10:48 a.m., Jan. 8, 2015–A University of Delaware research team is considering the important question of what it will take…
Protons fuel graphene prospects
26 Nov 2014 Graphene, impermeable to all gases and liquids, can easily allow protons to pass through it, University of…
World’s largest solar power plant gets second chance in Tunisia
Fresh plans have been announced for the construction of a 100-square-kilometre solar power plant in the Tunisian desert to produce…
Airbus and South Africa’s National Aerospace Centre to jointly fund research by Hydrogen South Africa (HySA) into the application of fuel cells on airliners.
A new chapter has been opened in the quest to make commercial air transport more environmentally and economically sustainable, with…
UNSW researchers set world record in solar energy efficiency
UNSW researchers set world record in solar energy efficiency 08 December 2014 UNSW’s solar researchers have converted over 40% of…
Phinergy’s metal-air battery could eliminate EV range anxiety
By Darren Quick Phinergy’s demonstration vehicle boasts a range of over 1,000 miles (1,609 km) using metal-air battery technology…
Self-healing “artificial leaf” produces energy from dirty water
By Darren Quick The ‘artificial leaf’ created by Daniel G. Nocera, Ph.D. and his team now has self-healing capabilities (Photo:…
Sol Voltaics a Swedish Nanotech Startup Sees Space Material Improving Solar
PT Oxford Scientific via Getty Images 3D Atomic Force Micrograph of the surface of molecular beam epitaxy-grown gallium arsenide. Sol…
This Material Will Power the Future — If Somebody Can Profit From It
BY LEE BRUNO Dr. Rahul R. Nair from the University of Manchester shows a 1-micron-thick graphene oxide film. Photo:…
Next-gen biofuels making slow, slow, slow progress in 2013
by Katie Fehrenbacher SUMMARY:Companies that are still looking to produce biofuels from plant waste (and not corn) are making slow,…
Bill Gates, investors, back sodium battery startup Aquion Energy
by Katie Fehrenbacher SUMMARY:Battery startup Aquion Energy is raising another round of $35 million from Bill Gates and other new…
Kleiner Perkins backs energy comparison startup Choose Energy
by Katie Fehrenbacher SUMMARY:A startup called Choose Energy is offering consumers a comparison shopping site for electricity in deregulated markets,…