Ocean waves are a vast and steady source of renewable energy, but capturing their power efficiently has long frustrated ...

Cow manure is an unlikely source of energy that has been used for centuries. Human waste is another surprising source of renewable energy that can be converted into biogas through anaerobic digestion.

Clean electricity from the sun and wind has expanded at record speed, but the next phase of decarbonization will be defined by something different: a source that can run almost all the time, in almost ...

The new pump has no moving parts. “Instead, it relies on thermoacoustics, the interaction between sound waves and heat, to move thermal energy,” Interesting Engineering writes. The pump uses that ...

It doesn’t take a lot of energy to dig up coal or pump oil from the ground. By contrast, most renewable sources of energy involve obtaining and refining resources, sophisticated manufacturing, and ...

Jack Caporal is the Research Director for The Motley Fool and Motley Fool Money. Jack leads efforts to identify and analyze trends shaping investing and personal financial decisions across the United ...

A new Policy Brief from The Heartland Institute offers a comprehensive evaluation of seven primary electricity generation sources: biomass, coal, hydropower, natural gas, nuclear, solar, and wind, and ...

What’s geologic hydrogen? What to know about the clean energy source buried under Michigan. Research shows the state may be a hotspot for the resource, prompting a scramble to understand its potential ...

In a world dominated by talk of solar panels, wind turbines, and nuclear reactors, some of the most fascinating breakthroughs in energy are happening in unexpected places. Scientists are experimenting ...

Fossil fuels, including coal, oil, and natural gas, contribute to over 60% of the world's energy production and are the top greenhouse gas emitters. Air pollution and accidents from fossil fuel-based ...

How much energy does it take to mine Bitcoin BTC? This question often sends shivers down the spine of environmentalists who have always rallied against crypto mining. Regulators already frown upon the ...