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New research could lead to less expensive solar panels

A new discovery, by researchers at the University of St Andrews on why plastic solar cells work so well, could lead to better solar panels that are less expensive and more efficient.

Graphene sees the light

Researchers believe that graphene could be used as a transparent electrode in photovoltaic cells, replacing a layer of indium tin oxide (ITO) that is brittle and becoming increasingly expensive.

Way to make solar cells thin, efficient and flexible

Researchers may be one step closer to tapping into the full potential of solar cells.

Brussels sprouts power Christmas tree

To promote The Big Bang UK Young Scientists & Engineers Fair, a team of designers built the world's first Brussels sprout-powered battery and used it to power a set of Christmas tree lights.

Range-extended electric London cabs to be trialled early next year

London Mayor Boris Johnson took an exclusive first look at an all-new Range-Extended Electric Metrocab from UK-based Ecotive and its technology partner Frazer-Nash Research to be trialled in London early next year.

Pride Mobility

Pride Mobility Products Corporation designs and manufactures mobility vehicles for the disabled in the USA - power chairs made by them and 3 and 4 wheel scooters sourced in East Asia.

Bombardier Inc

Bombardier Inc. is a Canadian multinational aerospace and transportation company, manufacturer of aircraft, trams, trains, buses - some are EV and others likely to be EV

DoE to invest $7M to commercialize hydrogen and fuel cell technologies

As part of the Obama Administration's all-of-the-above energy strategy, the Energy Department announced more than $7 million for projects that will help bring cost-effective, advanced hydrogen and fuel cell technologies online faster.

Solar electricity generated with photosynthetic proteins

Researchers at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum have developed a bio-based solar cell.

World's first all-inkjet-printed OPVs

Scientists have produced the world's first organic photovoltaics (OPVs) to be made exclusively with inkjet printing processes.

Testing on revolutionary marine energy device begins

A groundbreaking renewable energy device which will harvest energy from the motion of the sea is about to be tested.

Mazda rotary gets new lease on life

Mazda Motor Corporation has given a new lease on life to its rotary engine in the form of a Mazda2 hatchback reconfigured as an extended-range hybrid.

The total market for electric UAVs will reach over $1bn by 2023

The total market value for electric unmanned aerial vehicles will reach over one Billion dollars by 2023 according to findings in the new IDTechEx report, "Electric Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) 2013-2023"

Flexible li-ion battery revealed

A new ultra-thin, malleable lithium-ion variant with a high capacity.

Hyundai

Hyundai Motor is the fifth largest automotive vehicle manufacturer in the world and the 13th largest electric vehicle manufacturer if we include Hyundai Heavy Industries which makes pure electric forklifts. This study covers the two independent companies.

CABTransit

CABTransit are specialists in efficiency driven, integrated passenger scheduling systems for community transport, schools and commercial operations. Their principle product, the CABTransit System, is an automated demand responsive scheduling system for buses or community vehicles.

Liberty Electric Cars

Liberty Electric Cars, founded in 2007, is a privately held clean technology company which designs, engineers and manufactures, electric vehicle technologies, to serve growing demand for zero-emission transport solutions. The company turns over a $5 million dollar revenue and has operations in Coventry, Newton Abbot, Heathrow and Peterborough, in the UK.

Energy harvesting technology reduces number of open heart surgeries

Researchers hope technology that turns vibrations into energy will reduce the number of open-heart surgeries for people with pacemakers.

Cholesterol-tracking smartphone users take lifesaving selfies

With a new smartphone device, you can now take an accurate iPhone camera selfie that could save your life - it reads your cholesterol level in about a minute.

Project produces graphene supercapacitor prototype

Lomiko Metals Inc and Graphene Laboratories Inc have reached a significant milestone by receiving a prototype graphene supercapacitor and a report from Stony Brook University and New York State's Center for Advanced Sensor Technology.