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California Sun Produces So Much Power That Electricity Prices Turn Negative
California girls aren't the only things that are melting popsicles this spring.
This new report shows that the beautiful, blazin' California sun was so strong...
Scientists Can Use Wires 3 Atoms Wide to Create Fabric That Generates Electricity
These tiny wires made by diamonds can be used for a whole host of possibilities – including making fabric that can generate electricity.
New Guidelines Will Push Landfills to Convert Their Emissions into Electricity
American landfills account for about 20% of the carbon emissions in the country – that's why the EPA's finally taking steps to slash that number down.
California Breaks Solar Record, Generates Enough Electricity for 6 Million Homes
The San Francisco Chronicle calculated that California’s solar power plants on Tuesday generated enough electricity for more than 6 million homes.
On July 12, several...
Cool Tiny House Village Opens With Electricity to Care for Seattle Homeless
A little village of tiny houses for the homeless is taking shape on a plot of land owned by a Lutheran church in Seattle,...
Portland’s New Pipes Harvest Electricity From Running Water
"If you live in Portland, your lights may now be partly powered by your drinking water. An ingenious new system captures energy as water...
Impressive 20% of Electricity in UK From Renewables in 2014
Renewable energy technologies contributed nearly one fifth of the UK’s power mix in the first quarter of the year, as a result of high...
World Gets 22% of Electricity From Renewable Energy
"The Renewables 2014 Global Status Report released earlier this month has good news for the environment, namely that an estimated 22.1% of the world’s...
U.K. Renewable Electricity Generation Rose 28 Percent in 2013
According to the Department of Energy and Climate Change, renewable power generation in the U.K. rose 28 percent in 2013 as more wind farms...
U.S. Saves Pakistani Lives With Training for Electricity Linemen
The United States government is helping to save the lives of thousands of linemen who work for Pakistan's electricity distribution companies (DISCOs) through a...
The Idea That Turned Russian Warheads Into American Electricity
Last month the final shipment of uranium from Russia arrived in the United States marking the end of a program that turned the fuel...
Kenya to Generate Over Half its Electricity With Solar Power by 2016
Kenya currently gets most of its power from hydroelectricity, but by 2016 fifty percent will be renewable energy from the sun. Construction of the...
Home Electricity Use in US Falls to 2001 Level
Because household appliances are more energy efficient than ever, Americans' electricity use is at the lowest level its been in a decade. Power usage...
Electricity Generated from Weight of Traffic and Pedestrians (Mexico)
Mexican entrepreneurs developed a system capable of using the vehicular flow to generate electric energy. This development has the potentiality to produce sufficient electricity...
New Type of Solar Panel Cools Buildings in Full Sunlight Without Electricity
Homes and buildings chilled without air conditioners. Car interiors that don't heat up in the summer sun. Tapping the frigid expanses of outer space...
Solar Kiosk Debuts in Ethiopia, Brings First Electricity to Remote Villages
A German company has installed its first clean energy kiosk in rural Ethiopia powered by rooftop solar panels. The self-contained "SolarKiosk" functions as a...
Bill Gates Funds Futuristic Toilets: No Piped Water, Sewer or Electricity Needed
Poop in, clean water out.
Bill Gates has invested more than three million dollars on behalf of the 2.6 billion people around the world who...
True Independence: How to Remain Grateful During 6 Days Without Electricity or Running Water
After nearly 15 years of looking at the bright side as publisher of the Good News Network, I instinctively knew over the last 5...
Sony’s Bio Battery Turns Waste Paper into Electricity
Sony has unveiled a paper-powered battery prototype in Japan. The technology generates electricity by turning shredded paper into sugar which in turn is used...
Japan to Provide $17 Million to Afghanistan for Clean Water, Electricity
The government of Japan has pledged $17 million dollars to Afghanistan to provide more people with clean drinking water and electricity.
According to Afghan media...