The Immortus: A Sports Car Powered by Solar Energy

EVX Ventures, an Australian-based company, has created a sports car that runs entirely on solar energy. Called the Immortus, the car contains 7 sq m,...

5 Things Green Energy Can Learn from Shale Fracking

Renewable energy is becoming more mainstream by the day, but the industry still faces great challenges when it comes to actually integrating newer, cleaner...

Blue Marble – Solar-Powered Irrigation System Without Batteries

Blue Marble is a smart irrigation system, which waters your garden for 48 hours using only solar power even at night, yet it is...
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Perovskite Solar Cells Give ROI in as Little as 3 Months

Perovskite solar cells are considered to have great potential in producing energy, but researchers at Northwestern University and the US Department of Energy claim...

Solar Power Plants Replace Abandoned Japanese Golf Courses

Japan has come up with an innovative way to use several abandoned golf courses. The courses were initially built during the '80s when golf was...

The Solar Cells that Make Hydrogen Gas

Exciting new research demonstrates that solar energy could be used create hydrogen fuel. At the Eindhoven University of Technology, researchers have unveiled a new solar cell...

First Aqueous Solar Flow Battery Does Better Than Li-iodine

The world's first aqueous solar flow battery has reached a major milestone- it outperforms lithium-iodine batteries. Solar cells that can also store energy were revealed...

DIY: How to Make a Flower Pot that Harvests Solar Energy

Some people find solar panels to be less than pleasing to the eye. Some people just like to tinker. If you belong to one...

German Renewable Energy Provides 78% Power for Afternoon

Germany broke their own record for renewable energy at the end of July, providing for 78% of their energy needs on the 25th and...

Georgia Tech Supercapacitors Could Outperform Batteries Thanks to New Compound

The future of electric cars will likely involve a shift from the batteries currently used to capacitors instead. Even in 2011, Elon Musk, the CEO...