This news is simple at its core: the Eropean Union wants to impose pollution charges on airlines and China's government opposes, as of today. What's more complex is that this could degenerate into a row between EU, China and...
Flexible batteries could be the future devices that power our gadgets, emit distress signals in the case of an emergency or even resuscitate a dying patient. Woven into fabrics, they can reach extreme applications, but also have to withstand...
Yet another discovery to harness the "miracle" by which photosynthesis makes use of sunlight is about to teach scientists how to produce cheap energy even more efficiently.
The discovery, made by Barry D. Bruce and his team of researchers at...
In an age when they started building world's first mass-produced electric car, the LEAF, Nissan now wants to go even greener by modifying the cargo ships they transport their cars with. The new cargo is called "Nichioh Maru" and...
Ever thought it's such a waste throwing away that fresh bundle of cut grass or dead leaves from your backyard? Well, even if you didn't, a use for them has now been found: Andreas Mershin, an MIT researcher, put...
Illinois is at the top of the 2011 wind farm installation list with 404 wind turbines installed, just after California for the total amount of power capacity. The trend benefitst he manufacturing activity: 28 manufacturing facilities out of the...
ArrayPower's claim that is has produced a "sequenced inverter" design should be met with utter joy and a round of applause, since it's exactly the kind of improvement the solar industry expected. Why? Because it reduces the cost of...
The world’s most efficient solar panel is here to stay thanks to the collaboration between North Carolina’s Semprius Inc. and the German company Siemens. The device is claimed to use 33.9% of the sunlight it comes into contact with...
One day, 30 students from a German university decided to make a solar-powered car. They all put their mechatronics, computer science, mechanical and electrical engineering knowledge at work and came up with a prototype. Then they searched for a...
One alternative source of energy grows in trees...or almost! I'm talking about plants involved in the production of biofuels, like sugarcane, corn or palm oil. At the time it was discovered, this conversion seemed like a pretty good idea,...
