Resource Efficiency Archives - Page 17 of 26 - Renew Economy

Five simple ways to save food
Every year the world wastes enough food to fill a bin 1.2km wide, 1.2 km deep and 2.1 km tall. Here are five ways to help you save food in your home.
Lindsay Wilson

Mar 7, 2014

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How Europe could get 16 percent of its road fuel from garbage by 2030
A new report from the European biofuel industry suggests 16% of Europe’s road fuel could come from biofuels produced using waste from various sources.
Jeff Spross

Mar 5, 2014

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Renewables power a rural German village
Feldheim, a small town in the corner of rural eastern Germany, has become a model for decentralized self-sufficiency and is 100% powered by renewables.
Laurie Guevara-Stone

Mar 4, 2014

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New solar power fuel cell runs on wood chips
How’s this: a fuel cell that uses solar thermal energy, woody biomass, algae, and even chicken waste for energy, instead of relying on hydrogen.
Tina Casey

Feb 20, 2014

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What future role for today’s utilities?
If the current business model of conventional utilities has no future, what is the future?
Craig Morris

Feb 19, 2014

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Your next EV battery could look like a pomegranate
The pressure is on to come up with next-generation performance improvements on Lithium batteries – one solution is based on structure of a pomegranate.
Tina Casey

Feb 18, 2014

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Tomatoes watered by the sea: sprouting a new way of farming
What if the world’s food, water and energy problems were tackled together, cutting costs and making the whole greater than the sum of the parts?
John Mathews

Feb 18, 2014

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A high-renewables tomorrow, today: El Hierro, Canary Islands
The smallest of Spain’s Canary Islands is embracing its rich renewable resources, most notably through an innovative hybrid hydro-wind system.
Laurie Guevara-Stone

Feb 18, 2014

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Denmark to have more ambitious climate goals than all of Europe
Denmark is set to boost its climate goals by cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 40% below 1990′s levels by 2020.
Jeff Spross

Feb 17, 2014

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UK moves closer to 320MW tidal lagoon energy project
Tidal Lagoon Power submits application for first phase of 320MW project.
CleanTechnica

Feb 17, 2014

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Pic of the Day: Giant fish made from discarded plastic bottles
Sculptures of giant fish were constructed using discarded plastic bottles on Botafogo beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Staff Reporter

Feb 13, 2014

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White roofs could offset summer warming by 2100
White roofs can help residents coping with rising temperatures. New York has mandated them, will others follow?
Brian Kahn

Feb 12, 2014

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