BPP Backpack Hydroelectric Generator Provides Up to 500W of Mobile Power
The Bourne Energy company, located in California, has developed a human-portable hydroelectric generator that produces up to 500W of renewable energy and weighs about 30 pounds. The Backpack Power Plant (BPP) can generate clean energy from any stream deeper than 4 feet.
Heliofloat System Brings Off-shore Solar Closer to Reality
Scientists developed a wave-resisting platform that can hold multiple solar panels and float safely on the rough ocean surface.
The concept of floating solar has been...
World’s First Rechargeable Proton Battery Invented at RMIT in Australia
Why Develop a Proton Battery?
Enormous Potential
With more improvements and modifications, the rechargeable proton battery developed at RMIT University has the potential to store...
Organic Battery Design Mimicking Eel – 28% More Efficient
Yale University researchers created a blueprint for artificial eel-like power cells. Their design is even more efficient and powerful than the natural one they're mimicking, and could one day be used in powering small medical implants.
PNNL’s New EV Battery: 7x Longer Lifespan, 2 to 3 Times Longer Range
The transport sector remains a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions and electric vehicles can eliminate this generation of pollutants. Still, there are factors...
Cellulose Nanopaper – Strong, Light and Green Alternative to Metals
New paper-like material made of cellulose is much stronger than metal, and could one day replace it.
Alternative eco-friendly materials that can replace metals are...
Car Built by Romanian Inventor Gets 784 MPG Fuel Efficiency
Remember Justin Capra, the Romanian inventor of the jetpack? Well's he's done it again. Now, his ingenuity inspired him to build a small car that has a fuel efficiency of 784 miles per gallon! How about that?
Tesla's Wireless Power Transmission Reinvented by Witricity
Eric Giler, chief executive of US firm Witricitywireless, talks about a new system that can deliver power to devices without the need for wires. The new system exploits simple physics principles and can be used to charge a range of electronic devices over several meters.
Interesting and Easy to Build Solar "Sandwich" Makes Efficient Use of Space
I have just received a comment on one of my articles this afternoon from a certain mr. Ryszard Dzikowski, who presents his innovation I call "solar sandwich", consisting of two Gratzel organic cells, faced one another, and covered by reflective layers on the sides, except for one, which is used to feed the aggregate with light.
ESL Light Bulbs: Greener Than CFL, Cheaper Than LEDs
Residential Lighting has invented a new type of light bulb, that claims green gains, even more green than the CFLs. The new technology is called ESL (electro-stimulated luminescence). The technology was patented in June by a startup company called Vu1.
