Engineering
Two of humanity's most ubiquitous historical materials, cement and carbon black (which resembles very fine charcoal), may form the basis for a novel, low-cost energy storage system, according to a new study. The technology ...
Jul 31, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
An electric car that runs on PV power sounds appealing. But is it really possible to enjoy flexibility with a vehicle charged through a home photovoltaic system? An ETH research team has reached some surprising conclusions.
Jan 4, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
What's not to like about this concept: high-efficiency solar cells gifting electric cars with mileage.
Energy & Green Tech
Venetia Chrysostomide fastened her helmet and rolled her solar-powered car into the sunny streets of Cypriot capital Nicosia for a race to showcase such vehicles' eco-friendly potential, even on a budget.
Jun 24, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
Here is a business venture, spawned off a garaged project, that is every bit in the feel-good tech story genre and they are for real. Three friends with a vision built a community to start a movement, says their promotional ...
Engineering
When a team of engineers went to work in 2015 looking for a new technique to boost the cost-effectiveness of solar cells, they didn't realize they'd end with a bonus – a way to help improve the collision avoidance systems ...
Oct 5, 2017
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Energy & Green Tech
The future cost of energy storage technologies can now be predicted under different scenarios, thanks to a new tool created by Imperial researchers.
Jul 10, 2017
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Energy & Green Tech
(Tech Xplore)—A company called Lightyear aims to make a big difference in pushing electric cars into greener pastures.
Energy & Green Tech
France has ambitious plans to pave its roads using solar strips. How ambitious? The plan involves a 621-mile stretch of roads with the panels over the next five years, say reports.
Energy & Green Tech
More money is pouring into solar power than all other electricity sources combined, with investments set to reach half a trillion dollars this year, the world's top energy research body said Thursday.
Jun 6, 2024
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