Solar Concentrator DIY – How to Build an $8 Fresnel Lens from Old TV
A solar concentrator DIY can seem like the easiest thing in the world - if someone else is doing the hard work.
A guy who calls himself "Grant...
Libya Could Generate Five Times More Energy from Solar
Libya is one of the world’s largest petroleum producers with annual exports of nearly $12 billion, representing 70% of total exports from the country,...
Solar Wind Energy Source Determined by Astronomers
A group of astronomers attempting to determine what heats and accelerates solar wind discovered that data from an ageing NASA spacecraft might provide some...
Battery Technologies For The Grid Boost Renewable Energy Production
Scientists at Stanford University established that installing new solar and wind farms in order to meet the increasing energy demands in the U.S. requires...
Better Lead Acid Batteries Built with Hard Drive Tech
Over the past three years, Gridtential has been slowly developing a better lead acid battery by using chip and hard-disk drive manufacturing processes.
Gridtential used a...
Study Shows How to Stop Lithium Dendrite Formation in Batteries
When they charge, lithium ion batteries form so-called "dendrites" that limit recharging speed. They can also destroy a battery by internal short circuit. Researchers...
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Locomotive Gains Ground in Multiple Applications
Natural gas becoming more abundant doesn't necessarily leave the hydrogen fuel cell locomotive without a track forward. More likely, hydrails will continue to grow...
H2USA Plan Pushes for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles and Infrastructure
Several automakers have already decided that they want to release fuel cell vehicles as early as 2017 or so, and the Department of Energy's...
Sun-Powered Whirlwinds Spin The Solar Vortex, Results Cheaper Energy
Whirlwinds are being used to create electricity in Atlanta, at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Mark Simpson and Ari Glezer have built a device...
Sun Catalytix’s Grid-Connected Flow Batteries Promise Cheap Energy Storage
Sun Catalytix, a company which spun out of MIT in 2009 to bring a low-cost catalyst to the market, has changed its main goal...
