Ocean Waves Power a Prototype Turbine at Newport Beach
Green Energy Corp has tried a prototype wave powered turbine at Newport Beach, and it apparently worked well.
Green Energy Corp has tried a prototype wave powered turbine at Newport Beach, and it apparently worked well.
The NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) says that the Chevrolet Volt EREV (Extended-Range Electric Vehicle) is no more likely to cause fires than other vehicles. “Based on the available data, NHTSA does not believe that Chevy Volts or other electric vehicles pose a greater risk of fire than gasoline-powered … [continued]
Researchers at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, Florida say that they have developed an easy and inexpensive method for the manufacture of thermoelectric modules, and without sacrificing efficiency.
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation intends to start selling a material that enables the walls of buildings and various other structures to generate electricity.
Using REPREVE®, Ford intends to divert 2 million plastic bottles from landfills and oceanic garbage patches by recycling them and using the plastic to manufacture vehicles, starting with the 2012 Ford Focus Electric. Ford is collecting bottles at various events, including the North American International Auto Show and Consumer Electronics … [continued]
First Solar improved the total area efficiency of CdTe (cadmium telluride) solar cells to 14.4%, breaking the previous 13.4% record.
IBM has invented a lithium-air battery technology that makes it possible to drive electric vehicles equipped with it 500 miles (804 km) per charge.
Researchers at Northeastern University, from Boston, Massachusetts developed a magnetic material which they say is very strong and does not require rare earth materials.
A manufacturing facility titled Liotech was opened in Novobirsk, Russia as a joint venture between the Chinese firm Thunder Sky and RUSNANO.
According to a University of Texas (in Austin) press release, solar cells could extract twice as many electrons from each photon of sunlight received. This would be achieved using an organic plastic semiconductor material.