Boats Than Run On Hydrogen From Seawater Made Possible With Aluminum and Liquid Alloy
It's known from high school that aluminum can split water in hydrogen and oxygen, with aluminum hydroxide as byproduct. A team of Purdue University researchers has developed a mechanism that uses this reaction between aluminum, water and a liquid alloy to extract hydrogen directly from seawater and use it in boats and ships.
PNNL Researchers Reinvent Sodium-Nickel Chloride Batteries and Make Them 30% More Powerful
Lithium ion batteries have been so far the best option for storing energy. Lithium is nevertheless an expensive material and a precious natural resource, whose extraction involves complex chemical processes, often damaging to the environment. Sodium-nickel chloride batteries, on the other hand, promise a cheaper alternative to lithium ion due to recent innovations from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
Offshore Turbines to Provide Clean Electricity for 5 Million UK Homes
The South West Regional Development Agency from UK is analyzing the results of a study according to which the South West coast could generate 9.2 gigawatts of electricity, being enough to power five million homes.
E.Turbine Extracts Energy From Moving Cars On Highways
A new system that produces electricity and consists of wind turbines is under development. The system, called E. turbine, uses air movement to generate and preserve energy and it also permits the design of new infrastructures in highways.
Newer and More Efficient Solar Cells Simulated by Coppin State University Scientists
Researchers at Coppin State University have announced their latest breakthrough that consists in simulating the most efficient solar cell in the world. The new type of cell is four percent more efficient than those made by Boeing Company's CA-based Spectrolab, known for simulating solar cells in recent years.
Louisiana Professor Uses Piezoelectric Material and Carbon Nanotubes to Recover Lost Heat
A Louisiana Tech University professor, dr. Long Que, has designed and prototyped a composite material that converts heat into electricity by using simple physical mechanisms found in piezoelectric materials and carbon nanotubes.
Helios IV, The French Solar Powered Race Car at Paris Motor Show 2010
The Paris Motor Show 2010 presented a lot of electric and hybrid vehicles. These are revolutionary, indeed, but within a certain niche, a certain small, entirely solar-powered car was the most interesting idea of all. Helios IV, as it was named, is the brainchild of the HEI University in Lille, France, and has attended the World Solar Challenge (WSC) six times.
German Utility EON Launches New Wind Power Plant in Poland
EON inaugurated on Thursday a 52.5 MW wind farm located in Poznan, Poland. The wind plant is worth approximately 100 million euros and is part of a company's program meant to deliver more renewable energy.
Ohio's New Solar Power Plant to Create More Than 600 Green Jobs
A former coal strip mine is going to be transformed into a huge solar power plant in Ohio, creating 600 permanent jobs. The 49.9-megawatt project will be developed by New Harvest Ventures and Agile Energy, and the produced energy for the next 20 years will be bought by American Electric Power.
SiGNa Claims to Have Developed New Electric Bike That Uses Water to Run
A new and impressive technology for electric bicycles has been developed by SiGNa. The innovative product runs on water for a distance of about 100 kilometers on a single charge.
