‘Perovskite’ Material Promises New Highly Efficient and Cheap Solar Cells
Researchers from University of Pennsylvania discovered a new material that can double the efficiency of solar cells, and significantly reduce the cost of new...
Solar Power Plant Replaces Landfill Site in Japan, Despite Challenges
Japanese engineers built an impressive solar plant on top of a former landfill site, despite the numerous challenges associated with harsh and very snowy...
New Method Could Improve Nuclear Waste Disposal
Nuclear power, in spite of its inherent dangers, is increasingly being seen as an important stepping-stone to pure renewable energy. Nuclear waste, on the...
Honda MC-β Mini Electric Vehicle Showing at Tokyo Motor Show
This year's Tokyo Motor Show promises to have some of the most advanced ideas in electric vehicles, including how they fit into future smart-homes.
For...
Playing Pop Music to Solar Cells Boosts Their Efficiency, Researchers Find
Many have been trying to boost efficiency of solar cells, developing and discovering new technologies that often seem too optimistic and quite adventurous.
One such...
Apple Could Manufacture Mac Pro in U.S. Using Renewable Energy
Arizona is about to be the host of the latest manufacturing plant, where iPhones and iPads will be made using only renewable energy.
The giant...
European Commission Stops Subsidies For Renewables, Gives Green Light to Coal And Gas
Earlier this week, The European Commission decided against governmental subsidies for renewable energy projects, by issuing new guidelines in support of back-up energy generating facilities,...
Silicon-Based PV Architecture Holds The Future of The Energy Market, Study Says
New multi-termal, multi-junction architecture holds the key to efficient and cheap electricity generation using commercially available silicon and thin-film solar cells. This is the...
Tesla Motors Considering its Own Lithium-Ion Battery Plant?
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors, has bold plans for the electric vehicle, but meeting that plan is probably worthless without an adequate supply...
CO2 Used to Make Clean Geothermal Power
Can clean geothermal power be made from carbon dioxide? Many startups and researchers are betting YES.
In 2014, testing will begin to determine whether it’s...
