The solar cell that also shines – LED type design
To produce the maximum amount of energy, solar cells are designed to absorb as much light from the Sun as possible.
Now researchers from the...
The Sahara Forest Project Pilot Plant in Qatar
A one hectare site outside Doha, Qatar, will soon host the Sahara Forest Project Pilot Plant. It will contain a unique combination of promising...
Geothermal energy system will cut energy usage by half
By the time a geothermal energy project at Missouri University of Science and Technology is completed in 2014, the campus's annual energy use will...
Car Battery Are More Friendly Environmental Than Believe
Another way of thinking is necessary when you try to compare the environmental effects of battery powered cars to those caused by conventionally fuelled...
Direct Drive Wind Turbine Reduces Complexity
Wind turbines that work without a gearbox can make offshore wind power facilities even more reliable. Siemens has now begun selling a three-megawatt turbine...
GREEN Mobile outreach effort to travel statewide
A converted Winnebago is the newest, and perhaps most unusual addition to the University of Arkansas vehicle fleet.
It’s called the GREEN Mobile Solar Energy...
Hybrid vehicle powered by hydrogen fuel cell energy system
Berlin specialist in energy storage solutions obtains order for fuel cell system solution for garbage collection vehicle
Heliocentris Fuel Cells AG is a specialist for...
Cree Will Introduce Dimmable LED Bulbs On the Market
Cree LED maker is gunning for the demise of the 60-watt incandescent bulb with a demonstration LED bulb that's energy efficient and disperses light in...
The secret of unmagnetized magnets
EPFL physicists studying magnetic materials have discovered that they have some unexpected properties. Their research could lead to the development of even tinier magnets...
Engineered oasis for solar desalination and arid land agriculture
An agricultural facility aimed at the environmentally sustainable production of crops in arid environments was built and tested at the Yair agricultural research station...