10:48 a.m., Jan. 8, 2015–A University of Delaware research team is considering the important question of what it will take … More
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Protons fuel graphene prospects
26 Nov 2014 Graphene, impermeable to all gases and liquids, can easily allow protons to pass through it, University of … More
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 … More
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 … More
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 … More
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 … More
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: … More
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 … More
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: … More
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, … More
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 … More
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, … More