Saudi Arabia announces plan for a megacity powered by renewables

Saudi Arabia just announced plans for a futuristic megacity Neom, that will span 10,000 square miles and three countries. The nation is calling out to innovators, scientists, and dreamers to form an aspirational society to pioneer next-gen technologies.

Italy seeks to phase out coal power plants by 2025

The Italian Industry Minister announced that by 2025, the country seeks to phase out coal power plants.

Here are humanity’s best ideas on how to store energy

The plans, the prototypes, the power-pumping: These batteries are hints of the future.

See-through solar cells could close gap to meet electricity demand

This could turn 5-7 billion square meters of glass alone into solar power plants, plus power your cell phone and other gadgets.

New smart home hub can control 27,000 devices

A new smart home controller has been launched on the Australian market with the claim that it offers a number of features that differentiate it from competing products, such as those from Apple and Google.

Netherlands to Build Roads With Recycled Plastic From the Ocean

A Dutch organization has just announced plans to salvage plastic pollution from the ocean and use it to build highways in Rotterdam.

This company wants to turn food waste into building materials

In a report entitled The Urban Bio-Loop a company proposes to transform food waste into low-cost and eco-friendly materials.

Tesla earns contract for world's first solar, wind and storage project

Tesla has won its first contract with Vestas, the world’s largest wind turbine maker, to supply its Powerpack batteries for the world’s first project to combine solar power, wind power, and Tesla’s storage technology.

World’s first floating wind farm goes live in Scotland

The world’s first floating wind farm is now feeding into Scotland’s electricity grid.

Solar electric cars are the future – and "that future is now"

The 2017 World Solar Challenge came to a close last Friday, but the race to build the world’s first commercial, road-registered, consumer friendly solar passenger vehicles is only just gearing up.

What It Will Take for the World to Keep Getting Better

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s first Goalkeepers report covers 18 data points from the UN Sustainable Development Goals, from infant mortality to family planning to diseases like HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis.

Google will be powered by 100% renewable energy by 2018

After ten years as a carbon-neutral company, Google has announced that all of its data centers and offices will be powered by 100% renewable energy, mostly from solar and wind sources.

Oxford is creating a world first Zero Emission Zone by 2035

Oxford in the UK wants to become the world's first carbon emission-free city by 2035, with a plan to ban all petrol and diesel vehicles from the city centre over the next 20 years.