Scotland has recently installed the first grid-connected, commercial-scale tidal turbine, thus making great progresses in the marine energy industry.
Called 1MW AR1000, the tidal turbine has been installed by the international marine energy developer Atlantis Resources Corporation.
Currently, the AR1000 is...
Ford has recently announced a collaboration with San Jose-based solar panel vendor SunPower in order to offer a 2.5-kilowatt rooftop solar system to people who buy the upcoming Ford Focus Electric.
The package deal that includes the 2012 Ford Focus...
A team of UCLA engineers led by Yang Yang, a professor of materials science at UCLA Engineering, have invented a new photovoltaic polarizer that, applied to the LCD screens of phones and other gadgets could allow them to charge...
The process of switching from petroleum is not all milk and honey, a recent scientific report says. The researchers, Andres F. Clarens and Lisa M. Colosi from the New University of Virginia analyzed algae biofuels and compared them to...
Wind power is one of the best energy sources, covering almost 2.5 percent of the worldwide electricity usage and a total energy production of 430 TWh. Designers all over the world are trying every day to find out the best...
Everyone knows photovoltaic cells are used to convert sunlight into electricity. Nico Hotz, a Duke University engineer has come up with a novel hybrid system that, according to him, could generate hydrogen by using sunlight.
Instead of a standard solar-powered...
In recent years, those voices saying that using corn crops to produce biofuels is a bad idea are increasingly common. Taking into account the concentration of carbon emitted into the atmosphere and the high prices of grain, many people...
Now, filming for a new series of their Top Gear show, petrolhead Jeremy Clarkson and his crew apparently rode a Nissan Leaf for 30 miles until the battery ran out, only to show how they don't believe electric cars are not the future, and have some spectators push the car to the nearest wall socket, at the University of Lincoln.
Maybe inspired by The Adventures of Bear Grylls, some people in Texas started to recycle urine in order to fight drought. Big Spring, a town in Texas, has been going through the worst drinking water crisis lately, so, authorities decided...
Here is a simple but efficient homemade water distiller that should be able to help us meet our daily water needs.
As one of the most important elements of life, water can cause serious inconveniences when missing. Speaking of potable...
