Dried leaves convert small temperature differences into electricity through ion movement, offering a natural, biodegradable platform for efficient thermal energy harvesting that rivals engineered ...

Researchers have unveiled an “evapolectric” device that pulls energy from the evaporation of water, producing significantly more electrical power than previous moisture-based energy technologies. The ...

Chinese researchers have built a solar redox flow battery (SRFB) that can harvest sunlight and store energy at the same time, ...

A Hawaii-based company has claimed an energy harvesting breakthrough with a device which it says can convert radio frequency (RF) signals into electricity. Infrgy says its prototype device is able to ...

A Honokaa power plant that provides about a third of the electrical power for the island is planning an upgrade. “Biodiesel is locally available today in modest quantities,” Scott Valentino, Pacific ...

Solar researchers in Australia have converted over 40% of the sunlight hitting their solar system into electricity — the highest rate of efficiency ever recorded. The record was achieved in outdoor ...

Potential benefits of tidal energy as a renewable-energy source. What is a tidal barrage power system? U.K. efforts to implement tidal power. A major source of tidal energy comes from the natural rise ...

A company is proposing a project in Plainfield to address Connecticut’s growing trash problem. Developed by SMART Technology Systems, LLC, the SMART Technology Solution uses sorting as well as waste ...

After more than a decade of planning, permitting, community outreach, drilling, cable-laying and construction, Oregon is now home to the largest-capacity wave energy testing facility in the world.

An assessment ranks the feasibility of converting 245 operational coal power plants in the U.S. into advanced nuclear reactors, providing valuable insights for policymakers and utilities to meet ...

A worker checks one of the two turbines at the Hamakua Energy power plant, where an upgrade is in the works to burn 100% renewable fuels. “The advantage of naphtha is that it’s cheaper than either ...