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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

U.S. Grid can Handle More Offshore Wind Power and Reduce Pollution, Say Researchers

Scientists at the University of Delaware and Princeton University have completed a first-of-its-kind simulation with the electric power industry. According to the scientists injecting large quantities of offshore wind power into the electrical grid in the U.S. is manageable, and it will reduce electricity costs and minimize pollution compared to existing fossil fuel sources.

22 Feb 2017

New Hydronium-Ion Battery Shows Promise for Sustainable, High-Power Energy Storage

Scientists at Oregon State University have developed a new type of battery that is promising for sustainable, high-power energy storage.

21 Feb 2017

New Way of Extracting Uranium from Seawater Could Help Harness Nuclear Power in Post-Carbon Energy Future

Trace amounts of uranium exist in seawater, but efforts to extract that critical ingredient for nuclear power have produced insufficient quantities to make it a viable source for those countries that lack uranium mines.

20 Feb 2017

Researchers Develop Innovative Technique for Printing Perovskite Solar Cells

Dr. Hairen Tan and his colleagues from the University of Toronto have overcome a crucial manufacturing challenge in developing a comparatively new type of solar devices known as perovskite solar cells.

17 Feb 2017

Researchers Demonstrate Laboratory-Scale Hydrogen Reforming System

An internal combustion engine is not treated as one when it is transformed into a modular reforming reactor capable of making hydrogen available to power fuel cells wherever there is a supply of natural gas.

17 Feb 2017

Seagrass Meadows Can Reduce Bacterial Exposure for Corals, Sea Creatures and Humans

Seagrass meadows – bountiful underwater gardens that nestle close to shore and are the most common coastal ecosystem on Earth – can reduce bacterial exposure for corals, other sea creatures and humans, according to new research published in Science Feb. 16.

17 Feb 2017

Antimony-Based Anode Material Improves Performance of Sodium-Ion Batteries

Lithium-ion batteries have become essential in everyday technology. However, these power sources can explode in certain circumstances and are not suitable for storing grid-scale energy.

16 Feb 2017

SunLink, CalCom Solar Successfully Complete Three Solar Projects in California’s Central Valley

With shared expertise in designing, permitting, building and optimizing solar energy systems for agricultural operations, SunLink Corporation and CalCom Solar have successfully completed three solar projects in Shafter and Wasco, Calif. – the first in a larger Central Valley portfolio of installations.

16 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

Perovskite Material can Harvest Energy from Light, Heat and Movement

Wearable gadgets are most convenient and versatile when they can be powered without batteries.

By Anna Clemens 13 Feb 2017

A Cheap Battery That Can Store Renewable Energy and Last a Decade

Renewable energies are still not competitive with traditional energy sources. With the discovery of a new flow battery for storing intermittent energy, researchers from the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard have come a great deal further in closing the gap.

By Anna Clemens 13 Feb 2017

Researchers Develop Aqueous Soluble Organic Electrolytes to Optimize Service Life of Flow Batteries

A new type of flow battery with the ability to store energy in organic molecules that are dissolved in neutral pH water has been developed by scientists at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS).

10 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