green battery Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 04:03:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 New Solid Organic Electric Battery Powered by Treated Potatoes https://www.greenoptimistic.com/httpwwwecofriendorgentryresearchersdeveloporganicpotatobatteryforthedevelopingworld-20100621/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/httpwwwecofriendorgentryresearchersdeveloporganicpotatobatteryforthedevelopingworld-20100621/#respond Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:55:21 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=8069 Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have announced they developed a new solid organic electric battery that is powered by treated potatoes. This simple and sustainable device could solve the electricity needs in developing countries.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/httpwwwecofriendorgentryresearchersdeveloporganicpotatobatteryforthedevelopingworld-20100621/feed/ 0 8069 Small Methanol Fuel Cells Powering Soldiers’ Equipment https://www.greenoptimistic.com/small-methanol-fuel-cells-powering-soldiers-equipment-20090226/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/small-methanol-fuel-cells-powering-soldiers-equipment-20090226/#respond Thu, 26 Feb 2009 06:09:05 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=2712 Germans have introduced this week a wearable fuel cell which is based on the award-winning unipolar stack technology design. Called Jenny 600S, the fuel cell delivers 25W for up to 20h. Jenny 600S uses replaceable liquid methanol fuel cartridges and can be worn in a vest.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/small-methanol-fuel-cells-powering-soldiers-equipment-20090226/feed/ 0 2712 Green Batteries: past, present, future https://www.greenoptimistic.com/green-batteries-past-present-future-20080202/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/green-batteries-past-present-future-20080202/#respond Sat, 02 Feb 2008 14:25:05 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/index.php/2008/02/02/green-batteries-past-present-future/ In life it’s always good to have a back-up plan, an alternative course of action in case the primary one goes sour. The same could be said for developing batteries. Leading the race in high-tech battery technology are variations of lithium ion. Lithium is the lightest solid element on the planet and is suitable for […]

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