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Development of super batteries

Engineers at Nottingham University are developing a new generation of super batteries that will collect, store and, when called upon, quickly release electricity generated by renewables.

NanoKTN secures partnership between UK Nanotechnology SMEs

Applied Nanodetectors Ltd and Kelvin Nanotechnology Ltd to work on next generation healthcare applications.

BAE Systems gains Military EV business

In March 2010, BAE Systems has received a contract to develop an onboard vehicle power management system designed to improve U.S. Marine Corps mission effectiveness by significantly increasing electric power available to ground forces.

Life of plastic solar cells jumps from hours to eight months

A team of researchers from the University of Alberta and the National Institute for Nanotechnology has extended the operating life of an unsealed plastic solar cell from mere hours to eight months.

BAE Systems gains Bus EV business

In 2009, BAE Systems reported sales of £22.4 billion (US$ 36.2 billion). BAE Systems is a global defence, security and aerospace company with approximately 107,000 employees worldwide.

Carbon nanotubes produce powerful waves

A team of scientists at MIT have discovered a previously unknown phenomenon that can cause powerful waves of energy to shoot through minuscule wires known as carbon nanotubes. The discovery could lead to a new way of producing electricity, the researchers say.

Nanotech speakers hold promise for sonar uses

Submarines could use new technology to scan the depths and elude detection.

Here comes China - part five

In 2009, the Chinese Government designated five cities, including Shenzhen, Shanghai and Beijing, as the test ground for using clean-energy vehicles for public transportation and city trucks and cars, and then added seven more urban centres to that list.

Roofs could technically generate up to 40% of EU's electricity demand

With a total ground floor area over 22,000 km2, 40% of all building roofs and 15% of all facades in EU 27 are suited for PV applications. This means that over 1,500 GWp of PV could technically be installed in Europe which would generate annually about 1,400TWh, representing 40% of the total electricity demand by 2020.

Centrotherm Photovoltaics concludes successful ramp-up at LG

Reporting a further success in Asia, centrotherm photovoltaics AG is underlining its position as an internationally leading provider of turnkey production lines

UK's largest Electric Vehicle trial - first findings

The first results of a UK-wide electric and low carbon vehicle testing project have been published

Energy harvesting and the smart grid

The term Smart Grid has been used for decades to mean anything from "a ring main for a country" to the far more responsive, interactive and intrusive electricity distribution systems of the future. These will become fractal in nature because they will seamlessly incorporate home networks, smart meters, electricity generation on your house and maybe even personal generation and use of electricity as reported in Energy Harvesting Journal.

Amazon rainforest, electro-active papers using piezoelectric cellulose

The biggest challenge of the XXI Century is probably the sustainable use of biomass. In this sense, Amazon Rainforest appears as a great source of technological possibilities, especially in Materials Science, where this reality is very clear due, mainly, to the various Cellulose applications.

Here comes China - part three

Here come hybrids

Enhancing the power of batteries

MIT team finds that using carbon nanotubes in a lithium battery can dramatically improve its energy capacity

Lithium batteries on Steroids at MIT

MIT researchers report this month that they have found a way to produce a tenfold increase in the power delivery ("power density") of lithium ion batteries.

Major new advances in energy harvesting

There have been concerns about the limitations of the various energy harvesting technologies which might explain the modest success of energy harvesting in electronics beyond the widespread use of photovoltaics.

Taiwan goes up market with EVs

Taiwan makes electric bicycles but mainly with most of the added value being in China, often by collaboration, in joint ventures with Chinese manufacturers.

OLED development reduces heat compared to fluorescent lighting

Under a program funded by the DoE, titled "Thermal Management of High-Efficacy White Phosphorescent Organic Light Emitting Devices," Universal Display will design and build white PHOLED lighting panels to evaluate the impact of operating temperature on performance.

DuPont opens North American photovoltaic research facility

Applications lab fosters innovation to accelerate R&D to meet fast growing solar market