Scientists explore putting electric cars on a two-way power street October 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 21 vote(s)
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Think of it as the end of cars' slacker days: No more sitting idle for hours in parking lots or garages racking up payments, but instead earning their keep by providing power to the electricity grid. | |
![]() Sharp Launches Mass Production of 2nd-Generation Thin-Film Solar Cells October 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Sharp Corporation has completed installation of a new 2nd-generation thin-film solar cell production line at its Katsuragi Plant (Katsuragi City, Nara Prefecture) using large-size glass substrates measuring ... | |
![]() Solar powered cars race in South Africa October 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Africa's first-ever solar-powered car race is underway in South Africa to raise awareness about alternative energy and promote science and technology, organisers said Wednesday. | |
CSIRO's UltraBattery goes global in the auto sector October 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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The CSIRO-invented UltraBattery is set to have a global impact on greenhouse gas emissions after Japan's Furukawa Battery Company, which has already begun production of the UltraBattery, and US manufacturer, East Penn, today ... | |
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