Route 95 to Become ‘Nevada Electric Highway’, Welcoming EVs
In preparation for the grand opening of Tesla's gigafactory, the state of Nevada announced the plans to construct the first Electric Highway.
Nevada Electric Highway...
Nissan Home Battery Giving New Life to Old EV Energy Storage
Nissan is officially entering the field of commercial energy storage, as the company will reveal on Monday how they plan to reuse old LEAF...
Giant Floating Solar Farms: Japan’s Newest Energy Source
After the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan embraced renewable energy, especially solar energy. One thing Japan lacks in particular though is viable land to...
Origami-Folded Paper Battery is Powered by Bacteria
Revolutionary bacteria-powered, folded and cheap paper-based battery was created using origami techniques.
Scientists have been experimenting with paper-based and microbial-powered batteries for quite some time now,...
Beta.ray – Spherical Collector That Combines Photovoltaic and Thermal Power
Beta.ray, a transparent spherical solar energy collector with inbuilt tracking system, can harvest both solar energy and thermal power simultaneously, generating output regardless of...
GE’s new EcoROTR, the ‘UFO’ Dome, Boosts Wind Turbine Performance
General Electric (GE) adds a new dome-shaped object called EcoROTR, which looks like a UFO, to a standard wind turbine and improves its performance...
US Can Run Entirely on Renewables by 2050, Scientists Say
If all states make full use of the best available renewable sources, the US can run entirely on renewable energy by 2050.
A study conducted by...
Mercedes-Benz Home Battery Challenges Tesla’s Powerwall
Daimler, the company that provides batteries for the electric and hybrid vehicles of Mercedes-Benz, is taking on Tesla in developing energy storage systems for...
PoWiFi Powers Devices Wirelessly, Eliminates Batteries
PoWiFi is a system that allows simultaneous wireless transfer of power and data to electronic devices using existing WiFi infrastructure, giving a glimpse of...
New Synthetic Designer Carbon Boosts Lithium-Sulfur Battery Performance
Engineers from University of Stanford developed a synthetic form of activated carbon, which can boost Li-S energy storage performance.
Everyone is talking about developments in...
