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Storage & Harvest
It’s all very well harnessing the power of renewable energy, but where to put it? Here is the latest news of solutions for the storage and harvest of energy.
Dusty horizon for photovoltaic energy
Saharan dust carried to Europe by air currents bears the well-known consequences of a hazy sky and dirty cars. As…
How do you enhance solar cells’ power? Water them
Less than ten years ago, a breakthrough in the solar realm was developed. Since then, perovskite solar cells have…
Start-up uses wasted RF waves to wirelessly charge cellphones
Wireless chargers are the craze these days, and so is recycling waste — any kind of waste for that matter.
Now,…
Start-up aims to create electricity from your air conditioner
It's summertime here in New York, which means we're using a lot of air conditioning and racking up our electric…
How switching to solar-LED lighting could create 2 million jobs worldwide
As many people who live in impoverished regions around the world start shifting away from fuel-based lighting, like…
These light-trapping 3D solar cells are heading to the ISS
This week when SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket blasted off, heading for the International Space Station, it brought with…
Baby stroller charges your phone via power-generating wheels
New moms spend a lot of time with their baby stroller. That's why a high-tech baby gadget company, 4moms, decided…
Solar-powered contraption cooks hot dogs in minutes
For the past three years, the GoSun Stove has been changing the solar-cooking game. Now, its creators have released…
Clean energy solution for reduced use of platinum
A way to use less platinum in chemical reactions commonly used in the clean energy, green chemicals, and automotive…
Optical communication now graphene-based
Researchers from the Graphene Flagshi, as an important step towards graphene integration in silicon photonics, have…