Kick a ball... and generate electricity!
I came across this concept quite by chance, thanks to PRI's The World: Technology Podcast Facebook page. Four female engineering students from America's ...
I came across this concept quite by chance, thanks to PRI's The World: Technology Podcast Facebook page. Four female engineering students from America's ...
2010 - year of the electric car and a little food for thought
The 2010 Detroit and LA motor shows have a concentration of electric cars. These are either hybrid, where they are differentiated into two categories of ...
Cleantech - Top ten green universities in US and top 10 countries
A long while back, I mentioned the LED lighting in the city of Ann Arbour in one of my pulses. It's no surprise then ...
First pedal-powered electricity generator on Swiss football pitch
A group of teenagers from a local youth club in the City of Lausanne have just installed a pedal-driven lighting system on their football pitch ...
Chinese city of Rizhao is first to pledge to become carbon neutral
The name of the Chinese city, Rizhao, literally means “first to get sunshine”, of which they have plenty. Rizhao is close to the city of ...
World's largest offshore windfarm is Danish
Last week Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark officially switched on the Horns Rev 2 offshore wind farm, which will be the world’s largest until ...
Red or white? Green please!
I've been working through my summer podcast backlog and this item from the BBC World Service's Digital Planet (programme of 25 August 2009 ...
Tidal energy project for Scottish island
While browsing this morning's headlines, this article in the Guardian caught my eye. Islay, one of the islands off the west coast of Scotland ...
Fuel cell research budget to be scrapped by DOE in the US?
It seems unbelievable that the US Department of Energy should be proposing in its 2010 budget to cut $100 million from the hydrogen-fuel cell federal ...
Using solar power to recharge your gadgets
Last year on a flight, I bought a solar phone charger, solarmonkey . It consisted of a robust folding solar panel, about the size of a ...
Recharge your mobile phone with pedal power
I love this concept. If (when?) these chargers become available here, I definitely want one! Think back to those dynamo bike-lamps we used to have ...
Harwich International Port flies to turbine heights
Believe it or not, this futuristic impression of turbines growing in the sea is a picture taken on 28 April from the office of the ...
Solar Startups Power through Recession
The last year has seen a crash in the global economy, fueled by an overly-derived housing market and the poor banking that accompanied it. Still ...
Energy Consulting Niche Forms in Stimulus' Wake
The nearly $800 billion stimulus package has lit a fire under the renewable energy industry. The solar industry specifically is beaming after a relatively rough ...
Entretien avec Baba Wamé, "l'électricité: c'est la vie!"
Baba Wamé, est sociologue et professeur universitaire à Yaoundé 2, Cameroun. Dans cet entretien, il me parle des coupures d'électricité supportées par toute la ...
Solar Cell Absorption Rates: What's the Big Deal?
One hurdle for scientists and researchers trying to improve solar cell efficiency has been the solar absorption rates. In other words, the amount of sunlight ...
Mini devices make use of mini renewable power sources
It's about time someone struck a renewable light! I haven't tried these systems out but they took my fancy: A renewable energy wind ...
New DOE Funding Aims to Lower Costs of Solar Energy Storage
With all of the recent attention on soaring energy costs, many Americans have felt and expressed frustration with our government's failure to find better ...
Is Recycling Solar Cells Dangerous?
The solar industry is no spring chicken, but the recent boom and ongoing rapid growth begs an important question: How do I recycle used or ...
Arnold Schwarzenegger at Solar Power International
Just back from an amazing Solar Power conference and exhibition in San Diego, California. Over 20 000 professional delegates and a surprise address from Arnie ...
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