CHARGING YOUR BATTERY IN ONLY MINUTES IS POSSIBLE A diagram of a lithium-ion battery constructed using Braun’s nanostructured bicontinuous cathode (left), and a scanning electron microscope image of the nanostructure (right) (Image: Paul Braun, University of Illinois) Of all the criticisms of electric vehicles, probably the most commonly-heard is that their batteries take too long [...]
Posted on July 6th, 2011 by Editor
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Ostara reactors harvest phosphorus from raw sewage Here’s something rather important that you might not know: there may be a worldwide phosphorus shortage within the next few decades. The majority of the world’s phosphorus is currently mined from non-renewable phosphate rock deposits, and widely used in crop fertilizers. Scientists have begun to question just how [...]
Posted on January 21st, 2011 by Editor
Filed under: BIO MASS, BY-PRODUCTS, EQUIPMENT, RECYCLING, SEWERAGE, SYSTEMS, TREATMENTS | No Comments »
Researchers at the University of Twente’s MESA Institute for Nanotechnology has allowed for the direct placement of solar cells onto microelectronics In a new, more efficient approach to solar powered microelectronics, researchers have produced a microchip which directly integrates photovoltaic cells. While harnessing sunlight to power microelectronics isn’t new, conventional set-ups use a separate solar [...]
Posted on December 31st, 2010 by Editor
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Harvesting heat from computers One estimates that half of the energy consumed by data centres goes toward cooling computer processors, with most of the removed hot air simply being blown into the atmosphere. Instead, IBM sees that heat being captured & used to warm the air in other areas of the building, to heat water, [...]
Posted on December 30th, 2010 by Editor
Filed under: BY-PRODUCTS, COMPUTERS, ENERGY COLLECTION, ENERGY USES, EQUIPMENT, HEAT TRANSFER, HEATING, POWER GENERATION | No Comments »
Breakthrough solar reactor makes fuel from sunlight Because conventional photovoltaic panels produce electricity directly from sunlight, the energy they generate must either be used as it is produced or stored – either in batteries or by using the electricity to produce a fuel that acts as a storage medium for the energy. Now U.S. and [...]
Posted on December 28th, 2010 by Editor
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Solar Powered traffic lights for Haiti Dec 13 – Amid the confusion and chaos that has shaken the Haitian capital of Port au Prince, shines a beacon of reliability. The city’s solar-powered traffic lights have brought a measure of order to the city. Tara Cleary reports. View video here Solar traffic lights shine on Haiti [...]
Posted on December 23rd, 2010 by Editor
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Mexico’s street vendors go solar (1:55) Dec 20 – Roadside food vendors in Mexico’s Oaxaca are re-fitting gas-powered food stalls with solar technology. It’s all thanks to efforts of a Swiss solar cooking pioneer who wants to change the world one street cart at a time. Click here below to watch video Mexico’s street vendors go [...]
Posted on December 23rd, 2010 by Editor
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Breakthrough solar reactor makes fuel from sunlight Because conventional photovoltaic panels produce electricity directly from sunlight, the energy they generate must either be used as it is produced or stored – either in batteries or by using the electricity to produce a fuel that acts as a storage medium for the energy. Now U.S. and [...]
Posted on December 23rd, 2010 by Editor
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Yet another automotive gas-electric hybrid technology looms The energy crisis has certainly catalyzed a great deal of thought about how we harvest all that energy we previously wasted. The petroleum-burning internal combustion engine has traditionally leaked energy from the exhaust system in the form of heat, but new ThermoElectric Generator (TEG) research at Purdue University [...]
Posted on November 26th, 2010 by Editor
Filed under: BY-PRODUCTS, CLEANING, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, EQUIPMENT, FUEL, HEAT TRANSFER, POLUTION EMISSIONS, POWER GENERATION, SAVE ENERGY | No Comments »
RavenSkin insulation stores up daytime heat for release when temperatures drop RavenBrick, the company that brought us the smart tinting RavenWindow, has added to its folio of temperature regulating building materials with RavenSkin. Unlike traditional insulation that blocks all heat equally, this innovative wall insulation material absorbs heat during the day to keep the interior [...]
Posted on November 26th, 2010 by Editor
Filed under: ENERGY COLLECTION, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, ENERGY STORAGE, EQUIPMENT, HEAT TRANSFER, HEATING, SAVE ENERGY, SOLAR, STORAGE | No Comments »