Researchers have developed a way to produce static electricity from motion and wind. The invention made from waste polystyrene by RMIT University in collaboration with Riga Technical University in ...

While energy-from-waste plants are widely regarded as a cleaner alternative to landfills, new research has revealed some facilities produce more carbon emissions per unit of electricity output than ...

Why it matters: Over 25 million tons of single-use polystyrene packaging is manufactured annually on a global basis. However, only a tiny fraction gets recycled, with the vast majority ending up in ...

Edward Randviir receives funding from Innovate UK and the Royal Society. He has previously consulted on waste management sites, including anaerobic digestion, in-vessel composting, and energy from ...

It may sound like the stuff of sci-fi movies, but diverting food waste from the landfill and converting it into electricity has become a real thing. William Brangham visited Ben & Jerry’s Vermont ice ...

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Sustainability Assessment at the Grantham Centre, University of Sheffield A new project in Bradwell, Essex, aims to change how we grow food and how we deal with our ...

MILWAUKEE, Wis., Nov. 2, 2000—Wisconsin Electric has reached an agreement with Ag Environmental Solutions, LLC to purchase renewable electricity generated from a manure digester facility located at ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has moved to shift capital planning and permitting timelines for the nation’s ...

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — A Lakeland Electric spokesperson said it is the first utility in the country to try to create a new kind of clean energy using liquid nitrogen. “It takes the heat from the sun ...

Tiny drops of water might not seem like powerhouse energy producers, but a new method shows how simple tubes might be able to turn falling rain into an energy source. In tests, the method was able to ...