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Impressive Fuel Cell Stack on Kia Borrego FCEV Uses 98% of the Hydrogen

The partnership between Kia and Hyundai resulted in some huge steps forward regarding fuel cell technology. Kia has just released some footage about their latest FCEV prototype called Borrego (Mohave for the Korean market).

Holographic Planar Concentrator Brings Solar Cell Cost to $1/Watt

The company Prism Solar Technologies has made an important step in the solar energy field by developing a new technology that can produce more renewable energy in regions like New York (or Germany) where the insolation level is comparatively low. The official said that this invention could brings the cost down to $1 a watt.

Solar Charging Station for EVs and PHEVs by Toyota

By April 2010, Toyota will put in place around 21 charging stations for plug-in hybrid vehicles(PHVs) and electric vehicles(EVs)in Aichi Prefecture . The most interesting thing about these stations is the fact that they are charging themselves using solar power.

Energy-Harvesting "Piezo-tree" to Produce Renewable Energy

A team of scientists at the Cornell University have developed an energy harvesting "piezo-tree" that uses the flittering of leaves connected to a piezoelectric stem to generate electric energy.

Photovoltaic Retinal Implants Powered by Onboard Solar Cells

Scientists at Stanford University have developed photovoltaic retinal implants for people that suffer from degradation in their photoreceptor cells, causing partial vision.

NASA is Producing Biofuel from Algae Grown in Sewages

NASA has recently been very interested not only in space exploration but as well in the rising energy costs and climate change. NASA Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California, has developed a system of growing algae in waste-water for the biofuel production.

Yarga YoYo: Concept Fuel Cell Vehicle Inspired by Dean Kamen's Segway

There are some ideas that could evolve no matter what technology is used to apply them. For example, James Yarger, an industrial designer, thought of a concept vehicle made from recyclable materials, inspired by Dean Kamen's Segway.

Panasonic Plans Ultra-Compact Home Battery System for Solar/Wind

Panasonic Corp, who recently took over more than 50% of Sanyo Electric's shares, has a plan of marketing lithium-ion batteries for home use, and they want to finish that plan around 2011.

Aegir: Scotland's Largest Wave Power Project

Just recently, Scotland-based energy developer Pelamis has signed a joint-venture with the European energy giant Vattenfall, for the huge energy project off Scotland's Shetland Islands. The costs of the project rise to almost $100 million.

New Hope for EVs: Bolivia Holding World's Richest Lithium Field

As the automotive industry has oriented itself towards green energy usage, the need of a "supreme" alternative resource is obvious. And what is more obvious is the demand of Electric Vehicles. EVs need to store their energy in batteries: mainly Lithium-Ion batteries. As of this particular reason, Lithium seems to be one of the most searched resource.