Communities lacking electricity are forced to rely on dangerous fuels that can result in pollution and even cause premature death. The Global Maker Challenge received over a thousand submissions from innovators with potential solutions to help these communities.

Earth & Energy

Communities lacking electricity are forced to rely on dangerous fuels that can result in pollution and even cause premature death.

2.6 Billion People Lack Access to Electricity. The World Needs Sustainable Energy Now.

How we feel about technology is often as important to its adoption as anything intrinsic about it.

Nuclear power used to seem like the future. Now its fate in the US is in question.

If we still need nuclear plants as a stopgap to moving away from fossil fuels, fine. But overall, atomic power no longer feels like the future.

Nuclear Power Used to Seem Like the Future. Now Its Fate in the US Is in Question.

There are good things about nuclear power. But it's definitely fallen out of fashion.

"We are going to run out of fossil fuels eventually."

We may be able to use waves to power our world

Wave power could be the future of clean, renewable energy. Waves are consistently available and provide more energy than solar panels and wind towers.

We May Be Able to Use Waves to Power Our World

The next big thing in green energy may be blue.

One step closer to a future of colorful, efficient solar panels.

Homeowners and city planners may be more open to the technology if they could install green panels that melt into the landscape

Nanotechnology Gives Green Energy a Green Color

The imprint reduces the solar panel’s efficiency by about 2 percent.

Scientists have developed a solar cell that's more efficient than any other currently on the market by using innovative technology capable of capturing more parts of the solar spectrum.

Scientists May Have Just Created the Most Absorbent Solar Cell Ever

The innovative technology harnesses nearly all the energy in light by using a stacked series of solar 'sieves'.

By 2030 the country plans to increase its use of natural gas from 18 percent to 27 percent, as well as increasing their renewable energy sources.

South Korea Just Announced a Major Energy Policy Move

And is now headed toward a greener future.

Swiss company Climeworks have opened a power plant that captures C02 from the air in order to reduce emissions in the fight against climate change.

The World’s First Commercial Carbon-Capture Plant Just Went Online

 It will collect a staggering 900 tons of carbon a year.

The UAE plans to invest $150 billion in clean power by 2050. This move will save the country $192 billion during that time.

The UAE Expects to Save $192 Billion by Switching to Renewable Energy

Clean energy is better for the environment and the budget.

China is quickly becoming a global leader in the fight against climate change.

China Decreased Their Fossil Fuel Use While Increasing Their Energy Use

China is becoming a global leader in the fight against climate change.

A recent study demonstrates that new materials to make solar fuel can be identified and tested faster than ever by using high-throughput experimentation.

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Earth & Energy

2.6 Billion People Lack Access to Electricity. The World Needs Sustainable Energy Now.

Earth & Energy

Nuclear Power Used to Seem Like the Future. Now Its Fate in the US Is in Question.

Earth & Energy

We May Be Able to Use Waves to Power Our World

Earth & Energy

Nanotechnology Gives Green Energy a Green Color

Earth & Energy

Scientists May Have Just Created the Most Absorbent Solar Cell Ever

Earth & Energy

South Korea Just Announced a Major Energy Policy Move

Earth & Energy

The World’s First Commercial Carbon-Capture Plant Just Went Online

Earth & Energy

The UAE Expects to Save $192 Billion by Switching to Renewable Energy

Earth & Energy

China Decreased Their Fossil Fuel Use While Increasing Their Energy Use

Earth & Energy

New Research Could Turn Water Into the Fuel of Tomorrow

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