Vindicator Laser Wind Sensor Increases the Output of Wind Turbines
The Manassas, Virginia-based Catch the Wind has signed an agreement with National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) to test the company's Vindicator laser wind sensor that automatically optimizes wind turbine direction to boost its output.
Sony’s Olivine Lithium Iron Phosphate Batteries Keep 4 Times More Power
Sony has developed a new type of lithium ion batteries that combine long-life high power performances, using olivine-type lithium iron phosphate as the cathode material. The Olivine-type lithium iron phosphate used in this new battery is a perfect cathode material due to its robust crystal structure and stable performance, even at high temperatures.
eSolar SunTower CSP Plant Capable of Generating 5MW of Solar Energy
eSolar, a leading provider of modular, scalable solar thermal power technology has unveiled its 5-megawatt (MW) SunTower power plant, being the first CSP solar tower of its kind in the US.
BlackLight Power Sells 400 MW Free Energy Generator to Akridge Energy
On July 30, BlackLight Power announced a commercial license agreement with Maryland-based Akridge Energy. BLP will allow Akridge to use their energy producing process for generating electricity in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Colombia, up to a maximum continuous capacity of 400 MW.
Low Pressure Superconducting Hydrogen Compound Discovered
We have always thought of hydrogen as a fuel. Yet, there are many possibilities for this interesting element. Normally found in gaseous state, hydrogen is the most common in the universe. Recently, scientists from Carnegie Institution in Washington D.C., have found a way to compress hydrogen in such a manner that it becomes not only solid, but turns into a metallic superconducting state.
New Underwater Turbines Use Shallow Water to Make Electricity
Seattle-based Hydrovolts Inc. has developed a new system which can be used to generate electricity from small, unassuming waterways such as irrigation canals, without the use of dams.
General Fusion Claims Cheap Nuclear Fusion Reactor: Competes With ITER
General Fusion, a small startup company from Canada, claims they can build a new type of a fusion power plant in the next ten years, and build it a lot cheaper than ITER - for less than a billion dollars. They have already gathered $13.5 million from various private and public investors, who understood their technology would work and want some share of the eventual profit.
Synthetic Leaves Performing Artificial Photosynthesis
A team of scientists at MIT and Michigan along with researchers at the University of California have discovered that artificial photosynthesis could produce electric energy.
Florida Harvesting the Gulf Stream for Electricity and Hydrogen
Florida's needs of electricity have made scientists think about never energy solutions. The needs of 4-7 million homes are so big that conventional energy would be too expensive and pollutant to still be used.
Ceramatec's Disc Shaped Batteries Could Power Your Home
It is true that we have the world's largest rooftop solar array, being an important step for our future but the problem is that all that energy is no good until we possess the world's largest battery bank as well.
