When it comes to renewable energy, solar panels, wind turbines, and hydropower keep coming up as number 1, but what about number 2? Literally. I’m talking about ... well, poop. There’s a rich, ...

A research team from Stanford University has developed a prototype that uses solar energy to extract nutrients from human urine to create a sustainable fertilizer. They presented the system in ...

It may sound like the stuff of sci-fi movies, but diverting food waste from the landfill and converting it into electricity has become a real thing. William Brangham visited Ben & Jerry’s Vermont ice ...

SEATTLE (AP) — These aren't your typical loos. One uses microwave energy to transform human waste into electricity. Another captures urine and uses it for flushing. And still another turns excrement ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. Global Waste to Energy Market Projected to Grow at 6.26% During 2026-32, Driven by Circular Economy Transition and ...

Remember in Back to the Future where Doc rummages through Marty’s garbage for “fuel”? He dumps it in to a home energy reactor called “Mr. Fusion” mounted to the back of the famous time traveling ...

Until recently, most of the world's energy supplies have come from coal, oil and gas. Scarcity of natural resources, surging energy prices and global warming had focused attention on renewable energy, ...