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Gratzel Solar Cells Achieve Record Conversion Efficiency

A research team led by Michael Gratzel at the Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces of EPFL has increased the Gratzel solar cell efficiency to 12.3%, which is now equivalent to that of existing silicon solar panels available in the market.

14 Nov 2011

Roanoke Debut Rumble Strips That Generate Energy from Decelerating Vehicles

New Energy Technologies, Inc. (OTCQB: NENE) and the City of Roanoke, Virginia successfully debuted the Company's latest MotionPower(TM)-Express system, the world's first-of-its-kind rumble strip, capable of generating sustainable electricity.

6 Nov 2011

New Findings to Develop Biotechnological Methods for Hydrogen Production

Researchers at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin have revealed the accurate structure of a hydrogen producing enzyme. This finding paves the way to the advancement of biotechnological methods for hydrogen production.

19 Oct 2011

Redox Flow Batteries Could be a Renewable Energy Solution

Nowadays there is a wide variety of energy storage technologies at very different stages of development. Among them, the Redox Flow Battery (RFB) is an innovative solution based on the use of liquid electrolytes stored in tanks and pumped through a reactor to produce energy.

16 Oct 2011

EU CONCERTO Brochure Focuses on Developing Sustainable Buildings and Cities

The initiative brochure from EU CONCERTO focuses on saving energy in cities and facilities and discuses about successful approaches that have been undertaken in communities and cities across Europe.

30 Sep 2011

Kansas State University Researchers to Use Renewable Energy to Generate Active Power Distribution System

A study being performed by the Kansas State University researchers utilizing renewable energy to produce a nimble distribution system has the prospects to transform the industry.

28 Sep 2011

Australian Clean Technologies Competition Finalists Announced

The AZoCleantech.com Editorial and Video team were proud to be selected to interview the finalists for the Australian Clean Technologies Ideas Competition in Sydney last week.

21 Sep 2011

Symposium on the Industrial Legacy of Leicester

Centre for Urban History and David Wilson Library at the University of Leicester have announced the arranging of a one-day symposium titled, ‘Industrial Inheritance: Exploring Leicester’s Manufacturing Past,’ at Ogden Lewis Suite, Fielding Johnson South Wing, University of Leicester on Saturday the 17th of September.

14 Sep 2011

Researchers Nominated for Deutscher Zukunftspreis Award for Innovation in Energy Solutions

Dresden-based research team has been chosen as the finalists for the 2011 Deutscher Zukunftspreis, the German Federal President’s Award for Technology and Innovation, for the creation of an innovative technology that realizes the production of energy and light utilizing wafer-thin layers of molecules and its novel work on organic semiconductors.

7 Sep 2011

The fifth German - Turkish Waste Days Symposium to be Held at the University of Stuttgart

The fifth German - Turkish Waste Days symposium being sponsored by the German and Turkish Ministers of Environment will be held at the University of Stuttgart from 27th to 30th September 2011.

6 Sep 2011