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Technology inspired by plant photosynthesis, allows solar cells to store energy for weeks, eliminating the need of batteries. Everyone is getting a bit tired of hearing that lack of development in energy storage stands in the way of otherwise blossoming...
The electric Smartscooter from Gogoro, which became famous with its swappable battery system, goes on sale in Taiwan later this month. For those of you, who missed the news the first time around, the Smartscooter by Gogoro is a sleek,...
The Dutch Windwheel is a giant circular wind energy converter that houses apartments, hotels, restaurant and a giant coaster ride - a concept of self-sustained iconic structure, which, for majority portion of its energy requirements, depends on wind energy...
Batteriser is a thin metal sleeve-like gadget, which wraps around any standard battery, making its life up to eight times longer. It turns out that every disposable battery is recognized by electronic devices as "usable" only when it generates more...
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 will run along the world famous US Route 95, which connects Reno and Las Vegas,...
Rajendra Singh is a remarkable individual who is doing more as individual to combat climate change than most of us put together. Using a modern twist on an ancient technology Singh has provided clean water to over 1, 000 villages....
Nissan is officially entering the field of commercial energy storage, as the company will reveal on Monday how they plan to reuse old LEAF batteries. It is only just over a month after Tesla revealed details about the revolutionary home battery-...
After the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan embraced renewable energy, especially solar energy. One thing Japan lacks in particular though is viable land to place solar farms big enough to generate enough electricity to meet Japan's needs. Always the innovators,...
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, demonstrating the potential of such technologies for future use in portable gadgets or to serve...
Ecocapsule, a tiny, off-grid, fully portable, solar and wind powered house, looks like some dinosaur's giant egg - only differences - due to some limiting factors, even dinosaurs didn't lay such big eggs and instead of some baby bird,...