NASA Says Nuclear Power Saved Millions of Lives
Nuclear power has been found to have saved millions of lives by being an alternative source of energy to fossil fuels, according to a...
Boxcars Could Store Renewable Energy With 90% Efficiency – Aided by Gravity
The system works by storing energy as potential energy driving by gravity. Boxcars heavy with gravel are driven up a 7% grade by electric...
EnerG2’s Synthetic Carbon Anodes Could Increase Lithium-Ion Battery Capacity 30%
Makers of portable electronic devices might be interested in a new synthetic carbon anode that would effectively make a 30% thinner lithium-ion battery.
With the...
Solar-Powered Wind Turbines: An Idea Developed at Liverpool University
Researchers at the University of Liverpool have developed the ultimate renewable energy-generating structure, by incorporating solar panels on regular wind turbines.
The team developed the...
Roads Covered by Solar Panels Could Boost Energy Production in India
An initiative to cover main roads and highways with solar power module platforms was proposed by scientists at the Gujarat Energy Research and Management Institute...
Solar Modules Have Great Efficiency Potential, NREL Director Says
All solar modules and solar cells have the potential to get a boost in efficiency, especially thin-film solar and concentrated photovoltaics. This is according...
New Hydrogen Generator is More Efficient and Less Expensive
The basics of a fully functional hydrogen economy have to include both efficient and inexpensive hydrogen generators and fuel cells.
Electrolytic cells generate hydrogen and...
Nanostructured Photonic Materials Cool Buildings With Solar Power
An innovative technology by engineers at Stanford functions like an air-conditioning system, but it is made of nanostructured photonic materials. The so-called "passive solar...
Block-Level Electricity Usage Mapping May Encourage Energy Efficiency
The University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) has published a map that shows how inefficient one city building is in comparison with another.
The...
Tree-Inspired Solar Panels That Do Not Require Disposal
The latest technology in the field of solar energy generation is a water soluble panel, which does not require disposal after its operational time...
