Thermoelectric generator harvests renewable energy from the cold of space
As effective as solar panels are, one of their major downsides is that they only produce power during the day, so excess energy needs to be stored for use overnight. But now, engineers from the University of California, Los Angeles
Students Invent Bacteria That Eat Plastic From The Oceans And Turn It Into Water
Currently the novelty is a bacterium , developed by students Jeanny Yao and Miranda Wang , who have been developing this project since their school years and today reap the fruits of it. They already have patents and have obtained
Mitsubishi invests in UK company to bring off-grid solar to Asia
A British energy firm lighting up homes in Africa with pay-as-you-go solar power has secured £40m to extend its reach to Asia with the help of Japan’s Mitsubishi.
Does our energy future hold electrification, biomass and hydrogen?
In its latest “energy outlook” report, Bloomberg New Energy Finance says wind and solar photovoltaics (PV) will supply almost 50% of global electricity by 2050. Wind, it projects, will produce 26% and solar 22%, with renewables overall supplying 62% of the total.
Making the solar switch happen
Following the advent of the industrial revolution, fossil fuels have been massively exploited and as a result, they are beginning to dry up.
Acid mine water eyed for producing hydrogen at petrol cost
Acid mine water, and also seawater and brackish water, are being eyed for hydrogen production by innovative South African company Hydrox Holdings, which has patented a water electrolysis method that is attracting world attention.
Power Ledger and KEPCO Complete Blockchain Energy Trade Trial in Japan
Australian energy technology company Power Ledger and Japanese Kansai Electric Power Co. (KEPCO) have completed a joint trial of a blockchain-based system for post-FIT (feed-in tariff) surplus power in Osaka.
Key factors in how some algae harness solar energy
The Rutgers University-led discovery, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, could help lead to more efficient and affordable algae-based biofuels and combat climate change from fossil fuel burning.
Saudi Arabia wind farm claims world record low energy cost
Saudi Arabia’s 400MW Dumat Al Jandal onshore wind farm has announced what it says is a world record-low onshore wind levellised cost of electricity (LCOE) of 1.99 US cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh).
Researchers Develop Technology To Harness Energy From Mixing Of Freshwater And Seawater
Researchers from Stanford University in California have developed an affordable, durable technology that could harness energy generated from mixing freshwater from seawater.
