Communities near the ocean can desalinate sea water for this purpose, but doing so requires a large amount of energy.

Most solar cells are currently silicon based; however, their efficiency is limited. This has prompted researchers to examine new materials.

In the artist village of Ein Hod, Israel, Yoki and Danielle constructed an environmentally friendly house made from hemp.

Students at a Dutch university have developed a solar-powered zero-emission mobile home called 'Stella Vita' that can travel on solar energy

Most of the current electricity demand in advanced, industrialized nations can be met by some combination of wind and solar power.

Researchers have developed an ultra-high material efficient solar cell using semiconductor nanowires.

Vinisha Umashankar and her solar ironing cart. She came up with the idea when she was 12 — then worked with engineers to create a prototype.

Fresh water is scarce in many parts of the world and must be obtained at great expense. Communities near the ocean can desalinate sea water.

Photovoltaic effect of ferroelectric crystals can be increased by a factor of 1,000 if three different materials are arranged in a lattice.

Converting seawater into safe drinking water takes an enormous amount of energy, which makes it a costly and polluting process.

A new transparency-friendly solar cell design could marry high efficiencies with 30-year estimated lifetimes.

This Super-yacht features space-age technology in the form of solar sails that let the enormous ship set off around the oceans of the world.

The sale of electric vehicles (EV’s) has grown exponentially in the past few years as is the need for renewable energy sources to power them

Any time you turn on a light at home or in the office, you expend energy. What if flipping the light switch meant producing energy too?