A novel way to capture sun’s thermal energy
Most technologies for harnessing the sun’s energy capture the light itself, which is turned into electricity using photovoltaic materials. Others use the sun’s thermal...
Scientists to develop cheap fuel cells
Fuel cells seem like an ideal energy source—they’re clean, efficient, silent and don’t require transmission lines.
The hitch? They can be costly. Now scientists at...
Cities can reduce their electricity costs by about 50 percent
LED street light bulbs from Osram will soon light up the entire old town of Regensburg, Germany. The city initially equipped two streets with...
Incentives System to Reward People in Oregon
The Oregon Public Utilities Commission approved new rules on Friday (June, 4) that will establish a four-year pilot program to trial a solar feed-in...
Hydrogen and graphene
Graphene has engendered high expectations whereof its extreme properties depend on the fact that it consists of a single sheet of carbon atoms.
However the...
Display screens with colored solar cells
A new kind of screen pixel doubles as a solar cell and could boost the energy efficiency of cell phones and e-readers. The technology...
Coffee to produce renewable electricity
The Energy and Environmental Research Center – EERC at the University of North Dakota announced that it is “leading a project to develop an...
Sunlight to hydrogen system works, researchers confirms
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a biohybrid photo-conversion system -- based on the interaction of photosynthetic plant...
Solarizing Schools with Cutting-Edge Technology
Conserval Engineering is pleased to announce that they are working with the Ontario Ministry of Education, through the Green Schools Pilot Program, to install...
Eton Mobius iPhone 4 comes with a solar charging case
Nowadays the abundance of mobile solar charging options is very natural. For this reason the appearance of a solar charging case for a smart...