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NASA Grants Proposals for Next-Generation Energy Storage Technologies

The need for advanced energy storage technologies is growing by the minute as new incredible developments in the field of electronics and renewable energy...

Vattenfall and Munich Invest in a Second Billion Dollar Off-Shore Wind Farm

Vattenfall, one of the leading energy companies in Europe, together with Munich City Utilities, revealed their plans to construct a $1.6 billion wind farm....
SolarCity and Tesla Gigafactory - The End of Power Companies as we Know Them?

Tesla Will Disrupt Centralized Power Companies, says Morgan Stanley

Tesla Motors may be more than an electric vehicle automaker, according to financial services corporation Morgan Stanley. Morgan Stanley says that Tesla could actually end...
Arctic ice melt, both cause and effect of climate change.

Arctic Methane Could Accelerate Climate Change

Dr. Jason Box, who knows the Arctic well, says that methane escaping from the ocean floor in that area could accelerate climate change beyond...

More Bicycles on the Roads Can Reduce Traffic Accidents, A Study

Are you worried that riding a bike to work makes you more prone to accidents? You might be right, but that is only if...

NASA’s MOXIE Makes Oxygen for Rocket Fuel from CO2 on Mars

If NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover has not managed to impress you already, the upcoming Mars 2020 Rover will definitely make your head spin. Among...

First Ever Man-Made Leaf Generates Oxygen from Water and Light

Humans have not been able to inhabit other planets until now, simply because there has not been a mean to allow plants to grow and...
Sustainia - Addressing climate change via good business.

Addressing Climate Change – Sustainia’s Optimistic Message

While informing the general public of the present and future realities that climate change presents, is this really going to move people to action? According...
If you can afford a $100,000 electric vehicle, do you need a rebate?

California May Cap Electric Vehicle Incentives for the Wealthy

Depending on how you look at it, electric vehicle incentives may be a waste of money or a boon to the industry, and isn’t...

Boeing to Make Jet Fuel from Hybrid Tobacco Plants

Growing tobacco is a billion dollar industry, but while producers are happy, millions of people worldwide die from cancer and heart disease due to cigarette...