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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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Solar Impulse Project gains new sponsor

SunPower Corp has announced that the company is providing solar cells to the Solar Impulse project.

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.

Konarka Technologies & Webasto collaborate

Konarka Technologies & Webasto collaborate for Organic Solar Application in automotive industry

Sun-believable solar paint

Imagine if the next coat of paint you put on the outside of your home generates electricity from light—electricity that can be used to power the appliances and equipment on the inside.

Waste heat research

The University of Wollongong team along with researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York have created large marble-size pellets of thermoelectric nanomaterials.