Solar Impulse Sets New Record for Flight Duration Across the U.S.
The Solar Impulse (HB-SIA) aircraft travelled the 1,541 km (958 miles), setting a new record on solar-powered flights across the U.S.
The plane took off in...
Power-to-Gas System in Germany Uses Sun and Wind to Make Natural Gas
Germany is about to start a new phase in its energy revolution with a project that is meant to use captured carbon dioxide, use...
Airborne Wind Turbine Company Makani Power Bought by Google
Makani Power, the company who made an airborne wind turbine a few years ago, has been acquired by Google for an undisclosed sum. Google...
Solar Powered PlanetSolar Tûranor Sets New Record
Originally commissioned in 2009, the PlanetSolar Tûranor was designed to see how successful a boat powered entirely by solar power would perform.
After a successful...
Osmoblue Thermoelectric Device Works at Lower Temperatures
Aside from energy efficiency, energy recovery could be the next best way to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Thermoelectric devices use waste heat to generate...
Gold and Rust Unlikely Partners in Hydrogen Fuel Cells, Duke University
Hydrogen fuel cells generate electricity directly from hydrogen and generate zero carbon dioxide emissions, unlike conventional methods of electricity generation.
In order to accomplish this...
![Japan's First [of 100] Hydrogen Fuel Station Went Live Last Month](https://i0.wp.com/www.greenoptimistic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/japan-h2-fueling-station.jpg?resize=180%2C135&ssl=1 "Japan’s Hydrogen Fuel Infrastructure is World’s Most Advanced")
Japan’s Hydrogen Fuel Infrastructure is World’s Most Advanced
As automakers gear up to release even limited numbers of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, perhaps the biggest struggle will be getting infrastructure in place.
Electric...
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...
Subhydro’s Energy Storage System Uses Ocean Depth Pressure Difference
A German engineer is planning to utilize the pressure difference between the seafloor and the sea surface in order to create a new highly...
Toyota Finally Venturing Into Lithium-Ion Batteries, In a Big Way!
Toyota's hybrid electric vehicles look like their going to get a boost in power and efficiency in the next few years as they make...
