Clean energy stories from around the world.
Here is an interesting story about a new type of battery that runs on sugar and is supposed to out perform lithium ion batteries. To recharge them, they just need to be filled back up with a sugar solution: http://www.design-engineering.com/electronics/re-chargable-sugar-based-battery-outperforms-lithium-ion-researchers-say-130456
It’s already been released by the Navy that they have technology to create a synthetic fuel out of sea water to fuel their planes. Here is yet another way to turn sea water into fuel…
Splitting the sea: Turning ocean water into hydrogen fuel – Phys.org
Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:21:27 GMT
(Phys.org) —University of Wollongong scientists have developed a novel way to turn sea water into hydrogen, for a sustainable and clean fuel source.
A new twist on the ancient Air Wells.
Bamboo vase uses dew to fight drought (Wired UK) – Wired.co.uk
Mon, 31 Mar 2014 09:00:00 GMT
Around the world, 768 million people don’t have access to safe water, and every day 1,400 children under the age of five die from water-based diseases. Designer Arturo Vittori believes the solution to this catastrophe lies not …
Self-contained powered Copenhagen Wheel hits the market – at last
Tue, 03 Dec 2013 14:22:06 GMT
Back in 2009, MIT unveiled its Copenhagen Wheel, a self-contained electrically-powered rear bicycle wheel that can be installed on any regular bike, instant…
Scientists Discover How to Generate Solar Power in the Dark – News
Tue, 15 Apr 2014 23:34:47 GMT
Scientists Discover How to Generate Solar Power in the Dark: The moon crosses in AP Photo: Andres Gutierrez. The moon crosses in front of the lower part of the sun during a partial solar eclipse in Santa Cruz de Tenerife …
Pouring Saltwater Over Graphene Generates Electricity – Gizmodo
Tue, 15 Apr 2014 15:15:00 GMT
A team of Chinese scientists did an impossible-sounding thing. They created electricity simply by dragging a droplet of saltwater across a layer of graphene. No big fires, no greenhouse gases, no fuss. They created energy …
U.S. Navy Wants to Fuel Ships Using Seawater – D-brief …
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com
Tue, 08 Apr 2014 19:31:26 GMT
After more than a decade of research, scientists from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory proved that fuel harvested from seawater can power an engine.
When it comes to Tesla, Washington state is the anti-New Jersey …
Wed, 16 Apr 2014 20:54:47 GMT
While New Jersey is kicking Tesla out of the state because of lobbying pressures from auto dealers, the state of Washington is going in the opposite direction: Governor Jay Inslee has signed a bill that explicitly allows the …
