TyroMotion GmbH (AT)

Hybrid and pure electric tugboats

In 2008, GE and the C-MAR Group partnered to develop new hybrid technology for tugboats.

Car that uses solar and piezoelectric energy

Davind Seesing has created a vehicle that uses double glazing as a conduit to allow air to flow through to generate and store energy in the vehicle.

First night flight ever by a solar plane

For more than 26 hours, André Borschberg expertly piloted the aircraft with its 64 meter wingspan. The plane was up in the air for the whole day, then through the entire night, flying solely on solar energy.

Illuminex Corporation closes angel round of funding

Nanomaterial firm closes $500K angel financing round to commercialize patented nanowire array based technologies for solar cells, lithium-ion battery anodes, and thermal management materials all based on the company's core nanowire array production capabilities.

Energy harvesting concept chairs

Two concept chairs that use the power of human motion to create power to charge up portable devices.

Miniature energy harvesting technologies

Dr. Shi's work focuses on miniature energy harvesting technologies that could potentially power wireless electronics, portable devices, stretchable electronics, and implantable biosensors.

Electric vehicles in India - Part six

Hero Electric, the leading Indian electric bike and scooter manufacturer, made over 70,000 e-bikes in 2009.

Improvements to solar cells come from moths and cicadas

Peng Jiang, an assistant professor of chemical engineering, is drawing inspiration from the eyes of moths and the wings of cicadas to create unusual new anti-reflective and water-repellant coatings — coatings that appear to have potential to make solar cells both more efficient and self-cleaning.

Electric vehicles in India - Part five

About one million cycle rickshaws ply the Indian roads carrying about 3-4 billion passenger-km/year.

Heliatek to manufacture organic, oligomer-based solar cells

Heliatek is pursuing the goal of becoming the world's first manufacturer of organic, oligomer-based solar cells and the supplier of the most efficient, stable and productive organic solar cells.

Specialty glass, ceramics company to enter thin-film market

Capital expenditure of around $180 million has been approved by Corning's board of directors to expand the company's Harrodsburg, Ky., manufacturing facility. The expansion will provide additional capacity for Corning's Gorilla glass business and entry into the growing thin-film photovoltaic glass market.

Electric vehicles in India - Part four

Mahindra will probably offer the first production diesel hybrid in a light duty application in the USA. So far the only diesel hybrids on American roads are the big transit buses now running many cities.

Energy harvesting collars for tracking leopards

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the United States and Stellenbosch University in South Africa are looking to create better, longer-lived collars that emit GPS information and are self-powered with built-in kinetic or solar energy harvesting.

Ascent Solar Modules submitted for external product certification

Ascent Solar externally certifies module encapsulation material for its flexible PV laminate

Geely IG features solar panels

New-energy cars featured at this year's auto exhibition in Beijing, but the IG (Intelligent Geely) from Geely stood out. The compact car is a hybrid electric vehicle which combines a 1.0 litre conventional internal combustion engine propulsion system, an electric propulsion system, and a set of solar cells.

Electric vehicles in India - Part three

Mahindra has sold over 50,000 microhybrids. These conventional cars automatically stop the engine when the vehicle is not moving and start it when the accelerator is pushed again, thus reducing pollution.

SunRay Scientific names Jim Costanzo to serve as CEO

Jim Costanzo has joined SunRay Scientific as Chief Executive Officer to lead the company in its next phase of growth and expansion.

Spray on solar glass coming soon

A major breakthrough by researchers at New Energy Technologies could soon see the unveiling of a working prototype of the first ever glass window capable of generating electricity.

Collaboration to boost multicrystalline cell efficiency

Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited has signed a technology, research and production collaboration agreement with Innovalight Inc. By collaborating with Innovalight, Yingli Green Energy expects to raise the average efficiency of the multicrystalline cells produced on its commercial production lines.

Graphene oxide gets green

An environmentally friendly graphene oxide could be used in polymers, ceramics and metals, as thin films for electronics, as drug-delivery devices and for hydrogen storage, as well as for oil and gas recovery.