At Mexicali, Baja California, a green energy storage facility with a capacity of 1000 MW is being built by Rubenius, a Dubai-based alternate energy and smart grid solutions provider. The project is planned to become operational in about six years or so and needs an investment of $4 billion.
South Korea's capital is the home of some newly-launched electric buses. A country that's heavily dependent on fossil fuels, Korea is now one of the most fervent investors in battery technologies and renewable energy.
Did you know that German fighter airplanes used synthetic fuel made from biomass? This is what Australian line Qantas and US-based fuel producer Solena are negotiating about these days, in an attempt to replace the fossil-based fuels that currently power their airplanes.
One of the latest disasters in Australia, that demands huge relief efforts and centers on the need for portable energy is flood. The collaboration between FTL Solar and Ascent Solar leads to a solution that consists of flexible panels offering clean solar energy and also forms a shelter.
Austrian inventor Flavio Thomas (Trawoger) points out that the energy capture circuits are positioned in the geometric center of the pyramid. The materials that the pyramid is made from are less important for its function.
The carbon dioxide that's to be captured from the atmosphere by various innovative means has proved itself of having multiple uses, from producing fertilizers to aspirin. Now, German from the Fraunhofer Institute researchers found that it also can be used as a non-toxic solvent for dyes.
The energy storage system will use advanced lithium-ion batteries and will prevent pollution by reducing carbon emissions and focusing on renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind power.
The students at California Lutheran University (CLU) have built a solar-powered water fountain that resembles a handcrafted waterwheel, on the Thousand Oaks Campus.
Get your white coat, your plastic gloves, glasses and turn off the lights... you have just made your first nuclear fusion reactor and you want it to work. At least that's what instructables.com user Christensent suggests through a DIY posted on the site, aimed at those who want to do some exotic research.
Rather than using the classic approach of a solar cell and a battery, researchers from the University of Twente, the MESA Institute for Nanotechnology have developed an interesting microchip that embeds a high-efficiency solar cell.
