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HyperSolar Produces Renewable Hydrogen Using Commercially Available Silicon Solar Cells

HyperSolar, Inc., a company developing a breakthrough technology to make renewable hydrogen using sunlight and any source of water, has announced that it had succeeded in producing renewable hydrogen using commercially available, inexpensive silicon solar cells (provided by Midwest Optoelectronics, LLC "MWOE") protected with its proprietary coating.

22 Feb 2017

Improved Electrical Batteries for Renewable Energy Storage

Solar utilities need a way to store extra charge for emergencies, as the sun does not shine every day. The case is similar with wind power, as the wind may not always blow.

22 Feb 2017

Research on Electrochemical Water Catalysis to Tap Energy from Renewable Energy Sources

New, greener energy solutions are needed as fossil fuel energy is fast depleting and a leading cause of pollution.

15 Feb 2017

New Technology for Developing Automobile Tires Using Renewable Resources

A research team headed by the University of Minnesota has invented a new technology that will help develop automobile tires from grasses and trees in a process capable of shifting the tire production industry toward using renewable resources available in our backyards.

9 Feb 2017

SolAmerica Announces Launch of 1.3 MW Solar Project in Plains, Georgia

Atlanta-based SolAmerica Energy, a leading solar, development and construction firm, today will be having a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its latest solar project, on February 8, 2017, from 11:00 a.m. to Noon in Plains, Georgia.

30 Jan 2017

Researchers on the Verge of a Major Breakthrough in Producing Renewable Diesel

Researchers from MIT have carried out genetic reprogramming of a specific yeast strain so that it performs more efficient conversion of sugars to fats. This advance could make the renewable production of high-energy fuels possible.

18 Jan 2017

Researchers Investigate Cause of Rapid Degradation of Perovskite Solar Cells

While solar cell technology is currently being used by many industrial and government entities, it remains prohibitively expensive to many individuals who would like to utilize it.

26 Dec 2016

Rutgers Project Aims to Improve Quality of Life in Cities and Protect Planet

When Superstorm Sandy lashed New Jersey in 2012, Narayan B. Mandayam lost power in his East Brunswick home for five days.

23 Dec 2016

New Battery Test Cell Allows Separate Investigation of Anionic and Cationic Reactions

For years, small rechargeable lithium-ion batteries have reliably supplied billions of portable devices with energy. But manufacturers of high-energy applications such as electric cars and power storage systems seek for new electrode materials and electrolytes.

15 Dec 2016

New Plug and Play Solar Panels Could Provide 57 GW of Renewable Energy

A new study shows a huge US market for plug and play solar energy, with billions of dollars in retail sales and energy savings. So what's holding up widespread use?

6 Dec 2016