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New Yorkers get juiced with solar charging stations
Published at Jun 18, 2013
source: Treehugger
Street Charge stations will come equipped with iPhone 4 and iPhone 5 chargers, as well as microUSB and USB cords for charging other devices. The... -
The 3 biggest obstacles to a solar energy boom
Published at Jun 17, 2013
source: The Week
Optimism surrounding a solar energy boom seems to be hitting new highs: Game-changing technologies seem to hit the market nearly every week, and new... -
Moth eyes inspire more efficient thin-film solar cells
Published at May 20, 2013
source: Treehugger
Researchers at North Carolina State University are looking to biomimicry to solve one of thin-film solar technology's biggest problems: light reflection between films that causes... -
Clever MIT floating wind turbines can store power for when the wind doesn't blow
Published at Apr 30, 2013
source: Treehugger
At first glance, their system might look like a regular offshore wind farm. But what happens beneath the surface is what makes all the difference,... -
DOE Announces Long-Life Battery to Help Integrate Renewable into the Grid
Published at Apr 26, 2013
source: Renew Grid Mag
The U.S. Department of Energy(DOE) says that researchers from its SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University have designed a low-cost, long-life "flow"... -
10 Essential Smart Grid Trends To Watch
Published at Apr 17, 2013
source: Renew Grid Mag
In a new white paper, Navigant Research has identified 10 key trends that the company says will shape global smart grid investment this... -
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Breakthrough in Hydrogen Fuel Production Could Revolutionize Alternative Energy Market
Published at Apr 9, 2013
source: Renewable Energy World
A team of Virginia Tech researchers has discovered a way to extract large quantities of hydrogen from any plant, a breakthrough that has the potential... -
Engineering and technology students create renewable energy device, to be installed on campus by end of April
Published at Apr 2, 2013
source: Central Michigan Life
Central Michigan University engineering and technology students are building an energy-harvesting device that will be used to power a temperature display in front of... -
TREES USED TO CREATE RECYCLABLE, EFFICIENT SOLAR CELL
Published at Mar 27, 2013
source: Georgia Tech Newsroom
Georgia Institute of Technology and Purdue University researchers have developed efficient solar cells using natural substrates derived from plants such as trees. Just as importantly,... -
New Solar-cell Design Based On Dots and Wires
Published at Mar 26, 2013
source: Renewable Energy World
Using exotic particles called quantum dots as the basis for a photovoltaic cell is not a new idea, but attempts to make such devices have...
