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GM Wants to Reuse Depleted Chevy Volt Batteries For Storing Renewable Energy
In collaboration with ABB Group, a power grid supplier, GM will study how batteries that will have formerly powered Volt electric cars will get a second life, being capable to store energy generated by solar and wind power generators.
World's Biggest Offshore Wind Farm Starts Generating Energy For Kent County, UK
Starting today, UK will have the world's biggest offshore wind farm of Thanet in Kent that will generate clean electricity for about 240,000 urban homes. If the wind farm runs at full capacity, it will be able to power half the county of Kent.
LEDs Using Surface Plasmons Several Times Stronger, Japanese Researchers Report
We all know LED as being the flagship of green lighting, but what if those so-called "efficient" LEDs turned out to be even more energy-effective under certain conditions? The Kyoto University, in collaboration with Stanley Electric Co Ltd found a way to increase the emission intensity of silicon-based thin films by several times.
Catalothermionic Generator: A New Blend of Solar and Fuel Cell Nanotechnology Produces Electricity
...it's like hydrogen and the Sun are related in a way... the star's energy comes from burnt hydrogen, on one hand, and on the other, here on Earth, solar cells are the best means of generating hydrogen out of water and have it used as an energy source. There's an interesting symmetry between the two.
Snowbird: Amazing Human-Powered Airplane Flaps Its Wings Like A Bird (video)
At first, when I saw the title on Ecofriend talking about a human-powered aircraft, I said to myself that's another hopeless, useless green achievement of somebody working hard for nothing.
Central America's Plans to Extract Geothermal Energy From Its Unique Volcanoes
eing gifted with many active volcanoes, Central America wants to tap them for producing green energy which will cut its dependence on oil imports and also help reduce the CO2 emissions.
Technology For Making Construction Materials Out Of Carbon Dioxide Inspired By Sea Snail
The thing on the left is a snail, and it's called abalone. Aside the fact that it's edible, the abalone taught Angela Belcher, from MIT, how to turn carbon dioxide into rock-solid construction materials and thus sequester the gas for hundreds of thousands of years, instead of burying it underground, which is not as safe and as useful.
BP Solar To Build 10MW Photovoltaic Power Plant in Western Australia
Verve Energy in collaboration with BP Solar are planning to build Australia's largest ever grid-connected solar power plant. The photovoltaic power plant is expected to generate about 10MW of clean energy and according to the two companies, it will be built in Geraldton, Western Australia.
A New Step Taken Towards Spray-On Solar Cells and Self-Powered e-readers
University of Florida researchers have invented spray-on polymers that can reflect or transmit any color, and can be applied to glass or plastics as well. "That's what this newest paper is about, but we've also developed polymer coatings for all the other colors of the spectrum," said John Reynolds, a scientist at the University of Florida who led a team that developed the clear-to-black polymers.
Daimler Planning To Unveil New "Smart eScooter" At The 2010 Paris Auto Show
Daimler, one of the world's largest car manufacturers is planning to unveil the new" Smart eScooter" at the 2010 Paris Auto Show. Having zero carbon dioxide emissions, the battery-powered eScooter is able to reach a top speed of 28 mph and also has an all-electric range of more than 60 miles.
