World's Smallest Single Nanowire Battery Filmed by Sandia Researcher, Reveals Previously Unknown Information
This image may not seem like much, but it's actually the world's smallest battery, consisting of a single tin oxide (SnO2) nanowire and that has been developed and visualized under a transmission electron microscope (TEM) by Sandia National Laboratories' Jianyu Huang.
China's First Solar Air Conditioner that Can Send Power to the Grid
The first solar-powered air conditioner that can also send energy to the grid has rolled off the production line of China's largest residential air-conditioner manufacturer Gree Electric Appliances.
Lithium Ion Batteries May Reduce Electric Car Prices Considerably
The lithium-ion batteries for electric cars are now being tested by several giant automakers such as Toyota, Daimler or Bayerische Motoren Werke. The batteries, assembled by Silicon Valley startup Tesla Motors, cost less than the larger traditional ones developed exclusively for cars.
Singlet Fission Having The Possibility to Increase Solar Cell Efficiency by 35 Percent
A molecular system that could be used to enhance the efficiency of solar cells by 35 percent has been recently discovered by NREL and University of Colorado, Boulder (UCB) researchers.
Both Light And Heat Harvested by New Device from Fujitsu
Solar panels harvest light and thermoelectric devices harvest the heat - but recently, Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd have developed a blend of both: a power-generating device that can convert both light and temperature difference into an electric current.
New Crumpled Graphene Electrodes Making Ultracapacitors Compete With Batteries
Crumpled sheets of graphene (one-atom-thick carbon) could one day offer a solution for storing energy in your electric car. A Dayton, Ohio-based company, Nanotek Instruments, has recently revealed their vision about making ultracapacitors, for the moment only used in hybrid buses, suited for electric cars and how to replace the classic batteries.
Is GM Volt's Battery Cooling Approach Better Than Nissan Leaf's? Here's How They Both...
Nissan and GM both have big plans for the highly-expected pure electric and plug-in hybrid waiting to be released this month in the United States. Battery capacity is one of the fears the users of such cars have, and the fact that the manufacturers will use lithium ion batteries can be an issue.
The City of Vatican Declared The Greenest State In The World
Osservatore Romano stated that "The Vatican has reached a small record in solar energy power production per capita: 200 watts at peak times... per inhabitant, compared to 80 in Germany, the world leader in this field."
BioSolar Develops New PV Components From Renewable Plant Sources
Biosolar focuses on exploring how to implement a cost reduction of solar cells by replacing petroleum-based plastic PV panel components with durable bio-based materials, that still meet the requirements of current PV panel manufacturing processes.
Konarka's Thin Plastic Organic Solar Cell Breaks New Efficiency Record For Its Class
Konarka, one of the early adopters of thin plastic solar cells has recently unveiled news about their latest prototype achieving a light conversion efficiency of 8.3 percent.
