Painting A Green Future with Decorated Wind Turbines

Australian-based wind farm, Hepburn Wind, has a unique way of drumming up support for renewable energy.  Probably finding inspiration from the lyrics of Windmills...

Solar in Your Grocery Cart? PV Panels Sold in IKEA

IKEA, the DIY-furniture giant, is offering you a way to make your own solar array by selling solar systems through its stores. The English...

A Tesla to Power Your Home?

It's no secret that Elon Musk serves as chair Solar City, the biggest play in residential solar in the US.  That puts the Tesla...
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Building a Better Battery – Elon Musk

Over the years, rechargeable battery technology has grown only by short spurts, intervening time typified by stagnation, but that has not stopped innovators, such...

Efficient Li-ion Battery Resists Heat, Works Under Boiling Water

Among all limitations of traditional lithium-ion energy storage, flammability is probably the most dangerous. A team of scientists now claim to have developed a...

Principle Behind Stained Glass Colors Solar Future Bright

Researchers from the FOM Institute AMOLF in the Netherlands and Caltech recently made a breakthrough in solar power, by drawing inspiration from stained glass. For...

Toyota FCV Revs Up for Japanese Rally

The Japanese automaker announced that it will enter a custom Fuel Cell Vehicle in the final leg of the Japanese Rally Championship today, November...

Solar Stocks in the US Up on Bright Prospects

According to Deutsche Bank the falling cost of solar panels plus cheaper cost of finance is set to dramatically alter the US market. These...

Homemade Pumpkin Battery, or How to Generate Pumpkin Power

Happy Halloween, everybody! It is that time of the year again, when we have stocked up on incredible amounts of pumpkin and facial paint....

Tunisian Solar Power Plant to Help Europe Forget About Fossils

Renewable energy in Europe might be receiving a new huge boost from the Tunisian Sahara desert. A major local company is currently looking into constructing a large...