New Solar Cell Behaves Like Actual Plant
There’s an efficient new solar cell that can basically perform the job of any plant: convert carbon dioxide into fuel. Instead of a photovoltaic...
Chernobyl to Get a Second Life as a Solar Power Plant
Chernobyl gets a second chance as Ukrainian government considers turning the site into a massive solar power plant.
Ever since the nuclear disaster back in...
New Graphene Supercapacitor Makes Lithium-Ion Batteries Charge Fast and Last Forever
A new supercapacitor, developed by an Australian scientist, promises eco-friendly, cheap, fast-charging and ever-lasting lithium ion batteries.
When it comes to energy storage, especially our...
Grass – The New Source of Cheap Hydrogen Fuel
Scientists from Cardiff University claim to have found a rapid and affordable way to generate hydrogen using common grass.
Hydrogen fuel is undoubtedly one of...
Harvard Clean Power Plan Could Save the US $38bln a Year
Harvard released a report predicting that The Clean Power Plan would save the United States $38 billion a year. How? Lower healthcare costs that,...
Mechanism Will Make Solar Cells Absorb More Visible Light
Solar energy comprises different wavelengths of light. While 43 percent of solar energy is visible light, 5 percent is UV light. It’s important for...
A Better Lithium Ion Battery May Have Been Created, in Austria
Electric vehicles might become the modern form of future transportation. Perhaps, this would explain the three men whose recent design is expected to compete...
Bacteria Can Drive Tiny Wind Farms to Generate Electricity
Scientists from Oxford University have found that bacteria can group into tiny wind farms and generate renewable energy.
Renewable energy is continuously on the rise....
Latest Student Invention: Pedal-Powered Cinema
University students in the UK have developed a pedal-powered energy generator. The produced electricity powers a projector for the duration of a whole movie.
Over...
Solar Roadways to Pave Route 66 in Missouri With Solar Panels
In a section of Route 66 located in Missouri, MoDOT, the Federal Highway Administration, and Solar Roadways plans to install solar panels to serve...
