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Solar Company Gets Bright Idea to Cover Storage Facilities in Solar Panels—Brings Power to 1,400 Homes
New Jersey's largest community solar owner and operator had the bright idea to cover storage space with solar panels.
The project was seen through to...
Dead Solar Panels Are About to Become a Lot More Valuable – a $2.7 Billion Market by 2030
The demand for recycled solar photovoltaic (PV) panel components is set to skyrocket in the coming years as the number of installations surges and...
Dutch Are Reducing Waste By Fixing Broken Objects With Online Local Barter Network-And You Can Too
Finding someone who can fix a broken piece of furniture, mend clothing, or repair a family treasure has become easier thanks to a new...
Breakthrough Zero-Carbon Fertilizer Set to Take Root Across the World as ‘Biochar’
Reprinted with permission from World At Large, a news website of nature, politics, science, health, and travel.
Imagine if every time you threw out your lawn...
Designer Turns Mussel Shells That Once Clogged London’s Water Pipes into Gorgeous Tile
Some designers in London are taking an invasive mussel species and turning it into beautiful tiling.
Aside from preventing the mussel shells breaking down in...
Texas Scientists Have Created a Protein That Breaks Down Plastic Bottles
A 'Pac-Man' protein that gobbles up plastic and breaks it down could open the door to eliminating billions of tons of landfill waste.
The enzyme...
Hundreds of US Cities Composting Their Food Waste Helps Farmers and Cuts Tons of Emissions
Last week, new water restrictions issued for millions of residents of Southern California highlighted the need to make agriculture more efficient—and a new statewide...
Amazon Joins the U.S. Department of Energy and MIT to Tackle Plastic Waste With New Science
Amazon.com has joined the international BOTTLE consortium to develop the technologies needed to reduce plastic pollution through innovation in materials and recycling.
Imagine a new...
Shoes Made From Coffee Grounds and Recycled Plastic Bottles Are Not Only Waterproof But Super Comfy
Your morning coffee could be used to make a pair of sneakers, a Finnish startup reveals. Rens makes new kicks from old coffee, cutting...
New Company Turns 100 Tons of Non-Recyclable Plastic Into Building Blocks For Construction
Recycling doesn't always mean chemically separating things into component parts, or finding a new life for an old object. An LA-based startup is proving...
Solar Power Will Account for Nearly Half of New U.S. Electric Generating Capacity in 2022
In 2022, almost half of the planned utility-scale electric generating capacity coming online are solar, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Wind power is...
These Solar Shingles on Your Roof Could Be Producing Energy With Simple Installation
For the entire history of human civilization, entrepreneurs have found that the easiest way to sell a brand new technology is to adapt it...
Top 10 Wins For the Planet in 2021 – These Will Turn Anyone Into an Optimist
In 2021, green innovation continued at a pace that has typified the yet-young century, and goals and projects long pursued came to fruition.
Maintaining the...
Pittsburgh Woman’s Food Rescue App Diverts 20 Million Pounds of Surplus into 17mil Meals For Those in Need
In a recent episode of the Food Network competition Chopped, contestants were challenged to make a dish using a basket of random ingredients like...
Royal Air Force Lifts Off With Guinness World Record for First Flight Using 100% Synthetic Fuel
As nations get more and more serious about climate change, certain sectors are finding it a more difficult subject than others. Commercial and military...
Airless Tires: These Puncture-Proof Michelin Marvels Are Even Made From 47% Recycled Resources
Innovation has pretty much finished with car tires right, I mean, what's left to change? How about the whole "air" part?
Michelin's attempt to tackle...
Don’t Rake Those Leaves: Good for Your Yard, and Good For the Planet
Can’t get motivated to rake those leaves off your lawn? Now you have the ultimate excuse to avoid that chore: you’d be saving the...
Historic Microsoft Decision Allows Easier Repair of Devices After Shareholders Pressure to Be More Responsible
Microsoft has agreed to take long hard look at reforming their spare parts and technical support branches to make it more easy for their...
Charity Rescues So Much Food From Landfill, It Opens a ‘Pay What You Feel’ Grocery Store To Share Tons of Produce
In Vancouver, a new supermarket is opening specifically to get unwanted food and produce into the hands of people who need or want it,...
Tens of Millions Now Have Power Thanks to Off-Grid Solar Systems –Many of Them Recycled
While in America off-grid solar electricity is still fairly uncommon, around the world it gives power to 420 million people.
Furthermore, it's created an entirely...