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04/24/2018 / By David Williams

Researchers discover ways to obtain energy from marine currents more efficiently

Now that the renewable energy revolution is in full swing, a lot of experts have begun working on maximizing existing sources of clean energy. To this end, a group of researchers from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) has developed methods to generate energy from so-called marine currents in deep areas of the ocean while […]

03/25/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Over 100 cities worldwide are now using at least 70% renewable energy

According to a report from EcoWatch.com, more than 100 cities around the world now rely on renewable energy for 70 percent of their electricity needs. Data from research by the non-profit group CDP has confirmed that over 100 cities worldwide receive about 70 percent of their electricity from renewable sources like geothermal, hydropower, solar, and wind. This is a huge improvement […]

03/11/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Renewable energy has doubled in the U.S. in the last decade; now generating nearly one-fifth of our electricity

The Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE) has been keeping an interested eye on the incredible growth of renewable energy in the U.S. over the past decade. According to its annual publication, renewable energy sources now generate nearly one-fifth of U.S. electrical generation, reported an EcoWatch article. In its 2018 edition of Sustainable Energy in […]

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