Molten Salt Battery Company Changes Name to Ambri, Seeks to Revolutionize Grid Storage
If you remember, there was a certain company founded by a certain Professor Don Sadoway, who invented a molten salt battery designed specifically for...
New MEMS Element Transforms Vibration Into 85μW of Electricity
Two Europe based research institutes (IMEC and TNO), have developed a new MEMS element capable of converting vibration energy into electric power.
New Solar Farm That Generates Electricity Even After Sunset
The new solar farm will be based on the use of 17,500 large mirrors called heliostats which will be arrayed in a circle around a 538-foot concrete tower. Each one will measures between 24 - 28 feet, being attached to 12-foot pedestals.
Volkswagen to Invest $11 Billion in Electric Car Battery Factory
Volkswagen wishes to make an electric car comeback by investing $11 billion in a battery factory.
After suffering through the backlash of consumers who discovered...
New Technology Incubator, A123 Systems Reborn
Business goes on, and while A123 Systems sank slowly into bankruptcy, that doesn't mean it's over. Part of A123 split off as B456 ...
No Grid Quick Fix: Pop-Up Power Stations Made of Shipping Containers
Regardless of the type, all power stations have one major limitation in common and that is the long time it takes for one to...
US Army's Solar Powered Portable Tents and Shades Offering Petrol-Free Energy
The US Army is in discussions meant to set the details of implementing solar powered shades and tents. They could power the various communications equipment, laptops and other electronics soldiers may carry.
14 Year-Old Invents Cheap Solar Powered Water Purification System
As teenagers, most of us cared more about say, a humiliating acne outbreak or which classmate we’d ask to homecoming, rather than the difficulties...
ebuggy: The Ultimate Battery Solution for EVs Cheaper Than Gasoline Cars
For them to become a transport solution accepted by everyone, electric cars have to get at least as cheap as ordinary gas-powered ones. A...
Ivanpah, a Huge Concentrated Solar Power Plans Funded by Google
Google has recently announced the construction of a new solar power plant in the Mojave Desert, California. BrightSource Energy is the local developing company in charge of the project and the power plant itself is known under the name of Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System (ISEGS).
