Airborne Laser Scan Shows New York Rooftops Could Generate 5,847 MW of Solar Power
Special planes equipped with a special laser system called Lidar flew over New York last year and scanned all the potential rooftops out of more than one million on which solar panels could be installed to properly produce power, NYTimes reports.
Polish Researchers Discover New Cheap Catalyst for Formic Acid Fuel Cells
Fuel cells usually need hydrogen to function, or at least a compound containing hydrogen. The rule is the same for the new direct formic acid fuel cells, developed at the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences, which can use formic acid to power virtually anything from phones to cars.
PolyZion Project Develops Zinc-Plastic Batteries For EVs
Everyone knows that today's lead acid, lithium-ion and nickel metal hydride batteries are much more efficient than they had been ten years ago. The bad part of these batteries is that they are expensive, heavy and there's the risk of a short circuit and catching fire. Now, a team of scientists at the University of Leichester found a way to solve these issues.
Over One Million Bangladesh Homes Powered By Solar Energy
According to a recent report made by tue World Bank, over one million homes from Bangladesh are powered by solar energy, being the fastest expansion of solar use in the world.
SolarCity Receives $280 Million Investment From Google For Solar Panel Leasing Program
SolarCity, the company founded by Elon Musk (who also created Tesla Motors, Paypal) has just received $280 million from Google. The investment is one of the largest in solar power worldwide, and aims to help 7,000 to 9,000 homeowners in the 10 states where SolarCity operates install solar panels onto their rooftops.
Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) System to Debut in Denmark, Pays Users $10,000 For Service
EVs are not so common these days, but if they make enough financial sense, we'll see them flooding cities soon enough. As Denmark is currently the country which profits the most from wind power, Nuvve, the U.S.-based company that created the vehicle-to-grid (V2G) system, has announced that it will start using Denmark's electric vehicles as buffers for stabilizing the grid frequency, Cleantechnica reports.
Piezo-Photovoltaic Device Creates Electricity From Wind/Rain/Sun
A new device that harvests energy from raindrops, winds or sunlight has been invented at the Institute for Materials Research and Innovation at the University of Bolton, UK. Elias Siores led a team who created a special polymer with piezoelectric and photosensitive properties.
Thermoelectric Phone Charger Provides Electricity From Camp Fire
Hatsuden-Nabe is the name of a device that can charge up your cellphone by using wasted heat. It's available in Japan since yesterday and it surely attracts a lot of hikers and adventurers, who think this could save their lonesome journeys.
GE Expands Worldwide Presence With Hybrid Solar/Wind/Gas Power Plant in Turkey
As we've mentioned in a previous article, General Electric is thinking of expanding its presence worldwide. Their plans now include a 530 megawatt hybrid power plant in Turkey.
Italy To Invest In Egypt's Wind Power Projects
Italgen Group recently announced it is planning to allocate around €140 million to wind energy projects in Gabal El Zeit, Egypt. These projects should be capable of producing about 120 megawatts of clean energy a year.
