After rolling out a wind-powered renewable energy option in July called Renewable Choice, Boone Electric and its parent cooperative have switched from buying wind power to burning low-sulfur coal ...

Converting biomass to energy might not be a new concept, but one local business has been using the process to provide electricity to its operation for the past year. Premier Mushrooms, along with ...

Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed an inexpensive device that generates enough electricity to power a calculator using only waste walnut shells and drops of water. Their work is ...

The venerable black walnut trees have so far escaped the blights, insects and droughts that have all but destroyed some other local species. Black walnut shells are a common presence in Native ...