The US-Mexico Border to Witness Construction of Downdraft Energy Tower
Does anyone know what a downdraft energy tower is? I thought so...Well, no worries, because you're about to see one at the US-Mexican border...
Colorado Startup Develops New Electrolyte for Much Better Batteries
A Colorado-based startup company, Boulder Ionics, has invented a liquid electrolyte based on molten salts that can revolutionize the entire energy storage industry. For...
Germany’s Solar Power Plants Set New World Record
If somebody's crying after nuclear energy, it sure isn't Germany: the country scored 22 GW of solar electricity per hour a week ago, the...
Swiss Solar Airplane Lands in Madrid, Halfway Through to Morocco
Solar Impulse, world's first and only aircraft powered solely by the 12,000 solar cells mounted on its wings started a journey to Rabat in...
New Type of Highly Efficient Grätzel-Like Solar Cells Don’t Leak
A research group from Northwestern University has unveiled a new type of dye-sensitized (organic) solar cell that is a technological leap forward and that...
Graphene Solar Cells Reaching Record 8.6 Percent Efficiency
A new efficiency record for graphene solar cells has been established by University of Florida in Gainesville researchers. The new solar cell, made of...
Solar Powered Cement Production Technology Takes Off at George Washington University
Right now, cement production accounts for 5 to 6 percent of total man-made greenhouse gases. Producing lime, its key ingredient, uses an energy-intensive process...
California Leads in Green Energy Sector, Reduces Greenhouse Emissions
When the independent nonprofit group Next 10 recently released the 2012 California Green Innovation Index put together by Collaborative Economics, they knew it was...
EV Battery Maker A123 Dropping Fast, Funding Needed
There are sharp declines in the financial position of lithium-ion battery manufacturer A123 Systems, fanning in a lot of heat on this 10-year-old company...
Strathclyde Scientists Design Small Satellites to Gather and Beam Solar Power to Earth
Forget about silicon-based solar cells or other improvements in the solar energy area: researchers at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow have something better for...
