Renewable energies, vehicle-to-grid technologies, second-life battery energy storage and cloud platforms: a combination of all of these is being used to help Porto Santo become the world’s first “Smart Fossil Free Island.” Read on

What if you could farm energy and edibles on the same piece of land? Read on

A road surface that generates electricity from sunlight, absorbs noise, breaks down nitrogen oxides, defrosts ice in winter, provides valuable data and supplies electric vehicles with electricity. Sound too good to be true? It's true, and it's here. Read on

Higher, more efficient and definitely more mobile - students at the ETH Zurich are breaking new ground with a special airborne device for harvesting energy from the wind. Read on

Flying wind parks could dramatically increase the efficiency of renewable energy production. Read on

Wind is one of the cornerstones of renewable energy generation, and now a new Dutch project is seeking to build an island to open more opportunities. Read on

The social startup SOLshare gives people in rural areas of Bangladesh access to energy that's both cheap and clean - and also supplies them with an extra source of income. Read on