EV Charging News From California, China, & North Carolina
October 5th, 2018 | by Steve Hanley
From China to North Carolina to California, advances in EV charging are being announced almost daily, helping to drive the electric car revolution forward.
Browsing the "North Carolina State University" Tag
Solar Powered Racer From NCSU Isn’t Just A One Off — It’s A Real Car
July 9th, 2018 | by Steve Hanley
A team from North Carolina State University is constructing a solar powered car to participate in the Formula Sun Grand Prix and American Solar Challenge later this year. The team is striving to build a real car, one that could have marketing potential.
Researchers Point Finger At Natural Gas Prices For Coal’s Decline, Not “War On Coal”
May 4th, 2018 | by Joshua S Hill
New research from North Carolina State University and the University of Colorado Boulder has shown that declining natural gas prices were primarily responsible for the significant reduction in US coal use for power generation over the past decade, putting to rest (for the moment) the mythical "War on Coal."
Near-Shore Offshore Wind Farms Would Have Huge Impact On Coastal Tourism
April 7th, 2016 | by Joshua S Hill
A new study by economists at North Carolina State University has found that offshore wind farms located near-shore would have [&hellip
80 MW Solar Power Plant Approved For North Carolina
July 4th, 2014 | by Jake Richardson
The state of North Carolina has approved the connection of an 80 MW solar power plant to the Duke Energy grid
Carbon Nanofibers Manufactured Using Ambient Air — New Ammonia-Free Process Is Cheaper And Safer
March 26th, 2014 | by James Ayre
A new ammonia-free means of manufacturing vertically aligned carbon nanofibers (VACNFs) has been developed by researchers at North Carolina State [&hellip
Brighter, More Resilient LEDs Via New Processing Technique
March 24th, 2014 | by James Ayre
Brighter and more resilient LEDs can be created via the use of a new processing technique developed by researchers from [&hellip
Thin-Film Solar May See Manufacturing Costs Fall Thanks To New Superabsorbing Design
March 4th, 2014 | by James Ayre
Thin-film solar cells may soon possess the ability to absorb a notably larger portion of the light that strikes them, [&hellip
Wall Street Suddenly Loves Solar, Just In Time For New Solar Cell Efficiency Breakthrough
January 6th, 2014 | by Tina Casey
Over the weekend, the New York Times noted that the solar power “craze” is partly responsible for Wall Street’s recent [&hellip
Vastly Improved Solar Cells Possible With Use Of New Heat-Resistant Materials
October 19th, 2013 | by James Ayre
Significant improvements to the efficiency of solar cells could be possible in the near-future thanks to the recent development of [&hellip
Stacked Solar Cells Can Now Operate At Solar Concentrations Of Up To 70,000 Suns Worth Of Energy Thanks To New Technique
September 9th, 2013 | by James Ayre
A means of improving the connections between stacked solar cells — one capable of increasing the overall efficiency of solar [&hellip
Self-Healing Solar Cells — Vascular Channels Based On Plant Leaves Allow For Self-Healing In New Solar Cells
August 15th, 2013 | by James Ayre
Self-healing solar cells — possessing “vascular” networks similar to those in plant leaves — have now been created by researchers [&hellip
Graphene Stretchability Improved With New Technique
August 7th, 2013 | by James Ayre
A new technique to improve the stretchability of graphene has been devised by researchers from North Carolina State University and [&hellip
Elusive Silicon Battery Not So Elusive, Thanks To Carbon Nanotubes
August 7th, 2013 | by Tina Casey
Silicon could provide lithium-ion batteries with ten times their typical storage capacity, but this ubiquitous semiconductor is notoriously fragile when [&hellip
Nano-Flowers Made from Semiconductor Material Will Allow Next-Gen Energy Storage & Solar Cells
October 12th, 2012 | by James Ayre
Nano-flowers, newly created structures composed of germanium sulfide (GeS), have the potential to open the door to next-generation solar [&hellip
Inner Workings of Solar Cell: New Insight into How Solvent Mixtures Affect the Structure of Organic Solar Cells
October 5th, 2012 | by James Ayre
By controlling how the ‘mixing’ occurs between acceptor and donor layers (solar cell domains) in polymer-based solar cells, efficiency [&hellip
Is North Carolina’s Research Triangle the Smart Grid’s Silicon Valley?
March 14th, 2012 | by Silvio Marcacci
Silicon Valley has traditionally been the epicenter of American smart grid technology innovation, but a new report suggests North Carolina’s Research Triangle may deserve the title and be key to the industry’s economic future.
Other Cleantech News of the Last Week (or So)
February 5th, 2011 | by Zachary Shahan
Along with earlier wrap-ups of cleantech politics news and solar and wind energy news, here’s a wrap-up of some other [&hellip
New Computer Gate Can Make Server Farms More Energy Efficient
January 22nd, 2011 | by Tina Casey
Computer servers and data centers burn through a big chunk of power in the U.S., so boosting the energy efficiency [&hellip
New Nano-Engineered Aluminum Alloys Could Spur Cheaper Solar Power Installations
September 8th, 2010 | by Tina Casey
Researchers at North Carolina State University have used nano-engineering technology to develop new superstrong aluminum alloys with a plastic-like ability [&hellip
New Process Paves the Way for More and Better Biofuels
July 5th, 2010 | by Tina Casey
The laundry list of sustainable biofuel crops just keeps getting longer and longer, thanks to new research that shows how [&hellip
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