Russia Sends Floating Nuclear Power Plants In The Arctic
Russia's nuclear power-generating ships, designed to power offshore oil-drilling platforms in the Arctic, are ready to become fully operational by 2016.
The ships will be...
Does Ocean Energy Mean Wave Power or Tide Power?
Another form of hydroelectricity being investigated involves the movement of the ocean. Here, consistency could mean the difference between wave power or tide power.
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Two Devices That Can Solar Power Your iPhone While You Walk or Listen to...
Charging a mobile device using flexible solar cells fitted in headphones, or a shoe insole that harnesses energy generated by walking, could soon be...
Germany’s Transition To Green Energy Moving Faster Than Ever
Germany's feed-in tariffs, an initiative that began in year 2000, allow small scale green energy producers to sell excess power to the national grid.
The...
The Looks of a Century of Renewable Energy in the US
While it's true that renewable energy has been on the rise in the last hundred years, it's also interesting to note that it hasn't...
Fire at Electric Bike Manufacturer, Brammo, Raises Questions Over Battery Safety
The mainstay for electric vehicle traction batteries is, until they develop something better, lithium-ion battery packs, but could they be safer?
Lithium-ion battery packs are...
Home-Brewed, Globe-Trotting, Solar-Powered Tricycle, Its Five-Year Mission
Home-made gadgets are always cool to look at, but wait till you see this solar-powered tricycle near you sometime in the next five years.
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New Ocean Current Energy Harvester Cheaper and Easier to Maintain
Solar power drives everything on this planet, from ocean currents to the trade winds, all of which could be used to generate electricity for...
New Non-Metallic Catalyst Outperforms Platinum in Fuel Cells
Research into hydrogen fuel cells has been focusing lately on reducing their cost, in the tens of thousands of dollars.
For a while now, the...
Tesla Motors and SolarCity Will Provide Green Energy Storage by 2015
Elon Musk has his fingers in many pies. Two in particular, Tesla Motors and SolarCity, could be a match made in heaven California.
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