The case study, written by INSEAD Professor Felipe Monteiro and engineer José Miguel García Benavente, focuses on the achievements of Enel and its CEO Francesco Starace in the last five years,…
All options to fight climate crisis must be explored, says national academy, but critics fear side-effects.
The US should establish a multimillion-dollar research programme on solar geoengineering,…
Construction will start later this year, and the concept may expand to other countries.
The school was designed by Studio Mortazavi, an architecture firm based in San Francisco and Lisbon, in…
The most far-reaching application of power beaming technology is the ‘continuous transfer of boundless electrical power to the Earth,’ study states.
A solar panel capable of beaming electricity to…
Nzambi Matee is an entrepreneur with an incredible goal -- to turn plastic destined for the landfill into sustainable, strong building material. Her company, Gjenge Makers, uses the plastic waste of…
The electrification of a health centre through renewables, a solar-powered fridge to support the cold chain of farmers, and a platform to empower women through renewable energy: these are the three…
Veles is a spray cleanser made from organic waste—the first in what founder Amanda Weeks hopes will be a whole trash-based product line.
There’s a pervasive bit of mythology about food waste that it…
“Clean”, “cultured”, “no-kill” – these are just a few of the monikers that have been applied to San Francisco-based food start up Just Inc’s lab-grown chicken nuggets.
The product has just been…
The fourth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, that Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) is building, will have the largest energy storage capacity in the world of 15…
Carvey Maigue, from the Philippines, used a substance made from crop waste.
A novel material made from rotting fruit and vegetables that absorbs stray UV light from the sun and converts it into…
In the age of consumption, sustainability innovations can help shift cultural habits and protect dwindling natural resources. Improvements in source materials, product durability and end-of-life…
What if paint could cool off a building enough to not need air conditioning?
Purdue University engineers have created white paint that can keep surfaces up to 18 degrees Fahrenheit cooler than their…
The famed deer that roam the city of Nara, in Japan, no longer face discomfort – or far worse – after local companies developed a safe alternative to the plastic packaging discarded by tourists that…
Incidents such as ship stranding in Mauritius stress need for quick and effective solutions.
Special sponges, magnetic soap and autonomous robots are among the latest wave of inventions aimed at…