Toyota Invests In Perovskite Solar Cells, And The World Will Never Be The Same
The solar car of the future is already emerging, and Toyota could get a jump on the ball with new perovskite solar cells.
The solar car of the future is already emerging, and Toyota could get a jump on the ball with new perovskite solar cells.
Peel Lab has developed a pineapple leather that mimics the durability, waterproofness, and aesthetic look of leather, but without the downsides of a cow having to give up its skin to make your new shoes. We ran into them at the Japanese external trade organization pavilion at CES this year … [continued]
Manganese nodules from the ocean floor could help feed the supply chain for EV batteries, but does the world need deep-sea mining?
Despite the obstacles, the dream of beaming solar power from space down to Earth has been gaining momentum and edging closer to reality.
Electric vehicles are good, but they can always be better. That’s the motivation behind the big news about Hyundai’s newly announced partnership with the advanced materials firm Toray Industries. The two companies are mum on the details, but a quick look at Toray’s product lineup indicates that carbon fiber is … [continued]
Nissan is pumping up its presence in the EV market through the Formula E racing series, while prepping for a new all-solid-state EV battery.
Part of the largest battery innovation hub in Japan, the new facility will enhance global production capacity and competitiveness Osaka, Japan — Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd., a Panasonic Group Company, today announced it has completed the construction of a new production development facility within its Suminoe factory in Osaka, Japan. … [continued]
Cabotage acts are sabotage for maritime decarbonization. Well, that rhymes, but what does it mean? What is cabotage and why are Europe and the USA more impacted than Asia? It’s a tangled tale and we have to go back over a hundred years to unravel the story and its implications. … [continued]
That Time When Japanese Wood Construction Was Seen As A Weakness During World War II, the United States came up with an idea that was almost as awful as using atomic bombs: a bomb that slowly drifts down and then releases bats, which would then carry little napalm bombs to … [continued]
Even as talk of a Texas-style Brexit bubbles up, the state’s solar energy industry has been forging new ties in the US and overseas.