EU Planning on Building An European Renewable Energy "Supergrid"
The first electricity grid dedicated to renewable power becomes a political reality this month, because nine European countries draw up plans to link their clean energy projects around the North Sea.
Horizon's Personal Hydrogen Storage Device to Be Unveiled at CES 2010
The device, called the "Horizon Hydrofill", manages to extract hydrogen from its own water tank and to store it in solid form in small refillable cartridges, by pluging it into the wall socket, connecting a solar panel or a small-sized wind turbine to it.
Qinetiq's Lithium Iron Sulfide Batteries – 50% Cheaper, 50% More Potent
Lithium Ion batteries have been the preferred storage medium in hybrid vehicles lately. Qinetiq, a UK-based defense technology company, is investing money in their new type of Li-Ion battery, that could be half cheaper than regular models being used today.
31% Efficient Stirling Engines Used to Convert 1.5MW of Arizona Solar Power
Stirling engines are known to mankind for about 200 years but they are not so widely used today, except maybe for the pacemakers and long-distance robotic spacecrafts. This will soon change as 60 stirling engines will be used in Phoenix, Arizona, to harvest solar power which will be converted into electricity.
New Siemens Technology Recharges EV Batteries in Just Six Minutes
The new charging technology works by raising charging power to as much as 300 kW, so the batteries can be recharged on the go.
Sanyo Double-Sided PV Cells Increase Efficiency With DuRock Reflective Membrane
The Sanyo' HIT (Heterojunction with Intrinsic Thin-layer) is a double-sided photovoltaic module that can be mounted very easily over carports, canopies, porches and other types of coverings.
Micro-Scaled Piezoelectric Device Harvests Electricity from Vibrations
The world we live is full of f vibrating surfaces like train stations, dance floors and highways that that could yield a rich trove of clean, eco-friendly energy. It is called piezoelectric energy, formed by the conversion of mechanical strain into electricity.
Impressive Fuel Cell Stack on Kia Borrego FCEV Uses 98% of the Hydrogen
The partnership between Kia and Hyundai resulted in some huge steps forward regarding fuel cell technology. Kia has just released some footage about their latest FCEV prototype called Borrego (Mohave for the Korean market).
Holographic Planar Concentrator Brings Solar Cell Cost to $1/Watt
The company Prism Solar Technologies has made an important step in the solar energy field by developing a new technology that can produce more renewable energy in regions like New York (or Germany) where the insolation level is comparatively low. The official said that this invention could brings the cost down to $1 a watt.
Energy-Harvesting "Piezo-tree" to Produce Renewable Energy
A team of scientists at the Cornell University have developed an energy harvesting "piezo-tree" that uses the flittering of leaves connected to a piezoelectric stem to generate electric energy.
