energies continue to be a hot topic amongst e…

Sweeping snow off a solar panel, solar-powered toast, a badass Peruvian installer and other great photos of solar power.

Touted by its creators as the "world's largest solar-powered computer," it could offer a quantum leap for development across rural Africa.

The Center for Disease Control estimates that 9.1 percent of global disease could potentially be prevented by cleaner water and improved sanitation. One European-based company is aiming to provide fresh, drinkable water; Internet connectivity; and free electricity to a community in need. Watly is world

As the solar market gathers pace, we’re seeing some really interesting technologies emerge. One such technology is the solar roof tile – now a viable alternative to standalone PV solar panels.

The Wattway project is scheduled to take about five years, and would be 621 miles long

One of fifty top entries in this year's Greener Gadgets Design Competition, Vincent Gerkens' Blight offers a brilliant twist on staid venetian blinds. Rather

Understand the impact of your energy choices and learn about breakthroughs that can help you have a lighter footprint.

Nothing says "afterthought" like a rectangle of solar panels slapped onto the roof of a house with no visual relationship with the rest of the structure. Swedish company SolTech Energy brings solar in a different direction with their roofing tiles, made from ordinary glass in the shape of (gasp) ordinary...

The field of power-producing windows is just beginning to grow, and this important field test backed by the U.S. Govt. will help speed adoption of the technology.