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US Army scientists have developed new generation solar panels that are smaller, more efficient, and can absorb light within a larger wavelength range at any angle. It is not surprising that the research at the Redstone Arsenal, the US Army, have...
As many electric-car buyers know, when you decide to plunge into the electric-car world, you expect a specific amount of money to come back to you. For the last few years, EV rebates and tax credits have played an important...
New numbers report electric usage by countries involved in the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) have been released for 2014. The OECD includes 34 countries around the world. The analysis was released by the International Energy Agency, and it shows...
Stella Lux, a new and improved family-sized car by a team of Dutch students, is not only entirely powered by solar, but it can even generate extra power just in case. As the countdown to this year's World Solar Challenge...
In the Netherlands, new solar powered noise reduction barriers have been installed along the side of the A2 highway. These new solar energy innovations are particularly interesting because the barriers, which are brightly colored and pleasant to look at, will...
A special announcement was made at the Clean Bus Summit that will change, as of now, a good number of cities from around the world. This announcement was made by the mayor of London, Mayor Boris Johnson, in the...
The world's first solar energy plane landed in Kalaeloa Airport around six AM this morning after flying all the way from Japan across the Pacific. Andre Borschberg, the pilot, reportedly made the landing very gently. He has gotten almost no sleep this week,...
The BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill happened in 2010, but BP has only now reached a settlement with the Department of Justice. The agreement states that BP owes $5.5bn to the United States as outlined in the Clean Water Act,...
Fall 2016, Toyota North America plans to officially launch the world’s first full-production hydrogen fuel cell vehicle (FCV), the 2016 Toyota Mirai. Like all ZEVs (zero emissions vehicles), it generates no tailpipe emissions, just water vapor, since it is an...
An estimate by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reveals that the true cost of fossil fuels is expected to total $5.3 trillion in subsidies in 2015. Broken down, the number becomes $10 million every minute(!!!), a shocking fact that...