KINGSTON, New York — Behind the diesel-powered Rip Van Winkle party boat, across from Mathilda, the decommissioned 19th-century tugboat, and about 1,000 yards upriver from the rusted husk of a retired ...

When famed "Free Solo" climber Alex Honnold decided to donate one-third of his income to climate solutions, his top priority was funding projects that could increase access to renewable energy. What ...

As boatbuilder Dan Miller drove west on Route 3 one Saturday morning in April, headed for Liberty’s Lake St. George, he harbored all the usual concerns of a shipwright on a sea-trial day: Would the ...

Solar vehicles are getting more and more common as the price of solar panels comes down, and the availability of motors and controllers for all of these vehicles rises. Making a solar-electric bike ...

An up-and-coming boat business is making a splash with its state-of-the-art solar-powered electric boats. Solar Sal Boats has already made some boats for a few places around the state and country. One ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Solar systems can be a great way to harness the sun's energy to create electricity that you're able to use when sailing on your boat, whether ...

Shortly after sunrise, the students of Barrio San Luis begin their school run. Around a dozen girls and boys, wearing backpacks and carrying notepads in hand, hop down the muddy river bank and into ...

SHEBOYGAN - Jim Greer was 12 years old when he claims he tried running away from his home in Wichita. He’d built a makeshift boat, about eight feet long, and set sail on a mid-American river in what ...

The first model, the POL Lux, features roof-mounted solar that will recharge its battery. As long as the sun is shining, the solar panels will continue to charge their battery. It is built using ...

On a recent Wednesday, with the thermometer heading toward 90 degrees and the sun blasting, James Worden pulled up to a dock on the Charles River in Boston in a one-of-a-kind boat. Designed and built ...