Second Quarter of 2013 Marked as Second Best In the History of U.S. Solar...
The number of solar panel installations across the U.S. has risen by 15% in the second quarter of 2013 thanks to the escalating success...
DoD, US Navy Focus on Clean Energy in Hawaii
The Energy Excelerator, a funding agency for renewable energy start-ups based out of Hawaii, has just been given $30 million by the US Navy...
LG Chem Finally Produce Chevy Volt and Cadillac ELR Traction Batteries, on Hold Again?
In Holland, Michigan, an LG Chem plant sits idle , in spite of the demand for the Chevy Volt and Cadillac ELR traction batteries...
Grid-To-Vehicle-To-Grid, Electric Vehicle Charger Swings Both Ways, Nichicon Corporation
If you think about it, an electric vehicle is essentially a battery on wheels, whose energy would typically be used to power those wheels...
Stacked Solar Cells Efficient up to 70,000-Suns, North Carolina State University
In order to increase the output associated with a certain area of solar cells exposed to sunlight, various methods have been tried, such as...
Waste Heat May Boost Power Plant Performance by 10%
Vehicle mileage might be increased by 5% and power plant industrial process performance may be increased by up to 10%, thanks to physicists at...
Hydrogen Fuel Cells Technology Cools Refrigerated Trucks While Cutting Emissions
Refrigerated trucks might soon be equipped with a new clean technology that could replace the diesel-burning cooling system with fuel cells and reduce significantly...
Self-generation of Power Means Free Electricity, Swedish Engineers Prove
A team from the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm developed a series of solar-powered concepts that stimulate users to produce and store...
Tesla Motors Could Double Global Demand for Panasonic 18650 Lithium-Ion Cells
Tesla Motors started out small and, probably in a money-saving move, decided to use commodity Panasonic 18650 Lithium-ion cells for its battery packs.
As...
Cheap Hydrogen Catalyst Found in Charcoal, But…
If we're ever to move into clean and convenient hydrogen power, we need to find a clean and efficient way to generate hydrogen fuel.
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