Satellite Powered by Triple Junction Solar Cells to be Launched in 2015
Emcore, a company that has successfully supplied primary power to more than 100 satellites since 2001, announced the signing of their latest contract on...
The Fate of Thin-Film Solar Panels
Last week, the Chinese energy company Hanergy announced their purchase of Miasole, a thin-film solar company, based in the Silicon Valley. Although experts in...
NEC Effects +30% Energy-Density Lithium-ion Battery
Rechargeable batteries are the mainstay of portable devices, such as mobile phones and laptops, to electric vehicles. A major challenge for the development of...
The Cost of Transition from Nuclear Power to Renewables in Germany
Switching from nuclear power to renewables has been a topic of discussion for quite some time now in German media. The main concern is...
Influence of Solvent Mixtures on The Structure of Organic Solar Cells
Physicists from North Carolina State University claim that by controlling the way “mixing” occurs between the solar cell domains, we can boost their efficiency.
According...
Environmental Regulations Will Force More US Coal Plants to Retire
The US Power Grid is supported by a number of power-generation technologies, coal, oil, wind, hydro, nuclear, to name a few. According to the...
Hydrogen Vehicles: The Dream Lives On
Hydrogen as a power source has been under on-and-off development and use in various sectors since the 1900s, but has its own special...
Sugar Might Power Batteries, According to Japanese Researchers
Robust, cheap and with high energy-storage capacity- this is the description of the desired Li-ion rechargeable batteries. In some countries, however, in order to...
Windstrument Designs Wind Turbine That’s Smaller and Safer
Most people when talking about wind power, may have in mind giant three-bladed wind turbines, standing out in the open on poles 200 feet...
Water Powered Alarm Clock Keeps Track of Time Using Only Tap Water
Do you usually take ages to pick the best birthday or graduation present for a friend? And does it become harder when this person...
