Solar cells to produce methanol from CO2
In the BIOCOMET project, researchers from Wageningen UR Food & Biobased Research and Plant Research International, part of Wageningen UR, together with...
Researchers develop cheap golden window electrodes for organic solar cells
Researchers at the University of Warwick have developed a gold plated window as the transparent electrode for organic solar cells.
Contrary to what one might...
Pilot Steam Solar Power Plant Generation Opens in Spain
When most of us think of solar power being used to generate energy, we likely picture solar cells. Concentrated solar power plants use lenses...
Self-cooling effect in graphene at nanoscale
With the first observation of thermoelectric effects at graphene contacts, University of Illinois researchers found that graphene transistors have a nanoscale cooling effect that...
Thermoelectric materials for heating and cooling applications
For some years now, NASA has been using what are called thermoelectric materials to power its space probes. The probes travel such great distances...
Extreme testing for rotor blades
Wind turbines are growing bigger and bigger – the diameter of their rotor blades could soon reach 180 meters. But that creates a need...
Solar Film: The Latest Innovation To Charge Electronic Gadgets
Electronics users may soon never have to plug their electronic gadgets into a wall again thanks to the latest innovations in thin solar film...
How to generate electricity from fresh water and salty ocean water
Stanford researchers have developed a battery that takes advantage of the difference in salinity between freshwater and seawater to produce electricity.
Anywhere freshwater enters the...
First practical nanogenerator could replace conventional batteries
After six years of intensive effort, scientists are reporting development of the first commercially viable nanogenerator, a flexible chip that can use body movements...
Solar Power Installations Promoted by Japan in Non Residential Areas
Japan will raise the preferential rates for surplus solar power produced by businesses and schools by 67% from April 1, reports Bloomberg.
Utilities will pay...