Scientists have long been looking for a way to improve our ability to utilize thermoelectric reactions. Researchers looking for just such an improvement believe they have discovered a liquid-like compound whose properties mean that it could be more efficient than traditional thermoelectrics, which in turn may lead to new … [continued]
A team of engineers from Stanford University have used a sophisticated weather model to plan the optimal placement of four interconnected wind farms planned for the east coast of the United States. “It is the first time anyone has used high-resolution meteorological data to plan the placement of offshore … [continued]
India is known for having a ton of solar energy potential, but a new study from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBL) shows that it also has a ton of wind energy potential, much more than previously thought.
Here’s another article on a recent university study I recently ran across that could help the progress of cleantech — in this case, fuel-cell technology. The article is reposted from Brown University’s newsroom. Chemists at Brown University have created a triple-headed metallic nanoparticle that reportedly performs better and lasts … [continued]
We covered New Energy Technologies’ trademark SolarWindow technology a couple times last year after researchers at the United States Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) teamed up with New Energy Technologies to advance these SolarWindows. To put it simply, this technology would allow us to create electricity from solar technology … [continued]
Scientists from the University of Edinburgh, working with colleagues from the US and Canada, have created a previously unseen uranium molecule that they believe could help in the cleanup of nuclear waste. The butterfly-shaped uranium compound is similar to radioactive molecules that scientists have assumed are key components of … [continued]
Along with the fun charts just released by SEIA and GTM Research yesterday, Bloomberg just released some pretty awesome ones that a friend on Google+ shared with me. The first, above, is on the solar ‘learning curve’ or how much solar prices have dropped with increasing installations. Here’s what Bloomberg … [continued]
Pike Research has just come out with a new market research report, “Electric Vehicle Batteries.” The report, which ranks what it thinks are the top 10 Lithium-ion battery companies, finds that market revenue for Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries for transportation (EVs and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles) “will grow over 700%, from $2.0 billion annually in … [continued]
Electric vehicles aren’t exactly cheap to purchase, and one of the main factors in determining EV price is the price of the battery packs. The changing cost of EV batteries, however, is good news […]
Think about this: when airplanes land, there is some pretty serious energy lost as the plane brakes and slows down. We already have electric vehicles, trains, buses, shipping trucks, garbage trucks, and more saving energy from such braking and using it later for power. Why not planes? An Airbus 320, … [continued]
