AgriPower has developed a "virtual landfill" system that can produce electricity and heat by burning anything from nuts to old tires. Photo: Energizing trash Martin LaMonica is a senior writer ...

Surely the power generation sector is a competitive world, with resources vying against each other and yet also meshing together to solve society’s energy and emissions challenges. Maybe there’s time ...

Climate change is renewing interest in an electricity source often considered “dirty” but now seen as a way to slash both methane and carbon dioxide emissions. HOUSTON — Generating electricity from ...

Researchers create supercapacitors from waste PET plastic bottles that could power electric vehicles and electronics within 5 ...

AFRICA’S cities are expanding at unprecedented speed. By 2050, more than 1,2 billion Africans are expected to live in urban areas, placing enormous pressure on housing, transport, health services — ...

Solar energy isn't the only renewable resource: there's also garbage. A company called AgriPower will begin production next year of a movable power generator fueled by a wide range of waste products, ...