Cheap batteries based on biological polymer
A breakthrough for inexpensive electricity from solar cells, and a massive investment in wind power, will mean a need to store energy in an...
Liquid-like materials for new thermoelectric devices
In the continual quest for better thermoelectric materials—which convert heat into electricity and vice versa—researchers have identified a liquid-like compound whose properties give it...
Higher potential for wind energy in India than previously estimated
A new assessment of wind energy in India by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has found that the potential for on-shore wind energy deployment is...
Solar cell using carbon nanotubes turns windows into generators
Imagine a world where the windows of high-rise office buildings are powerful energy producers, offering its inhabitants much more than some fresh air, light...
English Church goes on renewable energy and most on solar power
The Treehugger published an article about a 900 year old house of worship which goes green and became first zero carbon church in Britain.
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A team of engineers has harnessed a sophisticated weather model to optimize offshore wind...
Using a sophisticated weather model, environmental engineers at Stanford have defined optimal placement of a grid of four wind farms off the U.S. East...
Solar cells made by Kyosemi Spheral can harness solar energy all day long
As in a Threehugger’s article the Kyosemi Spheral modules can harness solar energy all day long with its solar cells 360 degrees.
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Researchers begin graphene production
A group of researchers at Linköping University are now marketing their method of producing graphene. There is great interest in the Nobel Prize-winning material,...
Gatwick Airport has 50kW solar panels installed for first time in UK
The 50kW solar panels are installed in the boundary space of the Gatwick Airport by Orta Solar last month is said to be the...
More efficient and cost effective hydrogen fuel cells
Hydrogen fuel cells, like those found in some “green” vehicles, have a lot of promise as an alternative fuel source, but making them practical...