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- UMD scientists invent new water-based battery that won't catch fire Tue, 17 Apr 18, 3:01amResearchers at the University of Maryland have invented a new water-based zinc battery that is safer than a traditional lithium-ion battery, but which doesn't sacrifice power or usability...
- German company steps in to help Puerto Rico with microgrid installations Tue, 3 Oct 17, 11:56pmAs Puerto Rico assesses the full extent of hurricane damage and continues its long, challenging road to recovery, energy companies from around the world, such as Sonnen GmbH of Germany, are stepping in to assist...
- Tiny thermophotovoltaic device harvests energy from infrared wavelengths Tue, 18 Apr 17, 11:42pmWaste heat could be a valuable source of energy - if only we could find a way to capture it efficiently. Now two Duke University researchers have a plan to do just that. They have developed a new thermophotovoltaic device...
- Penn State Creates Thin and Flexible Glass for Renewable Energy Storage Thu, 1 Aug 13, 1:30amOne of the greatest challenges to the widespread adoption of renewable energy and electric cars has been the issue of affordable, high-volume energy storage...
- South Korean Scientists Develop World’s First Bendable Lithium-Ion Battery Sat, 19 Jan 13, 1:22amThe world’s first imprintable and bendable battery, developed by scientists from South Korea, could pave the way for flexible mobile devices in the near future...
- President Obama Shuns Oil and Notes $5.6 Billion Saved by American Businesses Through Energy Efficiency Sat, 25 Feb 12, 2:26amPresident Obama stepped to the stage at The University of Miami yesterday to deliver an impressive speech on energy policy. Though the President made mention of his efforts to expand oil and gas drilling in the United States,...
- President Obama Shuns Oil and Notes $5.6 Billion Saved by American Businesses Through Energy Savings Sat, 25 Feb 12, 2:26amPresident Obama stepped to the stage at The University of Miami yesterday to deliver an impressive speech on energy policy. Though the President made mention of his efforts to expand oil and gas drilling in the United States,...
- President Obama’s Latest Speech Touts American-Made Energy but Gets Stuck on Oil and Gas Fri, 27 Jan 12, 10:54amListening to President Obama’s State of the Union address on Tuesday night we cheered for his green ambitions as he laid out a plan to energize the American economy with the manufacturing of clean technology...
- HP’s Project Moonshot Aims to Produce Super Low-Energy Servers Fri, 4 Nov 11, 1:31amWe don’t often think about how much space and energy giant online companies take up in the real world. From Apple’s new massive headquarters in Cupertino to Facebook’s giant server farm located off the grid...
- HP’s New Project Moonshot Aims to Produce Super Low-Energy Servers Fri, 4 Nov 11, 1:31amWe don’t often think about how much space and energy giant online companies take up in the real world. From Apple’s new massive headquarters in Cupertino to Facebook’s giant server farm located off the grid...
- House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Says US Can’t Compete With China on Green Jobs Thu, 6 Oct 11, 12:02amCliff Stearns (R-FL) is the Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations – and he believes we’re just not going to make it in this clean energy race...
- Self-Destructing Bacteria Could Be the Key to Better Biofuels Thu, 10 Dec 09, 1:00amNormally we don’t advocate self-destruction, but in the case of biofuel-producing bacteria, it might be a good thing. Researchers at Arizona State University have genetically engineered cyanobacteria that dissolve...