Water-Based Lithium-Ion Batteries Performance Greatly Improved
A team at Fudan University, Shanghai, China, discovered how to improve the performance of water-based lithium-ion batteries by removing oxygen from the power cells. These batteries also have great potential for large-scale applications such as storing the energy from solar panels and wind turbines.
AK1000: World's Most Powerful Tidal Power Turbine Unveiled in Scotland
Atlantis Resources Corporation has unveiled the most powerful and largest tidal turbine ever built, at Invergordon in Scotland. Dubbed AK1000, the new turbine will be installed at the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney, Scotland, later this summer.
EnSol's New Transparent Coating Turns Your Windows Into Solar Cells
Norwegian company EnSol AS in collaboration with researchers at the University of Leicester are working to develop a new type of solar cell material that can be coated as a thin film onto window glass, so that windows in buildings can generate electricity on a large scale.
Wind Lens: A Futuristic Approach For Wind Power Coming from Japan
An innovation in the field of wind power comes from Yokohama's Renewable Energy International Exhibition 2010, through the form of a so-called "Wind Lens". Developed by professor Yuji Ohya, the 112-meter in diameter turbine acts just like a magnifying glass, focusing the wind's power to the center of the hoop.
Mitsubishi Electric's New PV Cell Module has an Output of 200W
Mitsubishi has developed a new photovoltaic (PV) cell module that has an output of 200W and unlike conventional ones it uses monocrystalline silicon (Si) PV cells. For the moment, the PV cell module is targeted at residents of Japan, but the company plans to start offshore shipments from Oct 20, 2010.
Solar Roadways Reinventing How We Build Our Paths That Charge Our Cars
The world struggles to make a place for solar panels on the planet, and it looks like there's not enough space for that. A...
Fujin Electric Bike Powered by On-Board Solar Panel
A Japanese company called Hama Zero has recently developed a new electric bike, powered by the electricity produced using an on-board solar panel.
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Hawaiian Islands to have Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Power Plants
According to a team of researchers at the University of Hawaii, the leeward side of Hawaiian Islands could be a perfect place for the...
Energain: Specially Designed Plastic, Inserted Into Batteries, Improving Everything
DuPont, a science-based products and services company has created a new polymer-based separator for lithium-ion batteries that will improve their life and power and make them perfectly suited for electric and hybrid vehicles.
PETE: The New Solar Cell Manufacturing Process Gives Increased Efficiency
"This is really a conceptual breakthrough, a new energy conversion process, not just a new material or a slightly different tweak.It is actually something fundamentally different about how you can harvest energy," said Nick Melosh, an assistant professor of materials science and engineering, who led the research group.
