Increased Energy Efficiency Could Cut Wireless Data Power Consumption by 90%
Take a look at your mobile device. Other than worrying about battery life and data plan overages, have you ever thought about the energy...
New System Allows Wireless Monitoring of Solar Panel Performance
Ever since the Ivanpah solar plant went online, not only companies, but entire countries, have been competing and trying to build bigger and better solar power...
A New $6 Billion Renewable Power Plant Complex Built by Samsung and Kepco
Korea Electric Power Corporation (Kepco) and Samsung C&T have signed a contract to build a new $6 billion renewable power plant complex in a small village near Toronto in southern Ontario.
Toyota Prius Backup Power – An Aftermarket Solution
Modern society depends on electricity, and without it, most everything ceases to function, including heating and cooling, refrigerators, mobile phones, computers, and the list...
Perú Bringing Solar Power to the Masses
According to some detractors, renewable energy and efficiency programs cost jobs and would be bad for the economy. This is exactly the kind of...
Solar Panels Used by U.S. Marines in Afghanistan Cut Fossil Fuel Consumption by 90...
A Marine Company went to the war from Helmand Province in Afghanistan endowed with solar panels and believes its generators' fuel consumption could be reduced by nearly 90 per cent. This can make the rest of the military think that one can battle carbon footprints and rebels at the same time.
3 Reasons Wind Farms Cause Stress to Nearby Residents
While wind farms are a clean, renewable, and relatively cheaper source of energy, they also have disadvantages such as land use and noise. Among...
New Quaternary Semiconductor Alloy Could Gear Up Development of Solar Cells
Cun-Zeng Ning and Alian Pan, from Arizona State University, have discovered and fabricated the first quaternary semiconductor nanowire materials, by alloying two binary semiconductors (ZnS + CdSe) - Zinc Sulfide and Cadmium Selenide, and obtained ZnCdSSe.
Could Graphene Rescue Lithium-Sulfur Battery Technology?
Theoretically-speaking, lithium-sulfur batteries could be vastly superior to current lithium-ion battery technology, except for a couple of debilitating problems. Recent research done...
Toyota Pursuing Lithium-Ion and Hydrogen Fuel Cell Future
What is the future of automobile powertrains? Whether lithium-ion or hydrogen fuel cell, or simply more efficient engines, Toyota doesn't seem to quick to...
