Renewables(Page 5)

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

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How To Make Extra-Efficient Solar Panels Using Old Blu-Ray Discs
Environment

How To Make Extra-Efficient Solar Panels Using Old Blu-Ray Discs

By Francie Diep

The Quest To Harness Wind Energy At 2,000 Feet
Environment

The Quest To Harness Wind Energy At 2,000 Feet

By Erik Sofge

GE OFFSHORE TURBINE
Environment

How It Works: The Next-Gen Wind Turbine

Solar Car Powers Your House When It’s Parked
Environment

Solar Car Powers Your House When It’s Parked

By Kristen Hall-Geisler

Turning Old Lead Batteries Into New Solar Energy
Environment

Turning Old Lead Batteries Into New Solar Energy

By Emily Gertz

The Invention Of The Solar Cell
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The Invention Of The Solar Cell

By John Perlin

Environment

Finally, A Way To Harvest Hydroelectric Energy From Toilet Flushes

By Colin Lecher

Q&A: The Engineer Who Wants To Power The World With Carbs
Environment

Q&A: The Engineer Who Wants To Power The World With Carbs

By Francie Diep

Why Do Skyscrapers Melt Things?
Environment

Why Do Skyscrapers Melt Things?

By Shaunacy Ferro

Awesome Future Job: Crew A Luxury Wind Turbine In The Middle Of The Ocean
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Awesome Future Job: Crew A Luxury Wind Turbine In The Middle Of The Ocean

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Inside ITER
Environment

Inside The Most Expensive Science Experiment Ever

By Daniel Clery

Searching For A Material To Make Solar Pants
Environment

Searching For A Material To Make Solar Pants

By Francie Diep

The Energy Fix: Reinventing The Solar Array
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The Energy Fix: Reinventing The Solar Array

By Erik Sofge

How It Works: Masdar’s Beam Down Optical Tower
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How It Works: Masdar’s Beam Down Optical Tower

By Ajai Raj

A Generator That Harnesses Energy From Ocean Currents
Environment

A Generator That Harnesses Energy From Ocean Currents

By Flora Lichtman

FYI: Do Wind Farms Make It Less Windy?
Science

FYI: Do Wind Farms Make It Less Windy?

By Daniel Engber

Sun Shot
Environment

Sun Shot

By Stephen Cass

How Giant Concrete Balls Could Make Wind Power More Efficient
Technology

How Giant Concrete Balls Could Make Wind Power More Efficient

By Martha Harbison

A Solar Dish That Makes Electricity And Fresh Water
Environment

A Solar Dish That Makes Electricity And Fresh Water

By Francie Diep

Solar Panels Now Make More Electricity Than They Use
Environment

Solar Panels Now Make More Electricity Than They Use

By Francie Diep

To Make Steam Without Boiling Water, Just Add Sunlight And Nanoparticles
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To Make Steam Without Boiling Water, Just Add Sunlight And Nanoparticles

By Clay Dillow

Microsoft Dodges $210,000 Fine By Wasting Millions Of Watts Of Electricity
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Microsoft Dodges $210,000 Fine By Wasting Millions Of Watts Of Electricity

By Clay Dillow

Turbine Condenses Clean Water From the Air and Generates Wind Power At the Same Time
Environment

Turbine Condenses Clean Water From the Air and Generates Wind Power At the Same Time

By Rebecca Boyle

Human CO2 Emissions Could Avert the Next Ice Age, Study Says
Environment

Human CO2 Emissions Could Avert the Next Ice Age, Study Says

By Rebecca Boyle

A Personal Turbine Makes Your Rooftop Into a Wind Farm
Environment

A Personal Turbine Makes Your Rooftop Into a Wind Farm

By Sarah Parsons

13-Year-Old Designs Super-Efficient Solar Array Based on the Fibonacci Sequence
Environment

13-Year-Old Designs Super-Efficient Solar Array Based on the Fibonacci Sequence

By Rebecca Boyle

Space Based Solar Power
Environment

Space Based Solar Power

By Corey Binns

Largest Undersea Cable Ever Could Export Iceland’s Abundant Geothermal Power to the Rest of Europe
Environment

Largest Undersea Cable Ever Could Export Iceland’s Abundant Geothermal Power to the Rest of Europe

By Rebecca Boyle

Attractive Italian Viaduct Has Wind Turbines Built In
Environment

Attractive Italian Viaduct Has Wind Turbines Built In

By Rebecca Boyle

Increasing Wind Turbine Turn-On Speeds Could Help Reduce Bat Deaths, New Study Says
Environment

Increasing Wind Turbine Turn-On Speeds Could Help Reduce Bat Deaths, New Study Says

By Rebecca Boyle

Solar Wind Could Replace Solar, Wind as Renewable Energy Source
Environment

Solar Wind Could Replace Solar, Wind as Renewable Energy Source

By Rebecca Boyle

Wind Turbines Leave Clouds and Energy Inefficiency in Their Wake
Environment

Wind Turbines Leave Clouds and Energy Inefficiency in Their Wake

By Jeremy Hsu

20 Teams Build High-Tech Houses in “Solar Village” Competition
Environment

20 Teams Build High-Tech Houses in “Solar Village” Competition

By Rebecca Boyle

The Wind Dam
Environment

The Wind Dam

By Saba Berhie