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Toyota says to produce new hybrid battery next year

June 11, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 26 vote(s) | No comments yet

Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday that it plans to start producing lithium-ion batteries next year as it races against rivals to develop new high-mileage hybrid vehicles.


German solar sector starting to attract investors

June 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 15 vote(s) | User comments: 5

Germany's solar energy industry can breathe a sigh of relief: Subsidies are set for smaller cuts than expected, and the sector is set for consolidation many say is the crucial next step in its development. ...


Getting wrapped up in solar textiles

June 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 9 vote(s) | No comments yet

Sheila Kennedy, an expert in the integration of solar cell technology in architecture who is now at MIT, creates designs for flexible photovoltaic materials that may change the way buildings receive and distribute ...


As energy bills soar, Japanese test fuel of future

June 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 61 vote(s) | User comments: 12

As world oil prices skyrocket, thousands of households in energy-poor Japan are taking part in an ambitious experiment to use fuel cells to light and heat their homes.


Rubber 'snake' could help wave power get a bite of the energy market

July 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 33 vote(s) | User comments: 5

A device consisting of a giant rubber tube may hold the key to producing affordable electricity from the energy in sea waves.


Irish scientists probe seaweed power

June 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 10 vote(s) | User comments: 3

Ireland could become a key player in the production of biofuel from seaweed, scientists told a conference in the west of the country on Monday.


Solution to high energy costs could lie underground

July 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 26 vote(s) | User comments: 4

Sandia National Laboratories researcher Georgianne Peek thinks a possible solution to high energy costs lies underground. And it’s not coal or oil. It’s compressed air energy storage (CAES).


Hydrogen cars commercially unavailable until 2020: Mazda

June 30, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 10 vote(s) | User comments: 5

Hydrogen-powered cars will not be commercially available on a large scale before 2020, a senior official from Japanese auto maker Mazda said Monday in Spain at an international oil conference.


Major progress in technology needed for 25 percent renewable energy use to be affordable

June 24, 2008 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 7 vote(s) | User comments: 3

Dramatic progress in renewable energy technology is needed if the United States desires to produce 25 percent of its electricity and motor vehicle fuel from renewable sources by 2025 without significantly increasing consumer ...