Back to Basics – Dykstra Ecoliner, The Wind-Powered Container Ship
Just a couple hundred years ago, cargo was moved across oceans, along coastlines, and up and down rivers using one simple tool, a sail...
Can Russian Wind Turbines Power Europe?
Massive Arctic region in the northwest part of Russia might be built up with wind farms thanks to the RUSTEC project. The energy will...
Giant Reed as Biofuel Source: Miracle or Disaster?
The renewable fuels industry sees the giant reed (Arundo donax) as a miracle biofuel plant due to its fast-growing and drought-resistant features that it...
Concentrated Solar Photovoltaics Reduce Long-term Solar Energy Costs
RayGen Reseources, a company that provides solar power services, based in Melbourne, was granted a funding of $1.6 million to produce a 2kW concentrated...
Marshlands Produce Green Electricity Through New Plant-Microbial Fuel Cells
Fuel cells underneath the soils made up of interacting live plant roots and bacteria can generate green energy without negatively affecting other commodities and...
HydroICE Solar-Powered Engine May Compete with Photovoltaic Panels
Imagine an internal combustion engine that runs on solar-heated oil and water instead of gasoline. Sound crazy? Two Missouri-based inventors Ben Cooper and Matt...
Donald Trump’s False Claims About Wind Turbines Rejected in Scotland
Members of Scottish Parliament (MSP) have rejected Donald Trump’s incorrect, outrageous, and unsubstantiated claims that wind turbines will do incredible damage to the Scottish...
Biofactories Clean the Environment and Manufacture Platinum
Platinum is one of the rarest metals on earth. Only a few hundred tons of it are produced annually, which makes items such as...
Nanoscale Rainbow Manipulation to Improve Solar Cells and LEDs
Solar cells and LED displays may get new life, thanks to researchers at King’s College London. The Biophysics and Nanotechnology Group can now separate...
Is the Downfall of SolFocus a Harbinger of Doom for CPV Modules?
San Jose-based SolFocus may serve as a harbinger of things to come for the solar panel industry. Admitting financial difficulty, SolFocus has announced that...
