Improved Solar Cells Provide Astonishing Energy Conversion Efficiency
At the European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition that took place in Frankfurt between 24th and 28th of September, Professor Christophe Ballif and...
Joint Lithium-Ion and Capacitor Technology Supplies More Mobile Energy
Innovative research by pushing boundaries is inevitably the aim of all doctoral candidates. Steven Arnold Klankowski is a perfect example for this. Under the...
Nickel Found to Control the Performance of Lithium-Ion Batteries
Lithium-ion batteries are well-known for their long lasting lives. However, researchers believe there is still room for discussion.
A group of scientists at the Department...
Sharp’s Transparent Solar Cells Could Be Your Home’s Future Windows
Sharp, a leader in photovoltaic technology, has managed to perfect a process that renders the solar cells and circuits virtually invisible. Embedded in glass,...
Google’s Oklahoma Data Center Totally Powered by Wind
After years of investment in clean power energy projects across the United States, Google has finally announced the purchase of their own first ever...
Toyota’s new all-solid-state battery: the power of ‘green vehicles’
Environmentally friendly driving, fuel efficiency, electric vehicles- all topics that have been a subject of major debate in recent years, and yet only a...
Fukushima disaster still determines the world’s nuclear energy growth
A year and a half after the major nuclear accident on 11th of March 2011 in Fukushima, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) released...
Tesla Motors Unveils Network of Solar Powered Superchargers
Elon Musk, chief officer of Tesla Motors and chairman of SolarCity, announced Monday that six LIII “SuperChargers” would be made available in California, free...
Practical Thermoelectric Power Possible with Newly Invented Material
Energy efficiency, that is, the amount of usable energy in a given fuel, is based off a number of factors. Hydrocarbon fuels, for example,...
New Hydrogen Fuel Cell for Mobile Devices Unveiled by Rohm and Aquafairy
Portable electricity generation has always been the realm of non-rechargeable chemical batteries, and more recently, various formulations of rechargeable batteries, such as Nickel-Cadmium ...
