Delft University Students Reveal Hydrogen-Powered Forze IV Racing Car
Last week, students of the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands have finally revealed their hydrogen-powered racing car. It is considered world’s first student-built hydrogen-powered racing car that will participate in Formula Student. This competition will bring together students from over 500 universities to show their engineering skills.
Coal Mining Produces More Deaths Per TWh Than Nuclear, Study Says
Everybody's been talking lately about the threat that nuclear power poses to humans, that's a known fact. Another fact which few think of is the number of deaths coal mining produces, both direct and indirect, through the various diseases triggered by the fine carbon dust.
Italian Solar Power Capacity Expected To Reach 30 GW By 2020
Italy's solar market is expected to see an unprecedented boom. According to Fulvio Conti, CEO of Enel, the country will generate 30GW of solar power by 2020, in an attempt to reach its goal of fighting against climate change.
Light Harvesting Nanoantennas Made With Plant DNA and Artificial Molecules
A University of Toronto research team has reported the first time construction of what they call "artificial molecules." These molecules have been inspired by photosynthesis and use nanotechnology to harvest sunlight.
Nuclear Power Surpassed By Renewables In 2011
While some political forces in the U.S. still press for funding more nuclear power more, renewable energy production has exceeded nuclear during the first three months of 2011.
Gemasolar Finishes Building Molten Salt – Backed Solar Power Plant in Spain
The construction of world's first solar power plant capable of producing clean energy all day and night has finally been finished. According to Gemasolar, the company behind the project, the solar power plant is able to generate electricity during the day and also the night because it has 15 hours of energy storage to back it up.
ULVAC Launches Solar and Wind Powered Charging Station For Electric Bicycles
ULVAC Inc recently announced that it has created and launched a very innovative battery-charging system for power-assisted bicycles by putting together a solar generator, a small wind power generator and a battery charger.
Solar Powered Microgrids To Be Used By U.S. Army In Afghanistan
Currently, the U.S. Army's electricity generators are largely dependent on oil. This is the reason why Uncle Sam plans to install solar powered microgrids in Afghanistan in order to reduce its energy-related vulnerabilities in the field.
France To Build More Nuclear Power Plants, Also Invests in Renewables
In a total defiance to what happened in Fukushima, and the negative reaction of Germany, Italy and Sweden to nuclear power, French president Nicolas Sarkozy reaffirms the country's reliance on nuclear power by announcing the investment of a billion euros in this field.
Record: AltaDevices Brags 28.2 Percent Efficient Gallium Arsenide Solar Cell
A new solar cell efficiency record has been achieved by a startup CA-based company called Alta Devices. Previously unknown, the Santa Clara firm brags an efficiency of 28.2 percent for their gallium-arsenide solar cell, a number 2 percent higher than last year's previous record, and could eventually bring down the costs of solar power to make it compete with coal and gas.
