Mechanism Will Make Solar Cells Absorb More Visible Light

Solar energy comprises different wavelengths of light. While 43 percent of solar energy is visible light, 5 percent is UV light.  It’s important for...

Bacteria Can Drive Tiny Wind Farms to Generate Electricity

Scientists from Oxford University have found that bacteria can group into tiny wind farms and generate renewable energy. Renewable energy is continuously on the rise....

Latest Student Invention: Pedal-Powered Cinema

University students in the UK have developed a pedal-powered energy generator. The produced electricity powers a projector for the duration of a whole movie. Over...

Apple May Enter the Renewable Energy Market

Apple may be planning to sell electricity power to the U.S. markets. The company just filed a request to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission...

German Model Predicts How Much Renewable Energy Will Enter the Grid

German experts developed mathematical models, which promise to predict, with great precision, how much renewable energy will be generated in the coming hours and...

New Catalyst for Greening up Natural Gas

Javier Pérez-Ramírez and his researchers discovered a catalyst that can be used for changing natural gas into basic chemicals used for specific applications. The use...

Watly, Solar-Powered Computer that Provides Clean Water, Electricity and Internet

Watly is the world's largest solar-powered computer, which provides clean drinking water, green solar power and internet connectivity. In many parts of the world, access...

GE’s Compact Carbon Dioxide Turbine Can Power a Town

The latest development from GE Global Research is a desk-sized supercritical carbon dioxide turbine, which has the capacity to power up to 10,000 homes. When...

Why Cheap Oil Means More Money for Green Energy

The price of fuel has fallen dramatically in recent months, and the culprit is the lack of profitability in the international oil market. While...

New Ultra-Efficient Urine Fuel Cell Produces Electricity at Unprecedented Rates

The dream of turning urine into something useful has seemingly been with humanity since ages. Now they turned into energy. A new type of bacterial...