First african waste-to-energy plant is in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia’s Kosche landfill site, the largest in the country covering the size of 36 football pitches, has been transformed into […]
Why the biggest solar panel maker can fail.
JinkoSolar Holding Co. is now the world’s largest maker of solar panels. In the past decade alone, four different companies […]
A simple magnet for 3D-printed structures.
Engineers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have created soft, 3D-printed structures whose movements can be controlled with a wave […]
A new structure inspired by shark skin for wind turbines.
A team of evolutionary biologists and engineers have published in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface a research wich […]
Renewable energy Global Status Report 2018.
“The electricity sector’s uptake of renewables is well underway, but the transition for the heating/cooling and transport sectors has “barely […]
New technologies to produce advanced biofuels.
How to implement a switch from fossil-fuels to renewables is a tricky issue for many industries. For heavy industries, such […]
The modern (and ancient) sun-powered tech to purify water.
Researchers of the University at Buffalo School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have developed a method for using sunlight to […]
Cellulose for large-scale and sustainable 3D printing.
Researchers from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) have recently demonstrated the use of cellulose to sustainably manufacture/fabricate […]
Offshore operations: Siemens introduces lithium-ion battery.
A clean, reliable power supply is critical for offshore oil and gas assets. Since 2013, Siemens applies its electrification experience […]
Sandia’s first 3D printed wind turbine blade mold wins national Technology Focus Award.
Wind energy is one of the most promising sources in terms of sustainability and reliability, but the turbine technology used […]