Heating water is one of the most energy-consuming and costly household tasks. According to the Department of Energy, it makes up roughly 18% of a standard home's monthly energy budget. And if you use ...

Mock-up of solar evaporation system (left), connected to temperature and humidity detection system (center), with a brine water injection system (right) and a purified water collection system.

The United Nations estimates that 2.2 billion people lack safely managed drinking water, and communities from California to ...

Fresh water we can use for drinking or agriculture is only about 3 percent of the global water supply, and nearly 70 percent of that is trapped in glaciers and ice caps. So far, that was enough to ...

Portugal's massive "water battery" uses dams to store clean energy. See how gravity and water are solving the renewable power ...

Vertical floating solar panels in Germany shift power generation to morning and evening, solving solar’s midday energy imbalance.

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Solar powered reverse osmosis at the New Hanover County landfill is helping keep harmful waste water out of surrounding waterways. The county recently installed solar panels on ...

Solar power and battery stations have made bringing power to the wilderness more accessible than ever, but there are limits ...