DIY project uses recycled vape batteries to charge smartphone, e-bike
70 vape batteries performing as an e-bike battery
Clean energy articles
Europe's largest deposit of rare earth metals discovered in ancient Norwegian volcano
Could lessen Europe's reliance on China
Nuclear fusion edges closer to reality thanks to new tungsten reactor
The quest for clean energy just turned a whole lot hotter, quite literally
US to impose new tariffs on Chinese clean-energy imports including EVs
The levy on Chinese EV imports will rise from 25 percent to 100 percent
Renewable energy sources are now used for a third of the world's electricity needs
A new, cleaner future for energy generation
Battery costs have plummeted by 90% in less than 15 years, turbocharging renewable energy shift
Predicting a sixfold increase in global energy storage capacity by 2030
Desert land in India to host renewable energy park 5 times bigger than Paris
Ironically, it's being built by a coal billionaire
Innovative sand battery can heat entire town for a week
Water batteries, and now sand batteries
Google is spending $1 billion on a new data center in Kansas City
A significant technology investment with hundreds of new job opportunities
Hemispherical solar cells could significantly improve sunlight absorption
Enhancing light absorption with photovoltaic tech thanks to 3D finite element analysis
Artificial plants can convert wind and rain into electricity
The proof-of-concept harvests two renewable energy sources simultaneously
In nuclear fusion milestone, Japan unveils the world's largest reactor
The system is an important step forward to harnessing fusion as a clean energy source
Forward-looking: Fusion differs from fission, which is used in nuclear power plants, and it is based on the same principle that powers the Sun and stars as the hydrogen nuclei fuses into helium, releasing light and heat. Also, unlike nuclear power, fusion is intrinsically safe in that the reaction stops when the fuel supply or power source is shut down. Nor does it generate high-level long-lived radioactive waste.
Croatia is ramping up efforts to exploit its extensive geothermal resources
This superhot lake in Croatia has a 16MW potential
MIT spin-off inches closer to commercializing liquid metal battery technology
A trial run is set for 2024
Scientists repeat nuclear fusion net gain in significant step toward clean energy
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers achieve greater yield than the December experiment
Sugar-fueled flow battery could transform renewable energy storage
"We cannot always dig the Earth for new materials"
Silicon-perovskite solar cells are on the verge of revolutionizing power generation efficiency
Forward-looking: Traditional solar power cells are based on a silicon semiconductor compound, which is known to have a theoretical maximum efficiency of 29 percent in converting sunlight into electric energy. However, by incorporating a second perovskite layer onto the base silicon layer, solar cells have the potential to surpass this efficiency threshold in the near future.
Switzerland is installing solar panels in train tracks
A small step toward a cleaner, greener future
Researchers discover how to harvest electricity from humid air using nearly any material
Think of it as a man-made mini cloud
Japan is on a mission to beam solar power from space by 2025
A decades-long quest could be close to completion
Global funding for solar power will outpace oil production in 2023
Clean energy investment is moving fast, and solar power is at the center of it
Wind and solar power generation hit record highs last year, providing 12% of global electricity
"A turning point in the world's transition to clean power"
Proposed geothermal energy solution could turn aquifers into huge batteries
Buildings could be heated or cooled by exchanging heat in and out of aquifers
Europe to cut greenhouse gasses by banning sales of CO2-emitting cars from 2035
Germany won a last-minute exemption for e-fuels, though
A natural enzyme can produce clean energy from thin air
Mycobacterium smegmatis can literally turn hydrogen into electricity