Molten salt sandwiched between two layers of liquid metal constitutes the inside of a new battery developed by Ambri, a company founded in Cambridge, and the evolving creation of MIT Professor Don Sadoway. The company and the battery is now backed by Bill Gates, who met Sadoway after he took an online class of his at … [continued]
Sunvalley Solar Incorporated recently announced a new contract to install 112 kilowatts (KW) of solar energy for a Santa Ana, California food manufacturing company. The solar technology and system integration company in a release this week said the new installation has the potential to create 160,338 kilowatt-hours (kWh) yearly. James … [continued]
Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham have designed new storm shelter panels made from recycled materials that have passed the National Storm Shelter Association’s tornado threat test. The new panels are a part of a new high-tech shelter they are designing. For the live test, “15-pound two-by-fours … [continued]
Sticker shock gets even the best of us, but a report from Pike Research says the low cost of electric vehicle charging, compared to traditional fuel, brings the total cost of ownership of electric vehicles below that of internal combustion engine vehicles! Senior research analyst Lisa Jerram said electric … [continued]
A prosecutor in the southern Italian city of Brindisi has filed criminal charges against Suntech and its Global Solar Fund, adding to a growing list of criminal and civil charges that could destroy the company. The charges follow on revelation of an alleged $700 million investment fraud perpetrated by GSF that implicates Suntech senior executives. […]
With Hurricane Isaac making landfall (and memories of Katrina), news of super sturdy shelter panels from recycled materials is rather apropos. Researchers at the University of Alabama-Birmingham have developed panels that can withstand a pummeling of 15-pound two-by-fours shot from a cannon. The boards struck the panels at 100 … [continued]
Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, a tale of a Hawaiian island that is being furnished with about 260 kilowatts of solar panels. Nope, this isn’t another farcical TV show plot — Coconut Island, home to the University of Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology and the … [continued]
The European Investment Bank announced Tuesday that it was providing electric car networks company Better Place with a €40 million loan, continuing the institution’s support for innovation and sustainable transportation. Approximately €30 million of the proceeds will be used to finalize network deployments throughout and fund operators in Denmark, with the … [continued]
One of the many reasons that solar energy has not been as widely adopted as many of us would have hoped is due to a technical limitation in the materials used; simply put, by virtue of being light-absorbing, they’re not as durable as would be necessary to ensure widespread … [continued]
Electric bikes are a great way to get around the city when you don’t want to deal with expensive taxis and long lines of traffic, but is turning an electric bike into a Vespa-looking electric bike really what people want? I guess we’ll be finding out with the release … [continued]
