 New world record for solar-to-grid conversion efficiency February 13, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 36 vote(s)
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On a perfect New Mexico winter day — with the sky almost 10 percent brighter than usual — Sandia National Laboratories and Stirling Energy Systems (SES) set a new solar-to-grid system conversion efficiency ... | |
Fowl play as scientists make power from chicken droppings October 31, 2007 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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Researchers at The University of Manchester have started work on a project to produce power from chicken droppings. | |
New battery technology announced September 07, 2006 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 53 vote(s)
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The U.S.-based Uniross Batteries Corp. says it's created a technology that will outlast standard alkaline rechargable or disposable AA/AAA batteries. | |
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 ... | |
 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. | |
 Chrysler to go electric in 2010 September 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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Chrysler this week joined the ranks of automakers promising to bring electric cars to the market in 2010. | |
 Tesla to produce zero-emission sedan in Silicon Valley September 17, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Tesla Motors Inc. will build a 250 million dollar plant in California's Silicon Valley to produce its new battery-powered sedan, the company said Wednesday. | |
 New technique makes corn ethanol process more efficient September 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis are proposing to borrow a process used in breweries and wastewater treatment facilities to make corn ethanol more energy efficient. They are ... | |
 Revolutionary green technology bus July 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Insight from Oak Ridge National Laboratory, commitment from two Michigan companies and funding from the Department of Energy have led to the commercialization of a lightweight urban transit bus with double ... | |
Sharp Achieves the World’s Highest Power Density for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells May 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Sharp Corp. has achieved the world's highest power density, 0.3W/cc, for direct methanol fuel cells (DMFC) for mobile equipment. This new technology enables efficient power generation from a small cell volume. The use of ... | |
 How to slash vehicle fuel use May 06, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 41 vote(s)
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It is possible to slash fuel use by all vehicles on U.S. roads to pre-2000 levels within a few decades, but doing so would require immediate action on several challenging fronts, according to a new analysis ... | |
 Researchers purposely damage batteries to see how much abuse they can take April 01, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Researchers in the Power Sources R&D group at Sandia National Laboratories have been driving nails into batteries, heating them to extreme temperatures, overcharging them, and putting them into some of the ... | |
Edison International In Process of Launching Photovoltaic Project on Roof Tops March 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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Edison International plans to launch a roof top photovoltaic solar project. The process requires no fuel or a transmission station to operate. The plans include an initial phase to be up and running by Summer, 2008. | |
Hydrogen-fueled cars stuck at the gate February 21, 2008 | User rating: 2.6 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Analysts say hydrogen fuel cells have major hurdles to overcome before U.S. consumers will accept the technology in their cars. | |
 Wind power a vexing question for Vermont September 04, 2006 | User rating: 2.7 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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(AP) -- When farmer Greg Bryant first heard about plans for windmills along a swath of mountain ridges in this northeastern Vermont hamlet, he was all for it. The idea of tapping a plentiful natural resource ... | |
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