Offshore Oil Rig Workers, 5th Worst Job in America
In a recent survey by CNBC of the worst places to work, offshore oil rig workers ranked #5. Another study by the CDC notes...
Window Socket Sticks to Windows and Solar-Powers Gadgets
Ever wanted to harness that free energy coming from the Sun and put it into your gadget? If this project succeeds, all you have...
Low-Cost Fuel Cells Run on Fire
Craig Jacobson, an entrepreneur, scientist, and CEO of startup Point Source Power, has chosen what is usually considered an improbable technology, the fuel cell,...
Sunseeker Duo: The Fastest Two-Seater Solar-Driven Airplane
This year’s AERO Global Show for General Aviation held in Friedrichshafen, Germany has witnessed the launching of the world’s fastest solar-driven two-seater aircraft –...
Renault Twizy F1 Concept Shows What F1 KERS Can Do in a Production Vehicle
We wouldn't expect this to hit the road any time soon , but when F1 engineers get ahold of the Renault Twizy supercompact electric...
California’s Solar Jobs More Plentiful Than Actors
Today, the Solar Foundation released an interactive map that details where in the United States solar jobs are located. No surprise, the leader was...
MIT’s New Floating Wind Turbines Produce Energy When There’s No Wind
Finally, it seems the main shortfall of wind power – the lack of power when there is no wind – may have been solved...
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US Navy Ships’ Need for Backup Power May Boost Energy Storage Tech
Most US Navy Ships are already electric, using portable nuclear power plants to generate electrical power for everything on board from propulsion to weapons...
Volvo’s Kinetic Energy Recovery System Tested: 25% Fuel Savings
Volvo has been working since 2011 to implement this technology in street-legal cars, and it has now been confirmed that the KERS system they...
SUPRAPOWER Project to Develop Superconductor Wind Turbines for EU
Despite the clean energy provided by wind turbines, they remain expensive to build and install, especially the offshore type. To help reduce this cost,...
