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New material provides greater thermoelectric conversion efficiency

The Ames Laboratory researchers found that adding just one percent of the rare-earth elements cerium or ytterbium to a TAGS material was sufficient to boost its performance.

Moser Baer & Universal Display's technology & licensing agreement

Moser Baer Technologies and Universal Display Corporation announce technology & licensing agreement for energy-efficient white OLED lighting

Funding received for patented battery technology

In 2010 the United States Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC) dispensed $5.43 million in contractual funding towards advanced battery technology for EVs, hybrids and energy storage.

The US Department of Energy offers further finance for EV technologies

The most recent financial investments offered by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) aim to advance efficient vehicle-related technologies in order to encourage large-scale acceptance of hybrid and pure electric vehicles in industrial, commercial and public sectors.

New approach to thermoelectric energy harvesting

We have waited 20 years for Automotive Thermoelectric Generators to be deployed in production vehicles but we may not have much longer to wait because they are more useful in hybrid vehicles than in conventional vehicles.

Spinach could lead to plant-mimicking solar cells

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have developed a biohybrid photoconversion system -- based on the interaction of photosynthetic plant proteins with synthetic polymers - that can convert visible light into hydrogen fuel.

Atlantic Motor Yachts presents zero carbon emission Atlantic Sea Hawk

The Atlantic Sea Hawk is a hi-performance, 18 meter, zero carbon emission cabin cruiser capable of reaching a top speed of 50 knots. It is the result of collaboration between Sauter Carbon Offset Design and Atlantic Motors.

Breakthrough in converting waste heat to energy

Researchers at Northwestern University have placed nanocrystals of rock salt into lead telluride, creating a material that can harness electricity from heat-generating items such as vehicle exhaust systems, industrial processes and equipment and sun light more efficiently than scientists have seen in the past.

ECOtality Secures $10 million investment from ABB

EV charging station provider secures equity investment and North American manufacturing agreement.

SoloPower's new solar panel manufacturing facility in Oregon

SoloPower, Inc., a California-based manufacturer of flexible, thin film solar cells and modules, announces it will locate a high volume manufacturing facility in Wilsonville, Oregon.

Battery technology could spur the renewal of American battery industry

Automaker can use cutting-edge battery technology throughout supply chain

More efficient conversion of waste heat into electricity

The right material wrapped around your car's exhaust system could one day scavenge heat that would otherwise be wasted, turning it into energy to warm the cabin or recharge the battery. Engineers and physicists at the University of Michigan have taken a step toward improving the efficiency of a promising candidate for this burgeoning power source.

ARAMARK Uniform Services 1st to introduce hybrid ev's into Fleet

Hybrids Supported by $2.7 Million Grant from U.S. Department of Energy's Maryland Clean Cities Program

U.S. researchers discover one cause of lithium-ion battery aging

New high resolution images of electrode wires made from materials used in rechargeable lithium ion batteries shows them contorting as they become charged with electricity.

Highest efficiency demonstrated for commercial size thin-film modules

MiaSolé, the leading manufacturer of copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic solar panels announced that the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy laboratory (NREL) independently confirmed the 15.7% efficiency of its large area production modules.

Konarka signs distribution agreement with Japanese company

Konarka has signed a distribution agreement with Japanese company Kogent Inc a subsidiary of Macnica Group, a leading distributor in Japan. The company will distribute Konarka's organic, flexible, thin-film solar material that converts light to energy.

Engineers make artificial skin out of nanowires

UC Berkeley have developed a pressure-sensitive electronic material from semiconductor nanowires that could one day give new meaning to the term "thin-skinned."

Newly discovered phase helps further thermoelectrics

Scientists have discovered that a class of materials known to convert heat to electricity and vice versa behaves quite unexpectedly at the nanoscale in response to changes in temperature.

UCLA Engineers transparent electrodes for highly flexible electronics

UCLA Engineers create new transparent electrodes for highly flexible electronics

Nissan delivers Seattle's first 100% electric Nissan LEAF

Nissan North America Inc. (NNA) delivered the State of Washington's first all-electric Nissan LEAF late last week, following deliveries earlier in the week in Northern and Southern California, Arizona, and Oregon. Delivered to an Seattle area couple, this represents the state's first delivery of an affordable, mass-market, all-electric car, according to a release from Nissan.