Shift away from coal saves billions of gallons of water

Moving from coal to natural gas could help save a lot of water, but moving to renewables would use just a fraction of the water we use today for power.

Tim Lucas-Duke • futurity
Oct. 22, 2019 ~4 min

Curvy solar cells may be one step closer to reality

Solar cells that can be used on a curved surface like the body of a car may be one step closer to reality thanks to a new discovery about conductivity.

Peter Thorley-Warwick • futurity
Sept. 11, 2019 ~4 min


Farming under solar panels saves water and creates energy

Growing crops under the shade of solar panels, also called agrivoltaics, could boost food production, use less water, and make solar panels more efficient.

U. Arizona • futurity
Sept. 6, 2019 ~8 min

Microwave-size harvester gets water from desert air

A new water harvester can get pure drinking water from the air, even in some of the driest desert environments on the planet.

Robert Sanders-UC Berkeley • futurity
Sept. 4, 2019 ~8 min

Better renewable energy storage could cut emissions

With more investment, better energy storage for wind and solar power could prevent extra energy from being wasted and cut greenhouse gas emissions.

Jim Erickson-Michigan • futurity
Aug. 1, 2019 ~4 min

Battery gets ‘blue energy’ from ocean and freshwater mix

A new battery technology can capture "blue energy" from places where saltwater and freshwater mix and constantly keep itself charged.

Rob Jordan-Stanford • futurity
July 31, 2019 ~6 min

Catalyst turns CO2 into green fuel ingredient

Fabio Bergamin-ETH Zurich • futurity
July 30, 2019 ~4 min

Device recycles waste heat into light to boost solar systems

New technology could boost the efficiency of solar power systems by converting waste heat into light.

Mike Williams-Rice • futurity
July 16, 2019 ~5 min


1 change gets more power from wind farms

A change on wind farms can boost the amount of power they produce and make production more consistent—but it's a bit counterintuitive.

Stanford • futurity
July 2, 2019 ~6 min

Solar refinery turns light and air into liquid fuel

A new rooftop solar refinery pulls in CO2 and light and turns them into a liquid fuel.

ETH Zurich • futurity
June 28, 2019 ~4 min

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