Solar power is becoming so ubiquitous that utility companies may need new tools to ensure they can provide steady and inexpensive power – even on overcast and cloudy days.
In early December, the US Department of Energy announced $8 million...
At first, mainstream consumers in the 1990s were reluctant to consider hybrid automobiles as a viable option. There was some concern over the longevity of the technology and the cost effectiveness. Now consumers are beginning to understand the importance...
Photonic crystals are periodic optical nanostructures that are designed to affect the motion of photons, similar to the way the periodicity of a semiconductor crystal affects the motion of electrons. Photonic crystals are very useful for increasing the efficiency...
Sorting out recycled batteries is now possible by means of Artificial Intelligence (AI), thanks to research conducted at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden and Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden.
Claes Strannegård, whose brilliant idea led to this striking innovation, is...
Research at University of East Anglia (UEA) has found that countries with diverse ethnicity or religion do not try to improve their environmental performance. In addition, the lead author of the study, Dr Elissaios Papyrakis, a senior lecturer in...
Climate change and cutting down the levels of greenhouse gas emissions have been approached in various ways through geo-engineering. One of the most commonly known technologies is the dispersion of iron salts in the oceans in order to stimulate growth...
One might assume that a smooth surface is the most aerodynamic, which is why keeping cargo off the roof rack gives you better gas mileage. However, with an entire vehicle, when considered as a system, aerodynamics becomes a little...
![Tesla Battery State of Charge [SoC]](https://i0.wp.com/www.greenoptimistic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/tesla-battery-app.jpg?resize=320%2C273&ssl=1 "Software Update for Tesla Model S Fixes Parasitic Drain and Increases Range")
Pretty much every electronic device in our home, from microwaves and televisions to laptops and game consoles, don't actually “shut down” when we hit the power button. They go into a “standby” mode, which enables faster restart time, but...
Current lithium-ion batteries, while more energy-dense than their nickel-cadmium and nickel-metal hydride predecessors, are still limited to 200 watt-hours per kilogram . While Li-ion technology is fine for laptops and mobile devices, the inherent density limitation...
When reducing carbon dioxide emissions is one of the hottest topic at most environmental conferences, researchers at the Norwegian state-owned enterprise Gassnova and the Research Council of Norway created the Norwegian Research Programme for Accelerating the Commercialisation of Carbon...
