Egypt to Have Two Villages Powered by Solar Energy
The villages (Ein Zahrah and Oum Al-Sagheer) are located in Siwa, 500 miles west of Cairo, will get their solar fix not only for schools, streets and houses but also for mosques and other local facilities.
Newly Discovered Nanoscale Structural Displacements Lead the Way to More Efficient Thermoelectrics
A team of scientists from important US research institutes such as the Brookhaven National Laboratory, Columbia University, Argonne National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Northwestern University and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, while studying lead chalcogenides (lead paired with tellurium, selenium or sulfur), have discovered how these behave at an atomic scale and how they could offer great thermoelectric properties.
Rice Solar Energy Project Uses Molten Salts To Store Californian Sunlight For Use At...
A new and revolutionary solar power project has been recently approved by the state of California. SolarReserve is the company behind the Rice Solar Energy Project, which will store heat from thermal collectors in molten salt beneath the surface.
Tidal Turbines Could Harm the Ecosystems Hosting Them – Solutions Sought
There has recently been an interesting debate whether engineers should change the shape of tidal turbines because of the negative effects these would have on the environment, and, more specifically, the fish. Current tidal turbines' blades are made using the pattern used in wind turbines.
NRG Solar to Build a 20MW Solar Power Plant in New Mexico
NRG Solar has great plans for the future. They are planning to build a 20MW solar power plant (Roadrunner Solar Electric Facility) in New Mexico.
London Will Have a New Fleet of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Buses Starting This Saturday
The companies behind these eco-friendly buses (Ballard, Wrightbus and ISE) stated that this operation is currently the largest in Europe and the first of its kind in the UK.
US Army's Solar Powered Portable Tents and Shades Offering Petrol-Free Energy
The US Army is in discussions meant to set the details of implementing solar powered shades and tents. They could power the various communications equipment, laptops and other electronics soldiers may carry.
Coating Nanowires With Plexiglas Could Yield Better And Safer Batteries
A team of researchers from Rice University have taken lithium ion batteries to their next step of evolution. Their aim to develop three-dimensional batteries is now closer to reality by the implementation of a PMMA polymer (aka plexiglas) encasing the arrays of nickel-tin nanowires than make up the anode.
Twin Creeks Technologies Builds New Solar Power Plant in Ipoh, Malaysia
Twin Creeks Technologies Incorporated (TCTI) is an American company that wants to invest in the construction of a high power solar cell plant in Ipoh, Malaysia, at the Kanthan Industrial Area.
Deepwater Wind Energy Plans to Build Giant Wind Energy Center in Atlantic Waters
Shortly after the announcement made by the Obama administration, which supports the offshore wind-power development, Deepwater Wind Energy has great plans regarding the building of a "Wind Energy Center" that according to the company would supply electricity for several East Coast states.
