6 Jan 2012

Palo Alto increases green initiatives
The city of Palo Alto is accelerating its green initiatives in a bid to cement its standing as a highly eco-friendly area according to a Palo Alto Online news report.
5 Jan 2012

India buys more of the UK Electric Vehicle industry
They have a saying in India that the British Empire is coming back - only the headquarters will be in New Delhi this time.
5 Jan 2012

Technic releases black pad resistant electroless nickel
New mid phos electroless nickel for printed circuits
5 Jan 2012

Airborne wind turbines, energy from high altitude
Makani Power is developing Airborne Wind Turbines to extract energy from the powerful, consistent winds at high altitudes.
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4 Jan 2012

New Energy appoints business partnering and scientific experts
New Energy Technologies, Inc. a developer of technologies for generating sustainable electricity, is pleased to announce the appointments of Dr. Scott R. Hammond as Principal Scientist, and Dr. Christopher M. Harris to the Company's Board of Advisors.
4 Jan 2012

N.E. Chemcat Corp. licenses Brookhaven Lab's electrocatalyst for EVs
N.E. Chemcat Corporation Licenses Brookhaven Lab's Electrocatalyst Technology for Fuel Cells in Electric Vehicles.
4 Jan 2012

Worlds largest OLED TV from LG
LG Electronics (LG) will present the future of TV technology at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas with the unveiling of the world's largest OLED TV with a display size of 55 inches they claim.
4 Jan 2012

Nokia concludes research on solar mobile
Nokia has completed a research project on phone charging using harvested solar energy. So can the sun be relied on to charge your phone?
3 Jan 2012

Electricity generating rumble strip
New Energy Technologies, Inc. and the City of Roanoke, Virginia successfully debuted the world's first-of-its-kind rumble strip, capable of generating sustainable electricity.
3 Jan 2012

Kohl Department Stores to install EV charging stations
Kohl Department Stores will install ECOtality's EV charging stations in 14 locations nationwide to establish a rich EV charging infrastructure that encourages EV adoption.
2 Jan 2012

Kia's new EV sounds like a petrol engine at low speed
Japan and the USA are considering the introduction of a legal requirement for EVs to have a virtual engine sound, and Kia has taken the first step to commercialize this system in their newly released Kia Ray in order to anticipate the global industry's trend.
2 Jan 2012

Tiny solar cells with greater efficiency
How small can a solar cell be and still be a powerhouse? How about six hundred microns wide — about the diameter of a dot made by a ballpoint pen? The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory recently validated greater than 41 percent efficiency at a concentration of 1,000 suns for tiny cells made by Semprius — one of the highest efficiencies recorded at this concentration.
2 Jan 2012

Flamac, Imec partner to develop new materials for solar cells
Imec is working together with Flamac, a division of SIM vzw (Strategic Initiative Materials; Zwijnaarde, Belgium) to develop novel semiconductor materials for solar cell applications.
30 Dec 2011

Top invention for 2011 holds promise for 500 mile range for EVs
PolyPlus, a developer of high-energy, lithium metal batteries, has had its lithium battery named one of TIME Magazine's 50 best inventions for 2011.
30 Dec 2011

ePaper displays planned for 77 stores in Denmark
Coop Denmark, a leading consumer goods retailer, plan to implement graphic electronic shelf labels using ZBD ePaper displays with Delfi Technologies Breece System within their stores in Denmark and Greenland.
30 Dec 2011

Apple considers hydrogen batteries
Computer giant Apple recently applied for patents for hydrogen batteries, which may make lighter batteries that are more energy efficient and therefore last longer perhaps for weeks at a time.
29 Dec 2011

New material could be used in novel energy harvesting systems
Research led by a team from the University of Barcelona has identified a new material that exhibits an inverse barocaloric effect at room temperature, which means that it cools when pressure is applied, unlike most other materials.
29 Dec 2011

Notre Dame researchers develop paint-on solar cells
A team of researchers at the University of Notre Dame has made a major advance toward this vision by creating an inexpensive "solar paint" that uses semiconducting nanoparticles to produce energy.
29 Dec 2011

Solar Impulse Project gains new sponsor
SunPower Corp has announced that the company is providing solar cells to the Solar Impulse project.
28 Dec 2011

RUSNANO partner to make batteries
At first glance, Liotech's $413 million Siberian factory that plans to churn out a million batteries a year appears to be a showcase of Russian industry, innovation and expertise.