Deep Green – New Tidal Technology Uses Underwater Kites to Generate Energy
The Swedish tidal energy device developer Minesto has revealed its latest technology using underwater kites to produce clean electricity. Unlike other similar systems, the new technology, called Deep Green, is capable of operating in slower currents.
SiGNa mobile H2: Water-Fueled Battery Recharges Your Gadgets Cheaply and Cleanly
SiGNa Chemistry Inc has created a kind of a battery that can be recharged with water. At first sight, there's something fishy with their mobile-H2 in the sense that it only needs water to operate and that's all. Ok, let's see some in-depth details of it.
Europe Has Too Much Wind/Solar Energy, Supergrid Needed
The development of alternative energy has to go hand in hand with a reinforcement of the electrical grid, otherwise the latter will eventually become so busy and will cap the production to its capacity. Such is the case with Germany's grid, which is an example of an imbalanced structure of solar and wind energy harvesters on one hand and the outdated grid, on the other.
NEWEN: Totally Portable Wind/Solar Harvesting Unit Design
Argentinean designer Francisco Tablado has recently designed an autonomous power unit dubbed NEWEN that taps into green electricity for all of your power needs while camping. It is also capable of providing energy to temporary shelters and housing units.
New "Frozen Smoke" Material Could Become The Best Energy Storage Ever
Belonging to the family of the world's lightest solids, a new material invented by two researchers from the University of Central Florida, Assoc. Prof. Lei Zhai and postdoctoral associate Jianhua Zou could constitute the world's best energy storage material for supercapacitors and lithium batteries.
AQUASUN – Floating Solar Panels Designed for Inland Bodies of Water
Israel-based Solaris Synergy and French EDF Group are planning to develop a new system of floating solar panels, called AQUASUN, that has the possibility of being installed on the surface of existing bodies of water.
Solyndra Equips Greenhouses With Innovative Solar Powered Shades
It's no secret anymore that Solyndra makes cylinders covered with flexible, thin solar cells. But I guess few know that Solyndra's tube solar panels can also be used in agriculture as shades in greenhouses.
Unique Offshore Wind Turbines To Be Deployed by Vestas and WindPlus
Vestas, one of the global leaders in wind technology, has recently announced that it will collaborate with WindPlus (a joint venture led by EDP Group) to deploy a unique offshore wind turbine, which is so special because uses a first-of-its-kind floating platform technology.
Solar Powered Oil Rig in Fremont: Serving The Nation's Dirty Fuel With Renewable Resources
I laughed my a** off this one: a Fremond-based company, GlassPoint Solar, is actually helping the oil industry prosper by selling them solar panels for oil extraction purposes! Now this is the hottest news I've ever read since the dawn of the Green Optimistic.
Japanese Water-Filled Solar Power System Produces Electricity and Heat More Efficiently
The term of "co-generation" is often heard in the crowds of biofuel scientists and generally burnable fuels, because it provides both heat and electricity, through an intermediate mechanism. Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp (NTT) redefines this term, linking it to solar power in all of its meaning.
