Net-zero energy CSI-IDEA building sets the standard for low-impact architecture in Europe

Architecture firm EZAR and architect Juan Blazquez designed the CSI-IDEA Building in Malaga, Spain as a standard for net zero energy architecture.

Germany generated so much renewable energy last weekend electric prices went negative

This past weekend Germany generated so much electricity from renewable sources like solar and wind that suppliers effectively paid users to consume energy.

Never Mind The Future: 4 Signs Solar Energy Is NOW

Leaders often talk about how solar energy is the way of the future, but that “future” claim seems to delay plans and defer immediate action. At what point does the future become today? Well… how about now?

IKEA UK To Start Selling Solar Panels

By the end of the summer, IKEA branded solar panels will be available for purchase online and in UK stores for those who want to cut their electric bills.

India Energy Minister, "Solar Is Now Cheaper Than Coal"

Despite concerns over baseload and storage, India is on track to soar past its goal to deploy more than 100 gigawatts of solar power by 2022.

Massive solar-powered garden towers to spring up in Tokyo

Tokyo’s urban jungle is about to become a whole lot greener. Dutch firm ingenhoven architects unveiled designs for the Toranomon Project, a mixed-use development draped with greenery.

Ray Kurzweil: Solar Will Power the World in 16 Years

Solar power, driven by exponentially-increasing nanotechnology, will satisfy the entire world's need for energy in less than twenty years.

Clean energy generated using bacteria-powered solar panel

For the first time ever, researchers have connected nine biological-solar (bio-solar) cells into a bio-solar panel. Then they continuously produced electricity from the panel and generated the most wattage of any existing small-scale bio-solar cells - 5.59 microwatts.

Scientists are developing graphene solar panels that generate energy when it rains

There's still a lot of untapped potential in terms of the efficiency of photovoltaic cells and what happens at night and during inclement weather. Now a solution has been put forward in the form of producing energy from raindrops.

Huge solar array in the Dominican Republic is the Caribbean's largest

A new solar power project in the Dominican Republic will be the largest of its kind in the Caribbean upon its completion.

Could Acre Designs' venture-backed net zero energy houses revolutionize the home building industry?

Backed by startup incubator Y Combinator, Acre Designs is poised to transform the house building industry with prefabricated, net zero energy homes that are affordable and sustainable.

Solar-powered Polak building paves the way to a more sustainable university campus

The campus of the future will undoubtedly incorporate sustainable design, and Erasmus University in Rotterdam wants to pave the way by leading through example.