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The Next Generation Of Turbines Go Underwater, And They're Coming Soon

As the U.S. slowly abandons its dams, more and more pilot programs pop up for deriving power from tides and river currents. Welcome to a new age of water power.READ»

Fish Play Follow-the-Leader With Robofish, to Save Them From Turbine Doom

Scientists have discovered that real schools of real fish can be steered along by artificial robot fish. Weird. But the news has big implications for green power production. NYU-Poly's Dynamical Systems Laboratory, using the ...READ»

Study Attempts to Deflate Overblown Wind Turbine Syndrome Claims

So-called Wind Turbine Syndrome--a series of health problems caused by the low-frequency sound of wind turbines--is probably just psychological, according to a study from the American Wind Energy Association. And that means past ...READ»

Can Forests of Artificial Trees Stop Global Warming?

As climate change accelerates, scientists keep coming up with increasingly fanciful schemes to fight it. Earlier this month we took a look at a plan to deploy ships that spray climate change-battling clouds, and now comes word from a ...READ»

5 Steps To Building Your Microgrid Dream House

Small-scale, local power--the microgrid--is a big part of the path to sustainable energy (for more detail, read Why the Microgrid Could Be the Answer to Our Energy Crisis in the July/August issue). With today's rates and rebates, ...READ»