Thorium Not the Nuclear “Wonder-Fuel” Once Supposed
Thorium, once believed to be a nuclear wonder fuel, might not actually be as miraculous as first thought. In fact, nuclear energy specialists wrote...
Proposed Solar Zone in California May Lead to Future Solar Development
California’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has released its Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Proposed California Desert Conservation Plan Amendment. The documents were...
“Green” Blonde Walks Into Library. See What She’s Up To!
Advertising catches your attention, and hopefully holds on long enough to make a point. A humorous advertisement, by the Clean Energy Partnership , takes...
New Hydrogen Producing Process Mimicking Natural Enzymes’ Work
In pursuit of a cheaper alternative to the rare platinum as catalyst to producing hydrogen in a fuel cell, researchers from University of California...
Triple-Junction Compound Solar Cell Gives Record Conversion Efficiency
A triple-junction compound solar cell, with three stacked photo-absorption layers, has the highest conversion efficiency. This incredible achievement came from a research and development...
Innovative Micro Fuel Cell Could Power Future Electronics
The first hydrogen fuel cells , much like the first mobile phones, were large, bulky, and expensive. Technologies in various fields, such as metallurgy,...
Apple’s Data Center and the Clean Energy Paradox
According to the North Carolina Utility Commission, Apple intends to double the amount of fuel cells it will use at its data center in...
Groundbreaking Wireless Power Transmission Technology Invented
Murata Manufacturing has invented a wireless power transmission technology that strengthens an entire system’s transmission efficiency and achieves a power efficiency 20 to 30 points...
New Method for Increasing Heat Transfer Rate Has Far-Reaching Implications
Scientists at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering in Troy, New York have developed a new method for increasing the heat...
Organic Solar Cells With Cobalt Electrolyte Outperforming Silicon PVs
There’s no way around it. Photovoltaics, while incredibly energy efficient, are expensive. In sharp contrast, dye-based solar cells seem to be a cheaper alternative...
